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Despite these regular reports in North Korean state media about its COVID outbreak, Pyongyang has shown little interest in international aid.
South Korea’s LGBTQ community continues to face barriers to enjoying full civil rights as ambivalence and homophobia embolden political discrimination.
Despite a declining workforce and a need for foreign workers, South Korea maintains some of the strictest immigration controls among the OECD countries.
The United Nations has begun the process of selecting a new Special Rapporteur to focus on the situation of human rights in North Korea.
Pragmatism represents a common theme in South Korea's liberal foreign policy, responding to external pressures as well as internal constraints.
Many in DC view Korea's liberal administrations as anti-American, but the foreign policy of Presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun says otherwise.
With President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol set to be sworn-in on May 10, the timing is right for the new United States Ambassador to assume his post...
Poongsu - the practice of locating auspicious geography - has its origins in pre-modern times and continues to pop up in discussions even today.
The national government looks to protect workers involved in emotional labor, but almost half of them still suffer from poor conditions.
The president-elect’s initial push to break with tradition may reveal the incoming administration’s desire to chart a different foreign policy direction.
The use of AI candidates in this election yet again underscores South Korea’s tech-savviness and the willingness to embrace new technologies.
Working mothers in Korea are in a battle to balance family and professional life. One of the largest barriers is workplace inflexibility and childcare.
By paying little attention to South Korea’s domestic politics, foreign policy circles in Washington carry a distorted understanding of Korea's progressives.
Values and biases of everyday South Koreans are reflected in the government’s approach to defector-migrants from North Korea.
Japan increasingly seeks to settle bilateral disputes with South Korea in multilateral settings where Tokyo’s higher prestige provides an advantage.