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S Korea announces plan to resolve row over Japan forced labour

Plan to compensate victims of colonial-era forced labour met with protests in Seoul but hailed as ‘historic’ by the US.

Al Jazeera · Mar 6, 2023

Seoul announces plan to compensate victims of Japan wartime forced labour

SEOUL: South Korea announced plans Monday to compensate victims of Japan's forced wartime labour, aiming to end a "vicious cycle" in the Asian powers' relations and boost ties to counter the nuclear-armed North.

Bangkok Post · Mar 6, 2023

‘Return to Seoul’ Portrays the Plight of the Culturally Rootless

Freddie has many faces, but underneath them all is the cultural rootlessness that drives her self-destructive acting out.

The News Lens · Mar 6, 2023

South Korea's Yoon calls Japan vital partner in memorial speech

SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday stressed the importance of South Korea-Japan relations, calling Japan "a partner" at a ceremony to commemorate the March First Independence Movement against Japan's colonial rule.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 1, 2023

South Korea's Yoon renews hopes for improved ties with Japan

South Korea’s president has called Japan “a partner that shares the same universal values” and renewed hopes to repair ties frayed over Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

Movie review: Terrific ‘Return to Seoul’ follows adoptee's search for roots in a place she never knew

The question’s simple enough. “How long do you want to stay?” the hotel clerk asks Freddie, the 25-year-old French citizen of Korean descent checking in at the beginning of the low-keyed marvel that is “Return to Seoul.” Not sure, she says. A couple of weeks, maybe.

Chicago Tribune · Feb 27, 2023

South Korean gay couple sees court win as breakthrough for equality

For So Sung-uk and Kim Yong-min, who last week won a landmark Seoul court ruling on national health coverage for gay couples, the tide may finally be turning in their years-long struggle for equal recognition in South Korea for LGBT partnerships.

Reuters · Feb 27, 2023

North Korea Fires More Missiles after US-South Korea Nuclear Drill

North Korea said Friday it had fired cruise missiles and claimed that ramped-up US-South Korean military drills "can be regarded as a declaration of war". It came after the two allies conducted a tabletop exercise at the Pentagon focused on responses to a nuclear attack by Pyongyang, said AFP. North…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 24, 2023

The 15 Best K-Dramas on Hulu

You're guaranteed to get hooked on these binge-worthy international hits.

Marie Claire · Feb 21, 2023

South Korean court recognises legal status of same-sex couples for first time

Seoul high court rules gay couple allowed same health insurance rights as heterosexual couple in landmark case

The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2023