Geoffrey Cain

Senior correspondent in South Korea

GlobalPost

Based in Seoul, Geoffrey Cain is GlobalPost's senior correspondent for North and South Korea. Previously, he covered South Korea for Time. He specializes in politics, business and health reporting, and has traversed Asia writing for The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, Far Eastern Economic Review, Foreign Policy, The New Republic, Fast Company, The Christian Science Monitor and others. He is regularly interviewed by the news media on Asian security and political issues, and has also worked as a political risk consultant for corporate clients in the region.

Geoffrey holds an MA (Distinction) from London's School of Oriental and African Studies and a BA from The George Washington University. He was a Fulbright scholar in Vietnam.


The World

Vietnam in the aftermath of Ketsana

Relief efforts are improving in central Vietnam, which has long been afflicted by catastrophic floods.

The World

Will Korean manhwa replace manga?

Agence France-Presse
The World

Modern shamans all the rage in S Korea

Agence France-Presse
The World

The comic books that brainwash North Koreans

Lifestyle
The World

Vietnam’s forgotten victims

Tragic traces of Agent Orange

Agence France-Presse
The World

Floating toilets to clean up Cambodia’s act

Politics

In terms of sanitation, Cambodia has a long way to go: people are still getting used to the idea of a modern latrine.

The World

South Korea: Big-league problems for a chair-bound sport

Lifestyle

The videogame StarCraft is a national pastime, complete with celebrity players and paparazzi.

StarCraft craze

Agence France-Presse
The World

Vietnam: In the Year of the Cat, Tet brings less fanfare

Economics

This week’s Lunar New Year will be a somber one in Vietnam, thanks to a rocky economy.