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Lee Seung-ku

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
16
Latest publication
Sep 30, 2026
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Top 500K sites
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Lee Seung-ku

    Beyond K-pop: Foreign students discover South Korea through Buddhism (opens the original)

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    SEOUL – Rows of students stood shoulder to shoulder, then bowed in unison. Among the roughly 10,000 students and faculty taking part in Buddhist prayers at Dongguk University’s recent Young Camp event were scores of international students — some Buddhist, many not. For nearly an hour, they chanted centuries-old texts and repeated bows, joining a ritual far removed from the K-pop concerts and other pop-culture experiences often associated with studying in South Korea. For Pooja Rajput, a 24-year-

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Lee Seung-ku

    South Korea ex-president Yoon acquitted again in martial law perjury case (opens the original)

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    SEOUL – The Seoul High Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling acquitting former President Yoon Suk Yeol of perjury over testimony he gave at the insurrection trial of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo. The appeals court said the special counsel failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Yoon had lied when he testified that he planned to convene a Cabinet meeting before Han suggested doing so on the night martial law was declared. Yoon was charged over testimony he gave during Han’s

  3. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Lee Seung-ku

    Seoul court orders North Korea to pay USD32.63 mil for blowing up inter-Korean liaison office (opens the original)

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    SEOUL – A Seoul court ruled Wednesday that North Korea must pay the South Korean government more than 44.6 billion won ($32.5 million) for demolishing the inter-Korean joint liaison office in Kaesong in June 2020. The ruling marked the South Korean government’s first victory in a damages suit filed directly against North Korea. How Seoul could enforce the judgment remains unclear, as there are currently no practical means of compelling Pyongyang to pay. The Seoul Central District Court ordered N

  4. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Lee Seung-ku

    Foreign students, trainees entering South Korea surpass 500,000 for first time (opens the original)

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    SEOUL – The number of foreign nationals who entered South Korea for study or training surpassed 500,000 for the first time last year, according to data released Thursday. Of the 18.94 million foreign nationals who entered Korea last year, 505,410, or 2.7 percent, came for study or training, according to Korea Tourism Organization data obtained by Rep. Jin Sun-mee of the Democratic Party of Korea. Tourism accounted for the vast majority of arrivals, with 15.82 million visitors, or 83.5 percent, e

  5. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Lee Seung-ku

    South Korea’s top court rules 'room cafes' off-limits to minors (opens the original)

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    SEOUL – The Supreme Court has ruled that entertainment venues known in Korea as “room cafes,” where customers rent private booths equipped with televisions, mats and pillows, qualify as businesses off-limits to minors. The Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that acquitted a room cafe operator charged with violating the Youth Protection Act and sent the case back to the Suwon District Court for a new trial. The top court ruled that businesses prohibited to minors could not be limited t

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