SEOUL, South Korea — When the waves wash trash onto the beaches of front-line South Korean islands, Kang Dong Wan can often be found hunting for what he calls his “treasure” — rubbish from North Korea ...

Managed by the UB APEC Study Center, in conjunction with the Department of Geography and Asian Studies Program, the Nila T. Gnamm Fund supports UB faculty and student research projects related to the ...

Travis Jeppesen recalls North Korean news being full of propaganda about Kim Jong-un but adds that people were friendly and not clueless about Western culture. In the summer of 2016, Travis Jeppesen ...

The study used a novel combination of satellite imagery to track more than 900 Chinese fishing vessels operating in North Korea in 2017, and an additional 700 in 2018. The vessels were harvesting ...

Every year on the third Thursday in November, South Korea comes to a halt as thousands of students sit the Suneung, the country’s infamous end-of-school exam. This gruelling eight-hour test determines ...

Elementary Korean is designed for absolute beginners who intend to build a solid foundation in the Korean language. The course provides four balanced language skills - listening, speaking, reading, ...