It really is an exciting time for South Korean cinema, from films like “Okja,” “The Villainess” and “The Merciless” receiving minutes-long standing ovations at Cannes, to the films’ signing […]
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Get To Know The 5 South Korean Films Showing At Cannes
As South Korean films continue to grow acclaim and snag top awards at prestigious film festivals around the world, it is not a surprise that this year, there are […]
Liberal Moon Jae-in Elected South Korean President
SEOUL — Moon Jae-in declared victory in South Korea’s presidential election Tuesday after his two main rivals conceded, capping one of the most turbulent political stretches in the nation’s […]
South Korean Presidential Candidate Uses ‘Starcraft II’ For Campaign
South Korean presidential candidate Moon Jae-In knows how to appeal to a younger generation of voters. Moon, who is currently in favor to win the race for the Blue […]
How A Single Trump Sentence Enraged South Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump’s apparently offhand comment after meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping — that “Korea actually used to be a part of China” — has enraged many […]
Park Arrested And Jailed Following Impeachment
South Korea’s disgraced former President Park Geun-hye was arrested and jailed Friday over the corruption allegations that already ended her tumultuous four-year rule and prompted an election to find […]
South Korea Ousts President Park Geun-hye For Corruption
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office in a unanimous ruling Friday over a corruption scandal that has plunged the country […]
Return Of The Korean Zombie: Chan Sung Jung
UFC has been waiting patiently for the return of the Korean Zombie, aka Chan Sung Jung. After leaving in 2014 to serve his mandatory two-year military service in South Korea, the […]
South Korean President Refuses To Attend Impeachment Trial
Nearly a month following a legislative vote of impeachment, South Korean President Park Geun-hye is refusing to attend and testify at her impeachment trial that began Tuesday. The fate […]
How Do You Impeach A President In South Korea?
SEOUL — South Korean lawmakers could vote this Friday on a bill to impeach President Park Geun-hye. She has been accused by state prosecutors of colluding in the criminal activities […]
South Korean President Offers Conditional Resignation
SEOUL — South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday that she’ll resign — if parliament arranges the technical details — in her latest attempt to fend off impeachment efforts […]
South Korean President’s Concession Could Spell End Of Power
SEOUL — Scrambling to defuse a massive scandal, South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday conceded to lawmakers the power to name her new prime minister, a move that […]
Mass Protest Against President Brings Out Tens Of Thousands In South Korea
SEOUL — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday formally arrested two former presidential aides as they bring their investigation over a bizarre political scandal that has engulfed the nation a […]
The Irrational Downfall of Park Geun-hye
President Park Geun-hye is in deep trouble. The stories have been out for a few days now, and even the English-language papers have caught on. Park’s confidant has been […]
South Korean Adoptee Brought To The US At Age 3 Facing Deportation
A South Korean man who was adopted to American parents as an infant is now awaiting his deportation from the United States in a Washington detention center. Adam Crapser, […]
