South Korea

Journalist Jean Lee is the East-West Center’s inaugural presidential chair and previously covered Korean politics as an Associated Press bureau chief. She was in Seoul covering the presidential election this week.

Dr. Jim Ireland with Honolulu EMS discusses the response to a major crash between a city bus and a pick-up truck; South Korea has elected a new president months after the country faced a martial law crisis

Alaska Airlines has announced an upcoming nonstop service between Seattle, Washington, and South Korea’s capital city, Seoul, on Hawaiian Airlines.

Journalist and policy analyst Jean Lee was named the inaugural presidential chair of the East-West Center this month. She sat down with The Conversation to talk about the recent crypto heist, which the FBI says the North Koreans were behind.

Hye-ryeon Lee, who is the chair of the School of Communication and Information and studies health communication at UH Mānoa, on vaccine hesitancy; East-West Center's new inaugural Presidential Chair, Jean Lee, discusses the latest on the uncertainty around South Korean politics

Just last month Hawaiʻi resident and peace activist Christine Ahn was banned from entering South Korea. It was the second time her activism put her on a do-not-travel list. The Conversation talked to her about the current political climate in South Korea.

We're a little more than two weeks away from the Honolulu Marathon. The event is always a draw for Japanese tourists, but this year there's running news from neighboring South Korea. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

A little more than a week after the U.S. presidential election, world leaders are still trying to figure out what a second Trump administration means for them. In South Korea, expectations are mixed. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

Americans are still trying to figure out how a second Trump administration will affect their lives. Thatʻs also true for countries around the world — including in the Asia Pacific. HPRʻs Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

More companies and governments are trying a four-day workweek. It's probably not a surprise that some European countries have led the way, but the concept is spreading to other locations that are slightly unusual. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.