Like many South Korean cities, Jecheon is being eroded by rapid aging and rock-bottom birthrates. Can ethnic Korean migrants from Central Asia turn it around?
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Samsung Employees Return to Work After Strike Fails to Win Concessions
The indefinite strike, the first in the electronics company’s history, comprised only a sliver of its labor force and lasted less than a month.
South Korea Offers Humanitarian Aid to Flood-Stricken North Korea
If accepted, the help could lead to the first official dialogue in years between the two Koreas, which have recently been sending each other trash balloons and propaganda.
South Korea Reports Leak From a Top Intelligence Agency
It’s highly unusual for the nation’s authorities to publicly acknowledge a leak from the command, which is one of South Korea’s top two spy agencies.
North Korean Trash Balloons Land on South Korean Leader’s Compound
Officials found nothing hazardous in the balloons’ payloads, as the North’s slow barrage of airborne garbage showed few signs of letting up.
Founder of Kakao, South Korean Tech Giant, Arrested Over K-Pop Deal
Kim Beom-su, the billionaire behind Kakao, was taken into custody on allegations of stock manipulation during a bidding war over a K-pop agency.
Same-Sex Couples in South Korea Win Landmark Rights Ruling
The country’s Supreme Court said same-sex couples qualify for dependent coverage under the national health insurance, a decision that could have wider ramifications.
As Many South Koreans Shun Marriage, Two Women Try to Redefine Family
Hwang Sunwoo and Kim Hana, who are single and live together, say South Korea’s laws should reflect the alternative unions that many of its people have chosen.
South Korea Bans Everything Bagel Seasoning
The seasoning is sold by Trader Joe’s, a brand whose popularity has skyrocketed in the region in recent years.
Defeated by A.I., a Legend in the Board Game Go Warns: Get Ready for What’s Next
Lee Saedol was one of the world’s top Go players, and his shocking loss to an A.I. opponent was a harbinger of a new, unsettling era. “It may not be a happy ending,” he says.