You are here: Homepage Countries South Korea Themen All Themes From To filter Supporters of newly elected President Lee Jae-myung Photo: IMAGO / UPI Photo Economy | South Korea Is the four day week coming to South Korea? In South Korea, people die from burnout. The newly elected President Lee Jae-Myung aims to introduce the four-day week. How might this benefit women in particular? By Hawon Jung 06/18/2025 “The Bird that Drinks Tears,” known in Germany as “Die Legende vom Tränenvogel,” sells better in South Korea than “The Lord of the Rings” Photo: Heyne Verlag/Collage: Julia Neller Literature | South Korea South Korea's middle earth Lee Young-do's "The Bird That Drinks Tears" sold millions in South Korea. While English readers have to wait, a German translation has just been published. By Morgane Llanque 04/08/2025 Photo: Bas Losekoot Family life | South Korea The silent protest of women in South Korea The East Asian country has a demographic problem: its population is ageing rapidly but many women have no desire to have children By Hawon Jung 04/30/2024 A whale dives underwater in perfect symmetry to the frame of the camera Photo: Christa Boaz / Getty Images Fiction | South Korea Diving into the past Cheon Myeong-kwan's expansive novel “The Whale” retells South Korea's 20th-century history as a feminist fairy tale. Twenty years after its Korean publication, European readers can finally access a modern masterpiece By Thomas Hummitzsch 10/01/2022 Photo: Jasper James/Gallerystock Fiction | South Korea A South-Korean woman’s life In her novel, author Cho Nam-Joo tells of a South Korean woman who is caught between tradition and hypermodernity By Sabine Scholl 04/01/2021
Supporters of newly elected President Lee Jae-myung Photo: IMAGO / UPI Photo Economy | South Korea Is the four day week coming to South Korea? In South Korea, people die from burnout. The newly elected President Lee Jae-Myung aims to introduce the four-day week. How might this benefit women in particular? By Hawon Jung 06/18/2025
“The Bird that Drinks Tears,” known in Germany as “Die Legende vom Tränenvogel,” sells better in South Korea than “The Lord of the Rings” Photo: Heyne Verlag/Collage: Julia Neller Literature | South Korea South Korea's middle earth Lee Young-do's "The Bird That Drinks Tears" sold millions in South Korea. While English readers have to wait, a German translation has just been published. By Morgane Llanque 04/08/2025
Photo: Bas Losekoot Family life | South Korea The silent protest of women in South Korea The East Asian country has a demographic problem: its population is ageing rapidly but many women have no desire to have children By Hawon Jung 04/30/2024
A whale dives underwater in perfect symmetry to the frame of the camera Photo: Christa Boaz / Getty Images Fiction | South Korea Diving into the past Cheon Myeong-kwan's expansive novel “The Whale” retells South Korea's 20th-century history as a feminist fairy tale. Twenty years after its Korean publication, European readers can finally access a modern masterpiece By Thomas Hummitzsch 10/01/2022
Photo: Jasper James/Gallerystock Fiction | South Korea A South-Korean woman’s life In her novel, author Cho Nam-Joo tells of a South Korean woman who is caught between tradition and hypermodernity By Sabine Scholl 04/01/2021
