The Peninsula6h
The real-life violence that inspired South Korea's 'Squid Game'
Seoul: A factory turned into a battlefield, riot police armed with tasers and an activist who spent 100 days atop a chimney ...
Asia's year in review: Who had it good — and who had it bad — in 2024
As the region awaits the return of Donald Trump to the White House and to a possible tumultuous Year of the Snake in the ...
Christmas holiday divided by rallies supporting, opposing Yoon's impeachment
Tens of thousands of people held rallies in Seoul over the Christmas holiday to call for the impeachment of President Yoon ...
The Taipei Times2d
The real-life violence behind ‘Squid Game’
But he wished the show had spurred real-life change for workers in a country marked by economic inequality, tense industrial ...
Real-life violence inspires South Korea’s Squid Game
The series' main character was inspired by a 77-day strike by workers of a car giant in 2009. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Stars and Stripes3dOpinion
Conflict in South Korea reopens the very wounds examined in this year’s Nobel laureate’s work
And yet the trauma of Korean society is ongoing. On Dec. 3, as part of a power struggle, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared ...
The Diplomat5d
Yoon Suk-yeol’s Downfall Should Spark Introspection on the US Approach to South Korea
Moving away from the quest for military primacy would provide a more stable basis for the South Korea-U.S. alliance – one not ...
A president facing both impeachment and an insurrection probe – what’s next for Yoon Suk Yeol?
The vote by South Korea’s parliament to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday marked the culmination of a stunning ...