“Don’t Speak in Korean”: When Koreans Travel to North Korea
Here's an essay by a Portuguese-Korean traveler, who recently visited North Korea. He was discouraged from revealing his South Korean roots. Continue reading at KOREA EXPOSÉ.
View ArticleIf a Nuclear Bomb Falls on Seoul, Where Do You Cook Pork Belly?
If a nuclear bomb falls on Seoul, where is the best place to cook pork belly? An ingenious start-up combines S. Korea's two hottest topics. Continue reading at KOREA EXPOSÉ.
View ArticleThe Few, The Quirky: S. Korea’s War Preppers
Not a lot of people in S. Korea are thinking about war with N. Korea. The few war preppers do it in secret. Here's one speaking out about how to survive. Continue reading at KOREA EXPOSÉ.
View ArticleNot Even Kim Jong-un Can Stop KBS, MBC Strikes
Behold the wrath of the journalists at S. Korea's biggest public broadcasters. Even Pyongyang's nukes couldn't stop their strikes. What's happening? Continue reading at KOREA EXPOSÉ.
View ArticleYoung S. Korean Speaks: War with N. Korea “Extremely Unlikely”
Speculations abound about the possibility of war with North Korea. A young South Korean media personality thinks it's highly unlikely. Wishful thinking? Continue reading at KOREA EXPOSÉ.
View Article“Don’t Speak in Korean”: When Koreans Travel to North Korea
Here's an essay by a Portuguese-Korean traveler, who recently visited North Korea. He was discouraged from revealing his South Korean roots. Continue reading at KOREA EXPOSÉ.
View ArticleNorth Korean Propaganda Leaflets Found in Seoul School Yard
Ahead of Donald Trump's visit to a tense Korean Peninsula, a Seoul high school student finds what seem to be North Korean propaganda leaflets. Continue reading at KOREA EXPOSÉ.
View ArticleDispatch: Central Seoul Quiet as Trump Arrives for Meeting with “a Fine...
Pro- and anti-Trump rallies filled central Seoul on Nov. 7 and 8. Walking through central Seoul on Tuesday morning, it’s clear that the South Korean government is taking no chances with security...
View ArticleDear President Trump: Postcards From Seoul
Donald Trump is visiting South Korea for the first time as president, amid rising tensions with North Korea. What do South Koreans think of him? Continue reading at KOREA EXPOSÉ.
View ArticleMore Support for Kaesong Industrial Complex Firms, but No Resumption
Entrepreneurs persist to visit the defunct Kaesong Industrial Complex while slamming the government for its inadequate financial compensation. Continue reading at KOREA EXPOSÉ.
View ArticleNorth Korean Defector’s Medical Information… TMI?
Should the medical details of a North Korean defector in a South Korea be released to the public? His doctors and the media seem to think so. Continue reading at KOREA EXPOSÉ.
View ArticleKÉ Journalism School: 2018 Winter Curriculum
Korea Exposé invites aspiring students and grads to join our journalism winter school! Whether you want to become a serious journalist, whether you want to write about social and cultural issues in...
View ArticleGovernment Roasts Paris Baguette for Half-Baked Employment Practices
A battle going on at Paris Baguette, South Korea's best known franchise bakery, could set a tasty precedent for employment practices in the country. Continue reading at KOREA EXPOSÉ.
View ArticleNorth Korea Nuclear Crisis 101
North Korea is a subject of major concern and fascination due to its growing arsenal of nuclear weapons. Here is a quick primer on the situation. Continue reading at KOREA EXPOSÉ.
View ArticleNorth Korean Soldier’s Choco Pie (NOT Lifetime Supply)
After soldier's dramatic escape across DMZ, Choco Pie manufacturer chipped in with 100 boxes of sugary treat that also symbolizes South Korean capitalism. Continue reading at KOREA EXPOSÉ.
View ArticleCan South Korea Learn Anything from North Korea?
In the painting’s foreground, a group of farmers with listless facial expressions stand knee-deep in a rice paddy, just behind a grimy pile of detritus, which includes war weapons and symbols of...
View ArticleHow Did South Korea Become So Rich?
How did South Korea go from a war-torn nation in the 1950s, one of the poorest in the world, to one of its most developed? And in a single generation? Continue reading at KOREA EXPOSÉ.
View ArticleCould Korean War II Drag in the World’s Superpowers?
Could a conflict on the Korean Peninsula suck in Russia, China, Japan and even the U.K., threatening to escalate into World War III? Continue reading at KOREA EXPOSÉ.
View ArticleSunshine Land: Where War is Actually a Game
In Sunshine Land, South Korean children frolic about in virtual reality...as gunned soldiers. Welcome to the 21st century, where war is taught like a game. Continue reading at KOREA EXPOSÉ.
View ArticleWhy Does China Hate THAAD So Much?
THAAD is a pretty useful acronym to know if you're interested in geopolitical tensions in East Asia, especially about North Korea. Why does China hate it? Continue reading at KOREA EXPOSÉ.
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