Jiyeon Lee

GlobalPost

Jiyeon Lee covers South Korea for GlobalPost. She has worked as a journalist in Seoul since 2003 for the foreign media, covering issues from information and technology to North Korea. As a native Korean speaker, she has produced for CNN International's Seoul office, which included working on major projects such as "Eye on South Korea." Lee also has freelanced for NPR and worked on documentaries with National Geographic Explorer. Having lived in Korea for most of her life, Lee will examine ongoing changes in the country as it deals with neighbor North Korea and tries to establish itself as one of Asia's largest economies. She has a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.


The World

South Koreans shrug at news from the north

Politics

How news of Kim Jong Il plays on South Korean streets.

The World

For Which It Stands: South Korea

Agence France-Presse
The World

Where children are “too expensive”

The World

A blogging mystery

Agence France-Presse
The World

Eviction and tragedy in South Korea

Agence France-Presse
The World

Serial killings grip South Korea

Agence France-Presse

Fear and horror sweep the country as gruesome murders form a disturbing pattern.

The World

Ice and hope in Seoul

What global economic crisis? Don’t worry. In Korea there’s always figure skating.

The World

The old man and the cow

A low budget tale of bovine-human love captivates South Korea.

The World

North Korea cranks up the rhetoric

Politics

Analysis: As North Korea announces plans to launch satellite, tensions rise.

The World

Liquid status on the Korean peninsula

Agence France-Presse

Sure, college kids drink. But in South Korea, the rituals can be a little bit different. Dangerous, too.