Moon Jae-In

Kim Ju-won (left) and Park Sun-min (right) say same-sex couples are excluded from incentives to start families. 

South Korea’s baby boost for married couples excludes nontraditional families

Lifestyle & Belief

South Korea wants more couples to have babies — but not all families are equal. Same-sex marriage is banned, and there are no laws that protect the LGBTQ community from discrimination. Single mothers also face stigma.

A church with two steeples with green tips in the distance

South Koreans are blaming a controversial church for new COVID-19 outbreak

COVID-19
A man wearing a white robe delivers a speech and uses his hand to emphasize a point

Just ‘empty’ words? South Korea’s Moon calls for peace with North Korea by 2045.

Nuclear
A hand holds a smart phone.

Trump’s trade war with China drives silent wedge between US and South Korea

two men shake hands

Why some South Koreans feel more positive about Kim Jong-un

Global Politics
Moon Jae-In celebrates nomination

Lawyer, soldier, activist, president: Who is Moon Jae-in?

Jobs

Left-leaning Moon Jae-in won South Korea’s presidential election by a landslide.