Why it mattersSouth Korea is a core market in most emerging-market and Asia-Pacific funds, so a record month of foreign equity selling reshapes passive p…
Foreign investors pulled a record $31.83 billion from South Korean stocks in May, a fifth straight month of net outflows.
Read MoreWhy it mattersCoupang is South Korea's largest online retailer, so a breach touching 37.5 million people — most of the adult population — and a record fi…
South Korea fined e-commerce giant Coupang a record $450M over a breach exposing 37.5 million people's data.
Read MoreWhy it mattersHow a country teaches its modern history shapes national identity and political memory, and in South Korea curriculum changes often track s…
South Korea wants more modern history in middle-school textbooks, but a review board stalled the plan as teachers objected.
Read MoreWhy it mattersThe case spotlights how South Korea handles bullying, disability-targeted violence, and non-consensual filming — issues under intense natio…
South Korean police are investigating claims that seven middle schoolers beat and filmed a classmate with an intellectual disability in Cheonan.
Read MoreWhy it mattersSouth Korea is famous for dense high-rise apartment living that often isolates neighbors, so a complex that rebuilt genuine community offer…
South Korea's first cooperative apartment, WeStay Byeollae, has turned 491 households into a self-run village community.
Read MoreWhy it mattersSouth Korea's tourism rebound is now a measurable force in global luxury retail, and how its two retail giants compete for foreign wallets …
Foreign shoppers' share of sales doubled to 30% at Lotte and Shinsegae's Myeongdong flagships, fueling a fierce rivalry.
Read MoreWhy it mattersThe case spotlights South Korea's persistent workplace drinking culture and power abuse, issues that resonate globally as countries grapple…
Korea's government has opened a probe into a young firefighter's death tied to alleged forced drinking and workplace abuse in Gwangju.
Read MoreWhy it mattersGlioblastoma kills the vast majority of patients within a few years worldwide, and getting drugs past the brain's protective barrier is a p…
Korean researchers delivered chemotherapy through the nose and used magnets to steer it to brain tumors, tripling survival in mice.
Read MoreWhy it mattersSeoul runs one of the world's busiest and most admired metro systems, yet it is bleeding money on every ride — a warning sign for how…
Seoul Metro says it lost 781 won per passenger in 2025, with free elderly rides the biggest driver of the shortfall.
Read MoreWhy it mattersThis is the first time a former South Korean president has faced criminal charges alleging he tried to provoke a military clash with North …
A Seoul court rules on whether ex-President Yoon ordered a drone plot over Pyongyang as prosecutors seek 30 years.
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