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Fan Bingbing, Once China’s Top Actress, Returns to Film Years After Tax Scandal
Fan was a megastar until 2018, when she was fined tens of millions of dollars over unpaid taxes and her career tanked. “Green Night” is her first film since the scandal.
Former Seoul Police Chief Acquitted in Halloween Crowd Crush Case
Kim Kwang-ho, the former head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, was the most senior official to face criminal charges over the 2022 disaster that killed 159 people.
Hanni of NewJeans Testifies in Parliament About Bullying at Work
The appearance by Hanni, a member of NewJeans, was eagerly awaited, but she offered few revelations about her famously regimented industry.
How South Korea’s Dogs Became Members of the Family
They have become pampered family members in South Korea, which has the world’s lowest birthrate and where much of the population lives alone.
North Korea Accuses the South of Sending Drones Over Pyongyang
Pyongyang threatened military action if the provocations continued, while the South advised its angry neighbor not to act “rashly.”
A Woman Won South Korea’s First Literature Nobel. That Says a Lot.
While Han Kang’s victory was celebrated as a crowning cultural achievement for her country, her work also represents a form of rebellion against its culture.
In This Office, the Fading Dream of a Unified Korea Lives On
On paper, five South Korean officials are the governors of North Korean provinces. Their goal is reunification, but fewer and fewer Koreans share it.
Senior Officer Gets 3 Years Over South Korea Crowd Crush
Lee Im-jae, a former district chief, is the most senior official to be convicted in connection with the 2022 disaster that killed nearly 160 Halloween partygoers.
A North Korean Trash Balloon Hits a Seoul Government Compound, Again
Debris was found more than a day after the North’s latest balloon launch. South Korea says it’s essentially impossible to track every balloon.