The Koreas

Can a cryptocurrency boom in South Korea give a boost for a centralized digital currency?

Between talks with North Korea and the COVID-19 pandemic, this will reportedly be the third year in a row where exercises are held only via computer simulation.

Government-appointed "special master" says crew members suffered long-lasting aftereffects, both psychological and physical.

As in many countries, the pandemic has had an outsized impact on women.

Baidu’s introduction of a popular Korean poet as “Chinese” adds more fuel to the theory that China is trying to “steal” Korean cultural icons.

Following reports alleging physical and verbal abuse by two female national volleyball team players, more and more professional athletes have been accused of bullying.  

South Korea's delayed start to vaccinations is likely due to the government's initial preference for domestic production.

While U.S. scholars and politicians criticized the article, it was defended by far-right activists in Japan – and South Korea.

Naver will shutter the feature, which has been subject to economic and political manipulation in the past.

Assessing the recent Party Congress in North Korea.

With a new administration in Washington, Seoul welcomed the chance to resume SMA negotiations that have been stalled for nearly a year. 

South Korea took minimal economic damage overall, but sector-specific impacts varied widely.