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As South Korea draws visitors chasing beauty, dodgy practices pose risks

Thousands flock to East Asian country for cosmetic surgeries each year, often relying on unregulated forums for advice.

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After success of BTS and Parasite, South Korea woos digital nomads

Critics say the criteria for new digital nomad visa are too stringent to attract remote workers in large numbers.

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South Korea loves pork and booze. It wants to be the next halal powerhouse

The East Asian country is setting its sights on the global halal industry after taking film, TV and pop music by storm.

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South Korea’s seafood sellers reel as science fails to ease Fukushima fears

More than 90 percent of South Koreans say they will reduce their seafood consumption due to radiation concerns.

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Pig heads, BBQs: Mosque backlash tests S Korea religious freedom

Plan to rebuild small mosque for Daegu university students has come up against a powerful conservative Christian lobby.

View of roof tops from the temporary prayer room at the mosque showing the construction site. There is a church with slender spire and a cross on top 30 metres behind, and lots of tightly packed low-rise buildings.

Beyond barbed wire: South Korea invites public to hike DMZ

New trails, currently open only to Koreans for security reasons, provide a new perspective on heavily-fortified border.

A group of Korean tourists look out at North Korea from the Gimpo-Aegibong Observatory. They have their backs to the camera.

Reports said actor died after surgery to look Korean. Was he AI?

Media outlets around the world reported an actor died after surgery to look like K-pop star despite numerous red flags.

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South Korea has so few babies it is offering new parents $10,500

South Korean parents are being showered with cash, but experts say money alone will not fix country’s fertility woes.

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