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Yoo In-sik in his repair shop in Seoul. Yoo was one of South Korea's first Winter Paralympians.
Sports
A Korean Paralympic skier says other skiers cheer him on now. It didn’t used to be that way.
Won Hyung-joon leads the Lindenbaum Festival Orchestra and hopes one day to perform together with North Korean musicians.
Music
Why ‘Arirang’ is the perfect song for a divided Korea
Korea's Godfather of Rock Shin Joong-hyun got his start as a teenage guitarist at the Yongsan Garrison in Seoul. Now the US military base is closing.
Culture
The US military’s Yongsan Garrison leaves a mixed legacy in Seoul
Sook Ei and George Lampman met at the US embassy in Seoul in the months before the start of the Korean War.
Conflict
They got married in Seoul and a week later, China invaded
South Korean President Moon Jae-in
Business
A year after South Korea passed an anti-corruption law, some businesses say it goes too far
A South Korean policeman takes part in an anti-terror drill as part of the Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise in Seoul, South Korea, August 22, 2017.
Conflict
South Koreans used to brush off talk of war. Now, they’re getting worried.
Actress and North Korean defector Kim Ah-ra, 25, on a talk show showcasing “northern beauties” from North Korea.
Media
From tyranny to reality TV: Meet the celebrity defector women of North Korea
Director Morten Traavik (r) with the lead singer of Laibach, Milan Fras. Traavik brought the Slovenian band to Pyongyang in 2015 for a concert. And then he made a film about it.
Culture
Here’s an idea for engaging with North Korea. Bring in a Western rock band and make a movie about it.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watching the test of an anti-aircraft guided weapon system
Conflict
North Korea has fired a short-range ballistic missile
Students from the Daum School on a field trip with their teacher. Their faces are blurred to protect their privacy. Many North Korean refugees have trouble adjusting to life in fast-paced South Korea, especially at school.
Conflict
North Korean students learn to deal with trauma at this Seoul school
When many South Koreans look at North Korea, they just don’t see much to fear. Shown here, a North Korean soldier waves to tourists on a Chinese boat sailing the Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, April 2, 2017.
Conflict
If you’re young and South Korean, North Korea might not seem so scary
Layne Fostervold and his mother, Kim Sook-nyeon. Fostervold was adopted by an American family when he was about 2 years old. His mother never stopped wondering what happened to him.
Culture
A Korean adoptee meets his birth mother and winds up moving in with her
Seated protestors listen to a speech against a new American anti-missile defense system being located in their area. They're worried about potential health impacts.
Conflict
South Koreans raise voices against a new US anti-missile system aimed at North Korea
Ahmed Lababidi left his war torn hometown, Aleppo, Syria, fleeing across the Turkish border in 2012. He followed his younger brother to South Korea and settled on the island of Jeju.
Conflict
A Syrian man takes refuge in a Korean honeymoon resort island
Kang Chun-hyok is an aspiring rapper in Seoul. He's also a defector from North Korea, and his music reflects what life was like there.
Music
This North Korean rapper’s lyrics draw on his experience eating tree bark and drinking from puddles
Washington DC rappers Pacman and Peso.
Arts, Culture & Media
DC rappers take their show on the road, hoping to be discovered in North Korea