It is partly down to a 1993 government policy specifically designed to enhance South Korea’s global position by exporting cultural products. The idea was to increase the country’s "soft power ...

The global influence of South Korean culture on the global landscape has been growing for two decades, and show no sign of slowing down (Alamy Stock Photo) In the late 1990s, few could have ...

President Yoon Suk-yeol’s failed attempt to declare martial law and the subsequent impeachment battle underscored the fragility of South Korea’s young democracy. Despite the country's economic and ...

In South Korea, some 150 historic crafts, customs and celebrations are recognised as National Intangible Cultural Heritage. Experience them to gain a deeper insight into the country, which honours ...

How did South Korea become such a global cultural powerhouse in the recent times? A staff member checks books by South Korean author Han Kang, who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature ...

But beyond raw anger at a government many feel has failed them, the swiftness of Mr Yoon’s fall also gestures at the culture of South Korea, which has rapidly industrialised in recent years ...

On December 3 last year, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law. After a motion for his impeachment was passed by the National Assembly on December 14, the president was finally ...

A milestone with Psy But the major breakthrough for South Korean music in the West came in 2012, with the global hit "Gangnam Style" by rapper Psy.His YouTube video was clicked more than a billion ...

Even though South Korean author Han Kang wasn't listed among the favorites for the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, her win happens to fit in an ongoing trend of international recognition for her ...

And a surprising envy came over me. What was it about South Korea that could produce such a robust protest culture? I reached out to Namhee Lee, a UCLA professor of modern Korean history ...