Inside South Korea’s immigration dragnet
February 27, 2026 SEOUL – Faisal, a 42-year-old man who came to Korea well over two decades ago,…
When refugee kids couldn’t enroll, young Indonesians built them classrooms
January 21, 2026 JAKARTA – When I visited Roshan Learning Center in South Jakarta, lunchtime was almost over.…
Is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s daughter next in line for power, or a tool in party symbolism?
January 14, 2026 SEOUL – Speculation over North Korea’s next leader has resurfaced as Kim Jong-un’s teenage daughter,…
For Vietnam’s young, favoured Germany vocational path is fraught with greedy middlemen
January 2, 2026 BERLIN – Mr Tien Nguyen is a man on a mission. The second-generation Vietnamese-German wants…
Engines stop, markets wait: South Korea stands still for college admissions exam day
November 12, 2025 SEOUL – The big day is just a few sleeps away — the day for…
South Korea’s pensions cut elderly poverty. So why are its seniors still the poorest in the OECD?
July 18, 2025 SEOUL – South Korea has sharply expanded its public pension coverage in recent years, helping…
‘Baby box’: ‘Many’ mothers in South Korea feel they have no choice but to give up their babies
June 20, 2025 SEOUL – “I just gave birth to a baby,” said a woman’s urgent voice over…