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There’s more to Korean music than K-Pop. Young composers show how in L.A. Phil’s Seoul Festival
For the L.A. Phil's Seoul Festival, leading Korean composer Unsuk Chin invites a new generation of composers largely unknown ...
South Korean lawmakers approve special investigations into martial law and Yoon’s wife
South Korea’s liberal-led legislature has voted overwhelmingly to launch special investigations into former President Yoon ...
South Korea’s new president will bolster crypto, but scandals prevail
South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung, began life as a child laborer in post-war Korea and now leads one of the world’s ...
South Korea faces a reckoning: Political dysfunction, moral drift and the path to unification
South Korea's transformation from colonial subjugation and a war-ravaged state into one of the world's leading economies and ...
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South Korea’s new president vows to pursue talks with North Korea and bolster ties with U.S., Japan
President Lee Jae-myung said he'll pursue pragmatic diplomacy and boost a trilateral Seoul-Washington-Tokyo cooperation based on the South Korea-U.S. alliance. Lee won a snap election Tuesday for a ...
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La Scala opera house names South Korean conductor as first-ever Asian director
The historic La Scala opera house in Italy has announced that renowned South Korean conductor Chung Myung-Whun will take over ...
New South Korean President Lee faces crucial challenges at home and abroad
New South Korean President Lee Jae-myung described his victory as the start of the country’s return to normalcy, after ...
South Korea has endured 6 months of political turmoil. What can we expect in Lee's presidency?
Images from the election of South Korea's new president are as peaceful and orderly as you’d expect to see in any vibrant ...
Liberal Lee Jae-myung wins South Korean presidency, ending months of political turmoil
The U.S. ally has been without a permanent leader since late last year, when Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached over his botched ...
Factbox-Legal challenges facing South Korea's incoming President Lee Jae-myung
South Koreans voted in Lee Jae-myung as their next president in the country's June 3 snap election to heal the wounds of a ...
He Survived a Knife to the Neck. Now He’ll Lead a Divided South Korea.
Lee Jae-myung will be one of the most powerful presidents in decades in South Korea, but he is taking over during a perilous political atmosphere.
Legal challenges facing South Korea's incoming President Lee Jae-myung
South Koreans voted in Lee Jae-myung as their next president in the country's June 3 snap election to heal the wounds of a ...