Apr 4, 2014 | Writing
SEOUL, South Korea — So, you think your husband is a domestic sloth, failing to pull his weight in household duties? Take comfort from South Korean wives, who have it worse. In fact, men in this severely overworked nation do the least housework of 29 developed...
Mar 26, 2014 | Writing
SEOUL, South Korea — Every few months, North Korea tests short-range rockets, hurling them into the sea with hardly a glance from the rest of the world. The frequency of those launches, however, has increased dramatically in the past month. On Saturday alone, Kim Jong...
Mar 13, 2014 | Writing
SEOUL, South Korea — The headlines are regular and morbid: a shamed celebrity or politician takes her own life, a student leaps off a bridge after being rejected from a first-class university, and an ailing grandfather commits suicide to relieve the financial burden...
Mar 12, 2014 | Writing
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea opened its much-hyped Masik Pass ski area this winter. The resort, in the rugged, mountainous east, has 11 ski runs. It also boasts an ornate, abundantly pillared hotel, with a swimming pool, bar and sauna. And the views are scenic,...
Mar 10, 2014 | Writing
SEOUL, South Korea — On Sunday, the North Korean Generalissimo Kim Jong Un did what any leader who is an unwavering advocate of democracy and the rule of law should do: He held elections. Kim’s military dictatorship runs a rubber-stamp parliament called the...
Mar 9, 2014 | Writing
SEOUL, South Korea — War is all about vicious cycles. Consider drone strikes. They target alleged bad guys, but they also inspire others to take up arms, and help extremists recruit. The remedy exacerbates the problem. Likewise, every year the United States teams up...
