When I started shooting this story, I wished to talk about elderly women's conditions in general, but I had no...
May 02, 2018
Why some religious leaders see resolving inter-faith conflict as a step to Korean reunification
SEOUL— As Wonyoung Sohn, a Methodist pastor and former professor of Christian theology, steps from the bustling Gangnam...
May 02, 2018
Military vehicles, bunker supplies and propaganda have been facts of life for this DMZ village
Video produced and narrated by Ryan Thompson. Camera by Ryan Thompson and Aziza Kasumov TONGIL CHON, South Korea...
May 02, 2018
Life on Seoul’s ‘Muslim Street’
“Koreans who have visited Turkey visit my shop for these sweets,” says Ebru Uzun, the Turkish proprietor of...
Apr 28, 2018
Followers of a Korean sect of Buddhism have kept up a decades-long anti-nuclear fight
YEONGGWANG COUNTY, Korea – Grace Song is a Won Buddhist minister. Instead of the traditional robes and shaved...
Apr 26, 2018
Amid anti-gay sentiment, LGBT-affirming churches provide fellowship and advocacy
SEOUL — As service begins at Open Doors Metropolitan Church, about a dozen members draw up chairs and sprawl...
Apr 25, 2018
Amid economic and political tensions, shamanism regains popularity in South Korea
SEOUL - On the outskirts of Seoul, in the midst of an industrial, largely abandoned area, a winding...
Apr 25, 2018
Why do South Korean Christians support North Korean defectors?
SEOUL, South Korea — Durihana International School occupies one floor of an unassuming office building in southern Seoul...
Apr 25, 2018
Introduction: Religious divisions in South Korea inform attitudes on North Korea, social issues
SEOUL, South Korea — Travelers passing through Seoul Station escaped the spring rain and crowded around TV screens...
Apr 25, 2018
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
