Paul Salopek has put a lot of mileage on his legs and feet — it took the National Geographic Explorer 28 months just to walk across China. Salopek is determined to complete his journey across the ...

In coastal regions worldwide, people have drained swampy areas, sometimes filling them in with soil, and then developed that ...

A walk-out by South Korean doctors has hobbled the country's medical system. Most of them have defied a government ultimatum to return to work by Thursday. In recent days, South Korea's highly ...

Israel suffered a painful loss against South Korea in Olympic baseball on Thursday, but it was a little painful for two Korean players as well. Israel’s pitcher Jeremy Bleich hit two consecutive ...

This story originally appeared in Truthout on Oct. 19, 2021. It is shared here with permission. On Oct. 20, at least half a million workers in South Korea—from across the construction, transportation, ...