Professors in South Korea took students’ exams to avoid department shutdown

A professor who took 29 tests for his students also graded them all himself. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
Devdiscourse

Construction Mishap in Gwangju: Workers Missing in Collapse

A construction site accident in Gwangju, South Korea, has left two workers missing after an iron structure collapsed. One ...
Devdiscourse

Tragedy Strikes Under-Construction Library in South Korea

A library under construction in Gwangju, South Korea, collapsed, resulting in one worker's death and entrapment of three ...
Stars and Stripes

Twin ceremonies mark 75 years since Korean War orphan rescue Operation Kiddy Car

U.S. Air Force chaplains in South Korea marked the 75th anniversary of a humanitarian airlift that saved hundreds of children ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Long before this week, South Korea had a painful history with martial law

In 1980, violent clashes between government forces and pro-democracy demonstrators in the southwestern city of Gwangju created lasting scars that... For many people outside of South Korea, President ...
The Diplomat

Gi-Wook Shin on Gwangju and South Korea’s Democracy

The Gwangju Uprising of May 18-27, 1980, was a pivotal step in South Korea’s march toward democratization. After protesting students were brutally attacked by soldiers, the people of Gwangju joined in ...
Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN

Gwangju police arrest man suspected of stabbing wife to death before attempting suicide

A man residing in Gwangju was arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing his wife during a domestic dispute before fleeing the ...
Artnet

The Next Big Names? Here Are 5 Rising Artists to Watch From the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea

The opening of the 14th Gwangju Biennale in South Korea on April 6 might have met with a rainstorm and communication breakdown that led to chaotic arrangements, but it was nonetheless a success. It ...
WBEZ

A Participant In South Korea’s 1980 Gwangju Uprising Tells Her Story

A photo of a broadcasting car during the May 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement. Myung-Sook Cha is the third from the left in the car. South Korea is often cited as the only democratic nation of ...
Forbes

South Korea’s President Looks Back On Gwangju Uprising 40 Years Ago

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in pledged this week to investigate the truth behind a bloody government-led crackdown in Gwangju 40 years ago that eventually led to the country’s transition to ...
ABC News

2 dead, US water polo players injured in balcony collapse at Korean nightclub during world swim championships: Reports

The balcony collapsed at a club in Gwangju, South Korea early Saturday. At least two people are dead, and several others injured, including members of USA Water Polo, after a balcony collapsed at a ...
Artnet

South Korea’s Gwangju Biennale Has Been Postponed Until Next Year, Adding to the Crush of International Shows in 2021

After more than a year of planning, the organizers of the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea have announced that the 13th edition of the exhibition will be postponed from this fall until 2021. The news ...