The easing of restrictions comes as the holiday travel season is about to begin.
Author: Jin Yu Young
Rolling Deep: South Korean Youth Roam the City in Hair Curlers
The young South Korean women who wear them say they are not only functional, but also a sign of shifting ideas about beauty and a reflection of the country’s generational divide.
‘Squid Game,’ the Netflix Hit, Taps South Korean Fears
The dystopian Netflix hit taps South Korea’s worries about costly housing and scarce jobs, concerns familiar to its U.S. and international viewers.
In lockdown for 18 months, Singapore’s migrant workers yearn for freedom.
Over 90 percent of the workers who live in dormitories in the country are now fully vaccinated. They are still under tight restrictions.