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Korea's MacGyver: How One Brother Built an Iron Horse for His Sister

Korea's MacGyver: How One Brother Built an Iron Horse for His Sister

He didn't have a blueprint. He had a promise—and 30 years of stubborn love.

In a small village, an older brother watches his younger sister struggle with movement. Somewhere along the way, he hears that riding exercise could help. So he does what Korean ingenuity often does when it meets a wall: it begins to build a door.

February 9, 2026
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What Lingers After the Numbers: A Conversation with Im Seok-in, Certified Tax Accountant

What Lingers After the Numbers: A Conversation with Im Seok-in, Certified Tax Accountant

Beyond calculations: How a Certified Tax Accountant at SaveTax Teheran Branch (세무법인 세이브택스 테헤란지점) reads lives through inheritance, family conflict, and the human side of taxation

Beyond calculations: How a Certified Tax Accountant at SaveTax Teheran Branch (세무법인 세이브택스 테헤란지점) reads lives through inheritance, family conflict, and the human side of taxation

February 7, 2026
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The Challenger Who Carried a Country Into the Lights: Kim Duk-koo

The Challenger Who Carried a Country Into the Lights: Kim Duk-koo

How a young boxer from South Korea changed boxing forever—and paid the ultimate price

The story of Kim Duk-koo, the South Korean boxer who challenged for the WBA lightweight title in 1982 and changed boxing forever—at an unimaginable cost.

January 31, 2026
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At 83, a Korean Master of Letters Enlists A.I. as a Collaborator

At 83, a Korean Master of Letters Enlists A.I. as a Collaborator

Hwang Sok-yong, one of Asia's most celebrated novelists, used ChatGPT while writing his latest work. He calls it a tool for thinking, not writing.

When Hwang Sok-yong, now 83, began writing his new novel Halmae, he asked an artificial intelligence to help him think. The machine, he explained, is not a ghostwriter. It is a thinking partner.

January 30, 2026
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When the Law Is a Life Story: Park Young-seop's Two-Courtroom Practice

When the Law Is a Life Story: Park Young-seop's Two-Courtroom Practice

A Korean attorney who treats criminal and administrative law as two simultaneous ways a modern state can press down on an ordinary citizen

A Korean attorney who treats criminal and administrative law as two simultaneous ways a modern state can press down on an ordinary citizen

January 30, 2026
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Where Seoul Slows Down: Inside the Hyundai Card Music and Art Libraries

Where Seoul Slows Down: Inside the Hyundai Card Music and Art Libraries

Two sanctuaries for attention in a city built on speed

In a city built on speed, two side-by-side libraries in Itaewon stand as quiet monuments to the opposite impulse. Discover the Hyundai Card Music Library and Art Library—sanctuaries for attention where vinyl records and art books invite you to slow down.

January 26, 2026
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From Weibo to Seoul: The Journey of a K-Culture Ambassador

From Weibo to Seoul: The Journey of a K-Culture Ambassador

How a Chinese influencer with millions of followers became a bridge between Korean culture and the world

Meet Zhai Yujia, a Chinese influencer with millions of followers who has become one of K-Culture's most passionate ambassadors, bridging East Asian cultures through social media.

December 29, 2025
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