KÉ Weekend Journalism School: 2018 Winter Curriculum
Korea Exposé invites you to join our journalism winter school! Whether you want to become a serious journalist, whether you want to write about social and cultural issues in English, or whether you just want to improve your English, all are welcome! YOU WILL GET: Valuable insights into how English-language
How Did South Korea Become So Rich?
Home to Samsung Galaxy phones, world-class internet speeds and Gangnam Style, South Korea was not always as glitzy and prosperous as it is today. Just half a century ago, the country was one of the world’s poorest, faring worse than that of its archenemy North Korea. After the Korean
Steven Borowiec: On Protest Rights in South Korea for Index on Censorship
In the latest episode of Index on Censorship magazine podcast, our politics editor Steven Borowiec spoke on South Korea’s strong culture of protest, and on whether the current president Moon Jae-in, who came into power on the back of massive protests against his predecessor, will protect the right
Can South Korea Learn Anything from North Korea?
In the painting’s foreground, a group of farmers with listless facial expressions stand knee-deep in a rice paddy, just behind a grimy pile of detritus, which includes war weapons and symbols of western decadence — Coca Cola, cigarettes, and Korean text for the words “my money.” Behind them, a
Steven Borowiec: On Paris Baguette in KBS World
Politics editor Steven Borowiec was interviewed by KBS World about his article on the Paris Baguette controversy in South Korea. Paris Baguette, Korean, not French, is one of South Korea’s most prominent chain bakeries. Listen to his Dec. 18 segment, which starts around 9:00, aired
KÉ Intern: How Do We Live Without Kalia Barkai?
Interns are one of the most essential members of Korea Exposé. They take on a variety of tasks, bring in fresh perspectives, and challenge the routine of editors and writers, who must necessarily cultivate the art of working with new people. Kalia Barkai, who interned with us from October to
Steven Borowiec: On North Korea Threat for Channel News Asia
What’s new? Perhaps nothing. Our politics editor Steven Borowiec wrote on the cyclical nature of the North Korean nuclear threat for Channel News Asia in Singapore.
Se-Woong Koo: On Al Jazeera to discuss Moon Jae-in's China Visit
Our publisher Se-Woong Koo was on Al Jazeera’s half-hour show Inside Story on Dec. 14 to discuss South Korean president Moon Jae-in’s visit to China and why it matters for geopolitics.
Ben Jackson: "Korean Companies Destroying Indonesia Rainforest" translated into Korean
Our environment editor Ben Jackson wrote a feature earlier this year called “Meet the S. Korean Companies Destroying Indonesia’s Virgin Rainforest.” APIL, a human rights law firm in South Korea, has translated the piece into Korean. APIL also helped in the course of the writing by
How Do North Korean Defectors View South Korea?
It’s easy to say that South Korea must be a paradise for the North Koreans who flee the brutal communist regime and make their new home in South Korea. But for many such defectors, the process of relocating to the capitalist country can also be a painful experience. It
North Korea Nuclear Crisis 101
North Korea makes the international news far more often than other countries of its size. Its leader is a young, overweight guy with a funny haircut, and there are regularly big parades in the capital city featuring gaudy propaganda images and goose-stepping soldiers. But despite being a poor, inward-looking country,
What Does Samsung Make?
After Apple launched the first iPhone in 2007, Samsung responded with a drive to create world-leading smartphones of its own. It succeeded, with the result that its Galaxy smartphones are now pretty much neck-and-neck with Apple’s iPhones in terms of performance and popularity. But Samsung does so much more