(Published: 2026-03-19 17:48) Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of meeting a Korean friend for dinner in Boston. As the conversation turned to future…
(Published: 2026-03-19 17:48) Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of meeting a Korean friend for dinner in Boston. As the conversation turned to future…
(Published: 2026-01-22 17:20) On Jan. 16 Prime Minister Kim Min-seok announced a plan to merge Daejeon with South Chungcheong Province and Gwangju with South Jeolla…
(Published: 2025-12-25 16:33) For South Korea, one word sums up 2025: resilience. The year opened with an impeached president and prime minister, rising social anxiety…
(Published: 2025-12-11 16:47) As 2025 winds down, I’ve been reviewing the year, and my monthlong stay in Seoul’s Daerim-dong Chinatown this past May was one…
(Published: 2025-08-21 17:48:37) On a hot mid-August day, I stopped at my local public library and noticed a sign at the entrance offering free bottles…
(Published: 2025-03-20 17:47:31) Earlier this week, the “Dong-A Ilbo” ran a story on how local governments in South Korea are repurposing abandoned public facilities to…
(Published: Aug. 23, 2024 – 05:30) The switch from President Joe Biden to Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate for US president brought…
(Published: Aug. 9, 2024 – 05:30) Languages change all the time, and Korean is no exception. In the age of social media, words that go…
(Published: April 5, 2024 – 05:37) Happiness popped back in the news recently with the release of the “2024 World Happiness Report.” The report made…
(Published: 2024-03-08 05:39) South Korea’s low fertility rate made the news again recently after a government report predicted that the rate would fall to a…