CARCELY a generation ago, South Korea was a military dictatorship, where impoverished workers disassembled the world’s abandoned shipping with their bare hands in return for a bowl of rice with pickled vegetables. Now, the Koreans export cars, household goods and high tech. Their music bands and acts —K-Pop—storm the globe. Their fashion rules the Far East. K-movies scoop Oscars and
Living in interesting times
Mar 01, 2023
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