Posted on June 23, 2015
By Asia Sentinel
Headline, Society, South Korea
The full story of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is yet to be told. Would South Korea now be in the grip of one of the disease’s largest-ever outbreaks if more had been done sooner to unravel its mysteries? So far, 175 cases have been reported in South Korea, 27 persons have died, more than…
Posted on November 21, 2014
By Asia Sentinel
Society, South Korea
On the surface, South Korea’s media appears to be thriving and even serves as an example to a region where liberal democracy is the exception rather than the norm. The country’s peaceful transition to democracy in the late 1980s promised journalists a newfound freedom to report without fear or favor. But reporting without fear or…
Posted on August 11, 2014
By Our Correspondent
Society, South Korea
Recently in South Korea the term ‘alpha girls’ has been used to describe women who are extremely successful in their work, accomplished and ambitious in pursuit of career advancement. This icon, and the discourse surrounding it, has emerged thanks to the rapid growth in the number of women in high-powered professions that had formerly been…
Posted on August 4, 2014
By Asia Sentinel
Society, South Korea
For Xiao Lei, a 30-year-old office worker from Beijing, visiting Korea was all about following in the tracks of Kim Soo-hyun, the actor of the Korean television drama “My Love From the Star,” now a mega hit in China. “I came to visit places where Kim was filmed,” said the tourist, who was on a…
Posted on January 24, 2014
By Asia Sentinel
Society, South Korea
The number of North Korean refugees reaching South Korea is on the decline. The South Korean government says it’s due to tougher border security, enforced by their ruler, Kim Jong-un. But advocates say there’s also been a rise in the number of North Korean defectors who want to go back. Son Jeong-hun is one of…
