As Park Geun-hye takes office as South Korea’s first female president, she comes into power at a time of contradictions and challenges.

Have critics of strategic patience hit on a fundamental flaw of the policy or are they merely expressing their policy preferences?

After years of being under the radar, Korean designers are increasingly being noticed by the world of haute couture of London, Paris, Milan, and New York.

By trying to play both sides of the issue, China potentially adds to the problem of misperception in the North Korean nuclear crisis.

South Korea joins an elite group of countries by launching its first rocket into space.

By Nicholas Hamisevicz, Chad O’Carroll, Seongjin James Ahn, and Troy Stangarone Last year saw a series of significant events on the Korean peninsula. The year...