How Setlog became Korea’s unexpected new blind date tool
Users say sharing snippets of ordinary life helps ease awkwardness and build familiarity before meeting offline.
Choi Jeong-yoon
Can Korean milk survive the era of tariff-free imports?
Domestic producers face cheaper foreign competition amid falling milk consumption and rigid pricing rules.
South Korea’s unfinished fight for menstrual rights
As Korea prepares to expand public menstrual product access, advocates say affordability, safety and stigma issues remain unresolved.
Landmark top court ruling in South Korea says tattooing by non-doctors is legal
The Supreme Court’s full bench unanimously overturned lower court rulings that had fined two tattoo artists for violating the Medical Service Act, sending the cases back to…
South Korea’s medical school competition pushes applicants overseas
As admission to Korean medical schools grows tougher, more would-be doctors look abroad for a more attainable path to a medical career.
Why are more Koreans leaving Seoul?
The housing affordability crisis pushes migration from the capital to surrounding cities to a four-year high.
Why Korean mothers face 300-km journeys just to give birth
Recent incidents across the country have highlighted what experts describe as a systemic breakdown in emergency maternal care, particularly outside the Seoul metropolitan area.
Military duty persists as axis of gender conflict in South Korea
A recent court ruling has reignited one of South Korea’s most sensitive social debates: whether military service should translate into tangible advantages in civilian life and,…
Cost of silence: Why LGBTQ Koreans hesitate to come out at work
For many sexual minorities in South Korea, the workplace is not simply a site of labour, but a carefully managed stage: Identity is edited, rehearsed—or even erased.
What defines ‘gender transition’? Seoul court upholds ruling on military service guidelines
Revised rules require six months of hormone therapy for exemption from service.