I ARRIVED in Seoul on January 15, the day the president was arrested. Armed police had to scale the walls of his compound and force their way past ...

Kang’s novels offer an important lens for understanding Korean history and politics, and the grief and strength of the Korean people.

At a time when South Korean art increasingly pivots toward globalized art fairs and market-friendly abstraction, the work of ...

Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea that later unified the ...

Despite a hugely popular cast, Disney's first foray into K-dramas didn't go well due to its insensitive handling of a serious ...

J-Hope of BTS talks about his new single "Sweet Dreams," his upcoming Hope on the Stage Tour, and how his military service ...

The evolving portrayals of sex workers in Korean films reflect the nation’s dramatic transformation across war, ...

SEOUL: When Sean Baker took home four statuettes at this year's Oscars - a feat unmatched since Walt Disney in 1954 - it ...

The practice of detention without warrants was ramped up under the military rule of President Chun Doo-hwan, who oversaw South Korea’s preparation to host the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Seoul ...

Instrumental in reviving Mohun Bagan’s season in 23-24, Kauko left and Greg Stewart was got along with Lalengmawia Ralte, the best Indian midfielder by a distance. Rumour has it that Ralte’s salary is ...

Intense turmoil within the ruling elite had led to General Chun Doo-Hwan usurping power in December 1979. On May 17, a few days before my arrival in Seoul, Chun, in a military coup, had declared ...

Lee Kwang-beom, one of the lawyers for parliament, compared Yoon to previous autocratic South Korean leaders including Park Chung-hee and Chun Doo-hwan. Yoon wanted to create a world where his ...