South Korea’s President Park faces questioning over corruption scandal
Park Geun-Hye faces charges including abuse of authority, coercion, leaks of national secrets, and the accepting of bribes.
Despite appeals court decision, Trump stance on immigration worries Korea high school students
After the U.S. election, the ongoing joke among students at Chadwick International School in Songdo, South Korea, was, “I guess I won’t be going to the States for college.” But that joke may be the reality for many international students.
OPINION: Blue House standoff comes amid anger among South Koreans over corruption, social inequality
But as I kept listening to the anti-Park protesters, it dawned on me that the main reason citizens are demonstrating in the streets is that they are dissatisfied with their lives.
#MyGlobalStory: Julia Nam
Julia Nam, of Davis Senior High School in Davis, California, describes growing up in South Korea. Nam says she thinks the experience has made communicating in English at school more difficult.
OPINION: Singers or sex symbols? Female K-Pop groups struggle between artistry, audience
Devoid of any creative control, many of them are helpless under the orders of the producers who often focus on emphasizing sexual images.
Review: Fans won’t let sun set on “Sons of the Sun”
Until it ended last April, “Sons of the Sun” was one of South Korea’s hottest television dramas. But thanks to YouTube and Netflix, its popularity has gone beyond Korea and it is now the most popular drama in Asia.
Opinion: K-pop reality show “Produce 101” should not “determine the fate of girls”
“Your one vote determines the fate of girls!” That’s the tagline for the new Korean music idol survival program called “Produce 101,” broadcast on the Mnet cable channel.
Don’t be a K-pop zombie: Check out South Korea’s new world of indie music
By Doh Hyoung Kim GSS Correspondent K-pop Co-Editor SONGDO, South Korea — It’s ironic: While South Korea is considered to be a traditional culture in terms of its respect for history and family ties, it is often viewed as a revolutionary…
Reporter’s Notebook: Media needs to cover more than violence in Pakistan
By a GSS correspondent ISLAMABAD — As I wrote about the recent Bacha Khan University shooting in Charsadda, Pakistan, including interviewing students for their reaction to the latest school massacre, one thing came to mind: It’s clear that desensitization is…
Korean students battle dreaded “yellow dust” from China
By Irene Kim, GSS correspondent SONGDO, South Korea — China’s recent report criticizing its own air quality was no news to South Koreans, who found themselves suffering earlier this year from a problem that typically occurs in early spring — the…