A court has dismissed a copyright claim by an American composer who accused a South Korean children’s publisher of plagiarism in its version of the catchy children’s song “Baby Shark”, which became a ...

Should grandparents be paid for looking after children? In South Korea it’s proving hugely popular - Jeju Island is set to follow a similar initiative that has received almost universal approval in Se ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has relaunched a fact-finding commission into its past human rights violations, with a key focus on the extensive fraud and malfeasance that corrupted the ...

Childhood in today’s South Korea is no longer a sanctuary of play and wonder – it has become a training ground for survival in an academic war. The so-called “7-year-old exam” is now a growing trend, ...

North Korean authorities are carrying out executions and harsh punishments against students accused of consuming South Korean television shows and music, according to a new report from Amnesty ...

Marianne Ok Nielsen never wanted children, or a family of her own. She used to tell friends she didn’t feel worthy of that kind of life. For most of her 52 years, she believed she’d been abandoned by ...

Ms. Hong is the author of “The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation Is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture.” South Korea is in the midst of a childbearing catastrophe. Birthrates are dropping ...