Se Eun Gong
Stories
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Education
South Korea teachers seek protection from harassment by students' parents
Many South Korean teachers say they have suffered from parents' harassment and excessive demands. This summer, they came out to the streets voicing anger and demanding protection for their rights.
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World
Fewer North Korean defectors reach South Korea, and questions grow about unification
Just 67 North Korean defectors arrived last year. Inter-Korean dialogue and exchange have ground to a halt. Seoul's Unification Ministry has a new, hawkish head who wants to change the agency's role.
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World
A former North Korean operative gives his first interview since defecting
Kim Hyun-woo used to work for North Korea's top intelligence agency. He defected to South Korea in 2014 and is now on his first-ever visit to the United States.
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World
In a first, a South Korean court says same-sex partners should get government benefits
The appeals court ruled Tuesday that So Seong-uk can't be denied spousal benefits by the National Health Insurance Service just because his partner is the same gender as him.
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Health
South Korea seeks a path to normal life from COVID-19
South Korea is seeking a degree of normalcy by gradually easing restrictions. "We have to find a way to safely coexist with COVID-19 even if that means taking some risks," an official said.