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South Korea’s abandoned children

A three-part investigation from Korean outlet OhmyNews looks at a new phenomenon known as K-Kopino, where the Korean-fathered children of migrant women lack citizenship and basic social welfare Mun Vanna

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Not just another warehouse fire

As warehouses inch closer to residential areas, a South Korean journalist looks into the safety and social concerns of this urban transformation
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South Korean Nobel Laureate Han Kang’s bookstore shuts down

Gentrification in the popular Seochon neighbourhood is driving up prices at the expense of preserving cultural heritage
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South Korea’s Green Party makes history

Third time lucky for a candidate determined to disrupt the young democracy’s two-party system
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Where South Korea’s seasonal workers program went wrong

An investigation into foreign labour on the country’s oyster farms reveals how illegal brokers are profiting off exploitation
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When hate reaches the school gates

Guro Middle School is on the frontline of a war on immigrants waged by Korea's far-right
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The truth behind Korea’s “voluntary ghetto”

Incheon’s Chinatown looks like just a fun day out – but a culture researcher sees a darker story
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When a city loses its name

Fifteen years after Masan, Jinhae and Changwon were merged into a single “megacity”, residents still grapple with the loss of their local identities and autonomy
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Housing for all? Korea’s quiet experiment

The collapse of the long-term lease system has left many Koreans exposed to unexpected risks
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Crisis for Korean auto industry

A professor discusses the cost for one of Korea’s key industries. Professor Lee Ho-geun an automotive engineering academic at Daedeok University gives his assessment of the possible impact of the

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