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North Korea tightens restrictions; Fire in Indian COVID hospital; Korea bans end-of-year parties
A look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.
Since March we’ve been tracking the coronavirus pandemic around the globe, and while we’ve seen some...
South Korea
9 Korean Films You Don’t Want to Miss
“Once you overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films."
When he accepted the Golden Globe for his movie Parasite (2019), director Bong Joon-Ho told the...
South Korea
How South Korea is Beating COVID
From mask vending machines to a general culture of responsibility
As coronavirus cases continue to rise in the US, it’s easy to forget the virus arrived in...
South Korea
During COVID-19, the World Watches South Korea
For Korean Americans, it’s a bittersweet moment as Seoul succeeds while Washington flounders
In late February, I was at my parents’ house in the Seattle area, when what had...
As the camera pans across to a boxing-ring-like blue stage, a 35-year-old Korean man wearing a...
Not long ago, a Chinese man who lives in Dubai told me about a survey conducted by...