Korea and the World

News and discussions about technology in North Korea usually focus on the country’s nuclear programme. Often ignored, ho... Read more

One source of the success of K-Pop idols and groups, in Korea as well as abroad, can be found in their exceptionally act... Read more

China is a key player on the Korean peninsula: it is not only North Korea’s sole ally, but has also become South Korea’s... Read more

The Korean family, how it functions and what it looks like, has fundamentally changed over the course of the past decade... Read more

Shamanism has a long tradition on the Korean peninsula and describes a set of ethnic religions and practices. It remains... Read more

Introduced to Korea during the first millenia, Buddhism has a long history on the Peninsula and remains until today a ma... Read more

The early days of 1968 brought North Korea into the world’s headlines. Not only did Pyongyang send clandestine forces in... Read more

Star Wars and Star Trek are among the highest-grossing movie franchises worldwide - yet they usually do not feature amon... Read more

When did Korea modernize? For many the answer lies in the colonial era. While broadly accepted, this view is not without... Read more

As many observers argue, China’s foreign policy has become more assertive since Xi Jinping became President in 2013. The... Read more