Often born in rural China, the children of North Korean defectors find they are not welcome in South Korea, where they face language barriers and abuse.
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South Korea Loves Plastic Surgery and Makeup. Some Women Want to Change That.
Gender inequality and the global #MeToo movement have fueled “Escape the Corset,” a campaign to cast off the country’s rigid beauty standards.
South Korea Signals End to ‘Final’ Deal With Japan Over Wartime Sex Slaves
The painful dispute over the so-called comfort women, which both sides declared settled in 2015, has returned to life.
North Korea Says It Will Deport American Who Tried to Enter From China
In an apparent gesture of good will, the North said it would release the man, who it said entered the country illegally a month ago.
K-Pop Band BTS Is Dropped From Japanese TV Show Over T-Shirt
An appearance by the South Korean band was canceled because of a T-shirt one of its members once wore, featuring a photo of the bombing of Nagasaki.