Tag: South Korea
For Korean Adoptee Chefs, Food as Identity Is Complicated
LOS ANGELES — Katianna Hong is tinkering with her grandmother’s matzo ball soup for a second time. The…
Dr. Oh Eun-young, ‘the God of Parenting,’ Will See You Now, on TV
SEOUL — Appointment day was finally here. The parents had waited for a month to see the renowned…
Why South Korea Can’t Quit Internet Explorer
SEOUL — In South Korea, one of the world’s most technologically advanced countries, there are few limits to…
Young Politicians Seek Change, but Face Hurdles as Old as Politics
SEOUL — Jung Seong-hoon, 22, shared the frustrations of young South Koreans looking at a bleak future: Jobs…
Sewol Ferry Disaster in South Korea Leaves Unhealed Wounds
ANSAN, South Korea — His room remains as it was the day he left on a school trip…
South Korean Workers Turn the Tables on Their Bad Bosses
SEOUL — A boss orders a worker to feed and clean up after his dog. An airline heiress…
‘Everybody Should Be Concerned’ About Monkeypox, Biden Warns
President Biden raised the alarm on Sunday about monkeypox, a viral infection fast spreading around the world, and…
In South Korea, Joe Biden Seeks to Rebuild Economic Ties Across Asia
Mr. Sullivan said there will be “a significant roster of countries” joining the framework when Mr. Biden kicks…
Biden Begins Trip to Asia Meant to Reassure Allies of Focus on China
SEOUL — President Biden embarked Thursday on his first diplomatic mission to Asia since taking office, hoping to…
How a Trash-Talking Crypto Founder Caused a $40 Billion Crash
Do Kwon, a trash-talking entrepreneur from South Korea, called the cryptocurrency he created in 2018 “my greatest invention.”…
South Korea Inaugurates Yoon Suk-yeol as President
SEOUL — Yoon Suk-yeol, the new president of South Korea, was sworn into office in Seoul on Tuesday,…
Was North Korea’s New ICBM Test Faked? Not Entirely.
SEOUL — When North Korea conducted its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile test to date last week, it…