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Asia-Pacific Has Seven of the World’s Top 20 Global Cities
By Shannon Tiezzi
North Korea in Ashes Threat
North Korea has threatened to turn part of the South’s leadership to ashes. But engagement was worth a try.
Korea Tackles Match-Fixing
As South Korean football enters a new year, officials will be hoping to put a match-fixing scandal behind them.
The Meaning of Seoul's Election
The win in Seoul’s mayoral election by Park Won-soon reflects growing frustration among South Koreans.
South Korea's Tuition Battle
Disillusioned over underinvestment in education, university students are taking to the streets. It’s just one front in a broader political battle.
‘North Korea’s Committing Genocide’
Robert Park grabbed global headlines after walking into North Korea on Christmas Day, 2009. He tells The Diplomat why he’s now angry with Seoul.
Kan Tactless on North Korea
Naoto Kan’s suggestion of an SDF deployment to South Korea in the event of war was badly timed.
Growing Pains
Dubbed the ‘Dreamhub’, Seoul’s massive international business district project is meant to be the jewel in the crown of the city’s redevelopment efforts. But as Ben Hancock reports, the plan’s grandeur belies a deep conflict over the future of the city and its residents.