Seoul

International adoption rules don’t make it easy for adoptees and their biological families to search for one another. But many Korean adoptees are going abroad to find their birth families and build new ties.

South Koreans have been consuming high-end coffee drinks like crazy, until recently. Now an economic slump is pushing against the lattes.

South Koreans are spending money with reckless abandon, taking out loans and maxing out credit cards to pay their bills. They’re doing it, usually, in hopes of improving their socioeconomic status, but economists say they may be banking on an unsteady foundation.

Computer networks at two major South Korean banks and 3 broadcasters crashed Wednesday, prompting speculation of a cyberattack by North Korea. But South Korean authorities say there’s no conclusive evidence yet to determine who is responsible.

The South Korean government has put up motivational signs on a bridge that attracts would-be jumpers to address the issue of high suicide rate in the country.