In the south Pacific, Hangeul was once touted as a writing system for minority indigenous languages. Why and how it failed offers important lessons

High-profile lawyer Kwon Gyeong-ae, whose repeated failures to show up to hearings led to her losing a yearslong legal battle over a teen’s death from school bullying, appears to have gone into hiding after promising financial compensation for her blunders to the bereaved family. According to lawyer Yang Seung-cheol, currently representing the bereaved family, it has not been possible to contact 58-year-old Kwon since their phone conversation on Monday. He also said that Kwon gave a writte

The story of 18-year-old violinist Gong Min-bae, who was diagnosed with high-functioning autism at the age of 5, is one of overcoming adversity, as he has managed to turn his diagnosis into an opportunity to excel in music. “Music is everything to me,” Gong told reporters during a press conference held Thursday. "I feel good and comfortable (when playing the violin)," he said, adding that he finds nothing difficult when he is playing his instrument. He spends four to five

North Korea held a rare conference of the national union of journalists earlier this week for the first time in 22 years to discuss ways to strengthen state-controlled media’s role as a propaganda tool to “maximize the effectiveness of indoctrination and ideological penetration,” state media reported Wednesday. The purpose of the Kim Jong-un regime summoning its journalists to Pyongyang was clear. Journalists in the country with the worst press freedom in the world were urged t

Once-vicious bullies who find success later in life stir strong feelings of resentment among victims

Kim Young-man, in his 80s, remembers when he visited Yeosu Expo in 2012 with his son, and hopes to be in good health for another trip to Busan to see the World Expo 2030. It could be one last international event to attend in his lifetime, he said. “I do believe Busan will win the bid for the World Expo,” he said as he was visiting a festival at Gwanghwamun Plaza in central Seoul. "Southern port cities of Korea, including both Yeosu and Busan, are nice tourist attractions with su

Korean students in US say Chun’s claims lay rich kids’ habitual drug use bare, but they doubt justice will be served

Grandson says Chun Doo-hwan was ‘criminal, murderer’

NEW YORK — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, prosecutors and defense lawyers said Thursday, making him the first former US president to face a criminal charge and jolting his bid to retake the White House next year. The charges remained under seal late Thursday, but the investigation centered on payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter. Prosecutors said they were working to coordinate Trump's

Chun Woo-won’s self-proclaimed quest to atone for his late grandfather’s crimes draws both praise and skepticism

Bereaved relatives of Gwangju Uprising victims say they would accept young Chun’s apology

Despite prevalence of Christianity and Buddhism, indigenous shamanism lives on in everyday lives of Koreans

A mobile app developed by families of bullying victims offers grotesque real-life experience of cyberbullying, currently rising among teens

Educators struggle with teaching advanced-level courses due to the absence of a proper educational and training system, experts say

Applicants try year after year before being admitted; those successful mostly from big cities