South Korea

The Jeju Island base isn’t about containing China. It’s about protecting South Korea and others from an increasingly erratic North Korea.

The US Congress needs to pass the Korea free trade agreement just to give American firms a level playing field. If it can’t, US rivals will shape the region.

Foreigners are often quick to claim that South Korea has a significant racism problem. But the vocal views of many English teachers overshadow a complex issue.

Concern about US security guarantees has prompted debate in South Korea over the possibility of redeploying US tactical nuclear weapons – or building some themselves.

Relations between the US and South Korea have been steadily warming. The problem is, it could push North Korea into even worse behaviour.

Disillusioned over underinvestment in education, university students are taking to the streets. It’s just one front in a broader political battle.

Worries about inequality and high youth unemployment raise questions over President Lee Myung-bak’s shift to the right.

Younger generations of South Koreans are more pragmatic than their elders, especially over the US alliance, says Woo Jung-Yeop.

Refugees from the island shelled by North Korea’s military last month are angry—and scared life will never be the same again.

In the second in our series on Asia’s navies, Mingi Hyun looks at the South Korean Navy’s blue-water naval ambitions.

Economic ties between Russia and South Korea are flourishing. But nuclear worries still complicate ties with Pyongyang.

Seoul’s move to fully join the Proliferation Security Initiative is welcome. But it’s China that really needs to be on board.