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Asia

Religious beliefs, and the lack of it, help explain the political views Koreans hold. (Alan Mittelstaedt/GroundTruth)
Faith

Introduction: Religious divisions in South Korea inform attitudes on North Korea, social issues

Because of the emphasis on family lineage, Korean parents are unenthusiastic about adoption, and orphans are socially stigmatized. Pictured, a volunteer holds a baby abandoned at a church's "baby box." (Paulina Cachero/GroundTruth)
Democracy

Korean orphans languish in system as tradition, new laws make adoption difficult

SEOUL — At around 1:30 p.m., Jae Min’s mother carried him up the worn green steps of Jusarang...

Apr 25, 2018
Rev. Sungsuk Kang is a third-generation Methodist pastor and an advocate for legalizing medical marijuana. His sign reads, "Marijuana is a matter of life and death." (Tom Carroll/GroundTruth)
Democracy

An unlikely advocate for medical marijuana legalization

SEOUL — Seated on a large colorful play mat, a doctor coos at her son; they are both...

Apr 25, 2018
A#MeToo flyer was posted outside campus center at Yonsei University, inviting students to a discussion on the movement. (Tommy Brooksbank/GroundTruth)
Faith

Churches filled with Korea’s youth embrace the #MeToo Movement

SEOUL — It started out as a tweet in the United States just a few months ago. It’s a...

Apr 25, 2018
When asked about their favorite pastime, most students at Hanguk University mentioned spending time with friends. Unlike their parents, a majority of young South Koreans don't have a religious affiliation. (Ashley Vazquez/GroundTruth)
Faith

Korean churches lose young congregants, who view religion as irrelevant

SEOUL — Like many of Korea’s formerly religious youth, Ryoo Eunseo didn’t make a conscious choice to leave...

Apr 25, 2018
On Feb. 21, 2018, anti-LGBT protesters stand in front of the Gangneung station, a port to several Olympic venues such as ice hockey and figure skating. (Jisoo Hong/The GroundTruth Project)
Faith

South Korea’s conservative Christians are at odds with a growing LGBT movement

SEOUL — Amid the unity flags flapping in the wind and other messages of peace at the 2018...

Mar 22, 2018
A South Korean soldier walks through a political march near Seoul Station featuring thousands of Korean and American flags on Saturday, March 10, 2018. (Kevin Grant/GroundTruth)
Democracy

In Seoul, planned Trump-Kim summit is met with mix of hope and skepticism

SEOUL — It’s just 35 miles from the over-caffeinated, overworked metropolis of Seoul to the tense and eerie demilitarized...

Mar 12, 2018
Athletes from South Korea and North Korea enter the Olympic stadium on February 9, 2018, under a unity flag depicting the Korean peninsula. (Andy Miah/Flickr Creative Commons)
War and Peace

Despite a show of Olympic unity, many South Koreans remain skeptical of North Korea

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — After watching the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Feb. 9, I...

Feb 17, 2018
A wave of anti-corruption protests in Moscow this year, mostly fueled by young people, has the Kremlin and opposition leaders trying to appeal to an unclaimed voting bloc. (Julian Buijzen/Flickr Creative Commons)
Democracy

The Kremlin and opposition leaders are vying for Russia’s youth vote

MOSCOW — This year, four waves of protest — in March, June, October and November — brought thousands of Russians...

Dec 06, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured here at the 2017 CPAC conference in Maryland. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr Creative Commons)
Asia

The damage Trump has done with his ‘fire and fury’ threat against North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — Seoul’s streets may be business as usual, with Koreans and foreigners alike filing into...

Aug 10, 2017
Photojournalist Horst Faas, who took this picture of the Vietnam War, is among five journalists whose efforts at holding the U.S. government accountable is featured in the documentary, DATELINE—SAIGON. (Horst Faas via Dateline-Saigon)
Media Industry

Documentary about Vietnam War reporters holds lessons for the present

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts — Like an illumination round fired from an artillery shell, a new documentary film titled...

Aug 04, 2017
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