Korean, known in the language itself as Kugo, is the language of the Korean Peninsula in northeast Asia. In the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) there are 20 million ...

For fans of Korean cinema, or cinema in general, Oldboy needs no introduction. But if you're just beginning your Korean movie journey, start here: Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) is held captive in a ...

The man attacked the female worker in a Jinju convenience store (not pictured) A man in South Korea has been arrested for a late-night attack on a female convenience store worker after thinking ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Joan Vos MacDonald is a New York-based writer who covers Korean media. Starring Song Hye-kyo, Lee Do-hyun, Lim Ji-yeon, Park Sung-hoon and ...

We may earn an affiliate commission from links. Among the flood of Korean skin care products to emerge on the market stateside, few have resonated quite like SPF. The best Korean sunscreens ...

Korean work hours are notoriously long. Yejin works a traditional 9-6 job (the Korean equivalent of a 9-5) but says she usually doesn't leave the office until 8pm and there is overtime on top of that.

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Acclaimed chef Akira Back opened ABSteak on Ellis Street in Union Square. The high-end modern Korean barbecue restaurant ...