Asiana Airlines’ female cabin crew comes one step closer to winning a long fight with the carrier over its 10-page list of appearance guidelines.
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What a Park Presidency Means for South Korea’s Foreign Policy
South Korea is an emerging power. And because it lies in a geopolitical hotspot, with an economy dependent on exports, the new president’s direction of foreign policy will matter.
South Korea: One of the World’s Great Success Stories Heads to the Polls
TIME talks to Daniel Tudor, author of ‘Korea: The Impossible Country,’ about the upcoming presidential election.
North Korea Plans Satellite Launch: Why Now?
The government led by Kim Jong Un has already attempted one launch, but plans to try again from Dec. 10 to 22
Must-Reads from Around the World
On deck for Friday: The African economy is booming, leaders in Europe decide to establish a single banking supervisor for the euro zone, and tensions continue between North and South Korea
Must-Reads from Around the World
On deck for Tuesday: Experts say sub-Saharan Africa could produce a lot more wheat to improve food security, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Greece and North Korea claims to have missiles capable of reaching the American mainland.
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On deck for Monday: The World Bank lowers its GDP outlook for East Asia, the U.N. urges countries to plan for aging populations, and what now for Venezuela?
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On deck for Wednesday: Three Vietnamese bloggers get sentenced to jail for speaking out on corruption, South Korea faces a debt crisis, and protests roil Europe
Selling ‘Gangnam Style’: Why K-Pop and Commercials Are a Perfect Match
There are a lot of winning things about South Korean rapper Psy’s horse dance. It’s pretty easy, for one. It’s equally entertaining when replicated by a person wearing a giant duck costume or a teenager in his suburban …
Sun Myung Moon, 1920–2012: The Death of a Messiah Who Made It Rich
Moon typified what many American parents saw in a threatening age of cults and new religions. But his spiritual self-enterprise built an empire
Propaganda Campaign Grows in North Korea as Kim Jong Un Consolidates Power
Wednesday’s announcement, combined with a pervasive propaganda push, suggests that the new leader is firmly in control
Why South Korea Is in an Uproar over Intelligence Sharing with Japan
The countries are military allies but share a fraught history. Now Seoul’s presidential election may be affected by the controversy
Must-Reads from Around the World, June 29, 2012
Today’s picks: Germany and the E.U.’s crunch summit, the U.S.’s Iranian oil sanctions and Hong Kong’s handover birthday looms.