South Korea – Page 19

What the U.S.-China Chip War Means for a Critical American Ally

South Korea’s vital semiconductor sector depends on China. A deadline looms for how it could be affected by U.S. efforts to control China’s tech advance.

By John Liu and Jin Yu Young

Homosexuality and Bisexuality K-Pop Seoul (South Korea) South Korea Transgender

QI.X, a Queer K-Pop Group, Wants to Change South Korea

In conservative South Korea, few L.G.B.T.Q. entertainers have ever come out. The young members of QI.X don’t see the point of staying in.

By Chang W. Lee and Jin Yu Young

Bars and Nightclubs Gyeongbokgung Palace Hongik University Kukje Gallery (Seoul, South Korea) Lehmann Maupin Gallery Museums National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea PKM Gallery (Seoul, South Korea) Restaurants Seoul (South Korea) South Korea

How to Eat, Drink and Gallery Hop Like a Seoul Local

The neighborhoods Itaewon, Samcheong-dong and Hongdae are popular with the city’s creatives. Three of them give their recommendations on what to do there when visiting.

By Christy Choi

China Fishing, Commercial Fukushima (Japan) Hong Kong Japan Japanese Food (Cuisine) Nuclear Energy Oceans and Seas Radiation Rumors and Misinformation Seafood Seoul (South Korea) South Korea Sushi Waste Materials and Disposal Water Pollution

Seafood Is Safe After Fukushima Discharge, But Some Won’t Eat It

Sushi is among several shunned foods as Japan dumps treated radioactive water into the Pacific. Experts say the fear is irrational but understandable.

By Mike Ives John Yoon Hisako Ueno and Olivia Wang