Silas Harper Bray, a 30-year-old English teacher based in Gyeonggi Province, has never regretted marrying her Korean husband. But others weren’t so fond of her decision, and they weren’t shy about letting her know. She has found out during her three-year stay in South Korea that some Koreans do not like the idea of “mixing blood,” and
Let’s go back to the Korean War. North Korean soldiers take part in a military parade. (Reuters) SEOUL — Any day of the week, the North Korean propaganda machine can be relied upon to spew out
The Value and Meaning of the Korean Family. We American parents do not want to cling to our children. We fear we will cripple them emotionally, and they will not "make it" on their own. Most of us do not assume our children will support us when we are old, and most dare not expect to live with them when we can no longer care for ourselves.
The animosity between Korean men and women has reached a point where some women are outright refusing to date, marry and have kids with men – a phenomenon known as the 4B movement. As a Korean
After 20 days of absence, proof of life for North Korea’s Kim Jong Un finally came on May 2. North Korean state media released images of the leader touring a fertiliser factory. Contrary to
Are Korean beauty standards really so harsh? Beauty standards are very high in Korea, so much so that endless articles in foreign media have also covered the subject. The pressure to look perfect, fair-skinned and thin comes from feelings of inferiority if people think they are less attractive, according to a study by Kathy Lin and Vaishali
11/09/2021. With four months to go until election day, the two top candidates for the presidency are already at the center of allegations of corruption and abuse of power, with debate over policy
Why Korea was split at the 38th parallel after World War II. North and South Korea have been divided for more than 70 years, ever since the Korean Peninsula became an unexpected casualty of the
Since the United States – Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) went into effect in 2012, the U.S. trade deficit in goods with Korea increased by 75 percent from $13.2 billion to $23.1 billion (2017), while the overall deficit increased by 57 percent from $6.3 billion to $9.8 billion (2017). Through negotiations to improve KORUS, the United
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