The number of children asking for help has been increasing largely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, as they lost key chances to practice relationship building. The number of children becoming reclusive has also increased. “Also, children who suffer from school bullying are becoming younger and younger,” the counselor said. The Changwon center currently has 10 counselors overseeing 264 students...

Though they are not pro basketball players, Sun members clearly love the sport. “I think I know most of the players of the Korean Basketball League and Women’s Korea Basketball League. I actually held a part time job at a basketball stadium, recording simple data and stats,” Sun guard Kim said. “Rae-eun (the captain) and I will be going to Jamsil Arena this weekend to watch a match between Seou...

A dynamic, cutthroat society that never rests -- that has been South Korea until now. Changes have taken place in this Asian country in recent decades at speeds no other nation could follow: from poverty to prosperity, from the ruins of colonial occupation and civil war to becoming a rising cultural superpower on the international stage. But at the same breakneck pace, Korea is leading the worl...