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Act Two Through the Lens

When the red recording light of the camera turned off and the heavy soundproof studio door closed, a strange sense of liberation swept over me, accompanied by a long, deep sigh. The intense broadcasti
Moonlit Cosmos in the Autumn Twilight: A Farewell to the Season

As a sharp, chilly breeze whispers through the air, we feel the brief autumn season quietly slipping away. In the gathering dusk, I took a spontaneous photography trip near Incheon to capture the lin

The Golden Silhouettes of October: A Late Autumn Evening in Muuido

On the final weekend of October, I slung a lightweight camera body and a mini carbon-fiber tripod over my shoulder and headed out to the rocky shores of Muuido Island. The sea breeze brushing against

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A Cinematic Symphony of Autumn: Morning in the High Mountains: Before the morning star has even faded, stepping upon the cold, crisp dew reveals a majestic stage granted only to those who walk ...; Kim Bong Seon Photojournalist 2026.11.09

South Korea’s Labor Blind Spot: Why Businesses Under Five Remain Excluded From Core Protections: SEOUL — South Korea’s foundational labor framework guarantees basic rights, including written employment contracts, minimum wage standards, and mandatory severance pay. ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.11.09

Finding Healing and Learning Aging: A Care Worker's Journey at a Senior Daycare Center: For many families, adult daycare centers are a familiar yet distant concept—a daytime refuge often affectionately called "senior kindergartens." However, behind the closed do ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.11.09

Controversy Erupts as South Korean State Legal Body Defends 1964 Wrongful Prosecution of Sexual Assault Survivor: SEOUL — Decades after enduring a miscarriage of justice that branded a sexual violence survivor as a criminal, South Korea's state-backed legal representatives are facing int ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.11.09

South Korea’s Conservative People Power Party Fractured Over Second Anniversary Martial Law Apology: SEOUL — As the second anniversary of South Korea’s short-lived December 3 emergency martial law approaches, the conservative People Power Party (PPP) is once again embr ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.11.09

Working Until 2:30 AM: I took a train from Busan up to Seoul to handle some business. After wrapping up various tasks, it was already 2:30 AM. Even thoug ...; LEE YEON SIL Reporter 2026.11.09

Indonesian Travelers Wrap Up Korea Tour with a Memorable Dining Experience in Busan: BUSAN — A group of office workers from Jakarta, Indonesia, concluded their group tour of South Korea with a memorable farewe ...; LEE YEON SIL Reporter 2026.11.09

Global Lessons in Filial Piety: Singaporean Youth Remind Korea of Family Values: SEOUL — Amid growing concerns within modern South Korean society over the weakening of traditional family values and the ero ...; LEE YEON SIL Reporter 2026.11.09

The Charming Invitation from Bali: A Tropical Dream Waiting to Be Explored: Indonesia stands as the world's largest Muslim-majority nation, boasting an archipelago of over 17,000 islands. Among them, the is ...; LEE YEON SIL Reporter 2026.11.09

A Kazakhstani Youth Eating Samgyetang: Kazakhstan, the most prosperous nation in Central Asia, sends many tourists to Korea, and they happen to love Korean Samgyetang (g ...; LEE YEON SIL Reporter 2026.11.09

A Couple from South Africa: Their nationalities are different. A young man from South Africa and a Mexican woman are a couple. Saying, "We came because we mis ...; LEE YEON SIL Reporter 2026.11.09

Kazakhstan Chocolate Gifts: One of the fresh shocks I experienced when I visited Kazakhstan was its chocolate. During the Japanese colonial period in Korea, t ...; LEE YEON SIL Reporter 2026.11.09

A Wedding Anniversary Trip to Busan: Among our global neighbors, many choose South Korea for their honeymoon. There is even a growing number of people coming to Seoul ...; LEE YEON SIL Reporter 2026.11.09

Gifts from Global Travelers: A traveler left a gift behind at Cherry Garden in Dongdaemun. If you go to Dongdaemun, a traveler leaves a gift for me. If you hea ...; LEE YEON SIL Reporter 2026.11.09

New Horizons: Why Hyderabad Women’s Busan Trip Highlights a Strategic Market for Halal K-Food: BUSAN — A group of four women from Hyderabad, a sprawling metropolis of 10 million people in India’s southern state of ...; LEE YEON SIL Reporter 2026.11.09

A leader thinks, "I cannot delegate this yet," and a practitioner thinks, "The CEO doesn't know how to delegate.": Leaders and practitioners dream different dreams every day when it comes to 'delegation.' Reflecting on many mistakes made along ...; HONG MOON HWA Senior Reporter 2026.11.08

"Ignoring Objective Circumstances," Oh Se-hoon's Second Trial: Suspicion Must Be Resolved at the Supreme Court: Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who was sentenced to a term invalidating his election in the first trial over the "Myung Tae-gyun opinion ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.10.25

Crossing the Line: Protests in France and the Vulnerability of Global Heritage: France has long reigned as the world's premier tourism superpower. Yet, recent demonstrations have seen protestors commit acts of ...; LEE YEON SIL Reporter 2026.10.24

Indonesians Who Enjoy Spicy Chicken: Chicken is universally loved. However, some people cannot handle spice at all, while others exclusively crave it. Indonesians, in ...; LEE YEON SIL Reporter 2026.10.24

A High-Nosed Lady from Qatar: Qatar, globally renowned for its immense national wealth driven by natural resources like natural gas, is familiar to many as the ...; LEE YEON SIL Reporter 2026.10.24

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