South Korea
- Opinion
- Culture holidays
This easy travel trick made me a hit with the locals
You’ll be amazed at how the country opens up to you (and it doesn’t involve a drop of soju).
- Paul Marshall
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South Korean sunscreens are popular in Australia. So why can’t they be sold here?
Here’s what you need to know about Korean sunscreen, and how it differs from Australian products.
- Lauren Ironmonger
Hacking scheme targeted 120,000 home cameras for sexually exploitative footage
South Korean police say four suspects breached internet-connected surveillance cameras and sold sexually explicit material via an overseas-based website.
- Frances Vinall and Elise Youn
We found the hidden must-eat hotspots of this Asian megacity
Go where few tourists dare on this tour of Seoul’s backstreet gourmet gems.
- Rob McFarland
No gatekeeping: An expert in K-beauty shares her best finds, starting from $12
Some of the ingredients, like salmon DNA, are weird, but many Korean products are also wonderful.
- Stephanie Darling
If you’ve ever dreamed of cycling across a country, look no further
There might be smaller, more sensible countries to attempt this in, but here the food is better, the people friendlier, and you can enjoy a 600-kilometre bike path.
- Paul Marshall
South Korea’s president has apologised to adoptees. They say his words are not enough
Lee Jae Myung has offered a “heartfelt apology and words of comfort”, but Australian adoptees say it must be matched by action to help families reunite.
- Lisa Visentin
Port guide: Busan, South Korea
Beachy, buzzing, food-loving, laid-back and seemingly always sunny: this is the Sydney of South Korea, but more raucous and edgy.
- Brian Johnston
- Analysis
- Trends
The latest painful beauty trend drawing ‘glow-up’ tourists to South Korea
Posts from swollen, punctured TikTokers suggest the latest hyped treatment is very painful, but women – including tourists – chase it anyway.
- Lisa Visentin
Rubbish balloons, K-pop and ghostly wailing: How life’s changing on Korean border
For Cho Yong-hae and his neighbours, ghostly wailing sounds blasting their village have finally stopped. But for the West, the problem is only growing louder.
- Lisa Visentin and Sean Na