[WHY] When do Koreans say ‘I love you’? Too fast, some say.

Cultural differences affect perceptions of saying 'I love you' in Korean relationships, with younger Koreans tending to express love earlier, while intercultural couples often experience misunderstandings about the phrase's timing and significance.

2026-04-11

More than a game: Virtual boyfriends win hearts in China

When Zhou, a 33-year-old Chinese civil servant, was a student, finding love and companionship was something she believed would happen with time.

2026-02-12

Older men fall into isolation as employment ends, families fracture

A growing number of middle-aged and older Korean men are falling into “relationship poverty,” as job loss, retirement and family discord sever social ties and push them into isolation that existing welfare systems struggle to reach.

2025-12-26

'Relationship poverty' on the rise in Korea as loneliness strikes even those who seemingly have it together

Even as economic hardship eases, a growing number of Koreans are sliding into “relationship poverty” — living stable lives materially yet increasingly isolated, lonely and disconnected in an always-online society.

2025-12-25

Lee voices hope to elevate ties with France to strategic partnership during talks with Macron

President Lee Jae Myung expressed his hope to elevate the bilateral relationship with France to a "strategic partnership" and deepen cooperation in culture, security, technologies and other fields.

2025-11-23

Rubio says trilateral ties with Korea, Japan 'critical' for peace, stability in Indo-Pacific

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that the trilateral relationship between South Korea, the United States and Japan is "critical" for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific,

2025-09-23

South starts taking down border loudspeakers in effort to reduce tensions with North

South Korea began dismantling its border loudspeakers used to blare propaganda into North Korea, officials said Monday. The decision comes less than two months after the government halted such broadcasts in an effort to de-escalate tensions.

2025-08-04

Timeline of Kim Sae-ron's relationships raises questions on authenticity of family's abuse claims

Late actor Kim Sae-ron dated a well-known K-pop artist around 2018, overlapping with the period between 2015 to 2021 when her family claims she dated actor Kim Soo-hyun, a report said Wednesday.

2025-05-21

Pay attention to Beijing’s April guests (KOR)

The Korea-China relationship is still in the middle of winter.

2024-04-30

Pay attention to Beijing’s April guests