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Wendy Teo

South Korea Correspondent

Wendy is the Straits Times’ correspondent in Seoul. She was formerly with The New Paper before joining the foreign service in 2008. After 15 years, she returned to journalism. She enjoys drawing stories from the people she talks to and hopes to visit North Korea one day.

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South Korea’s hunt for 100,000 tech workers

25-year-old Indonesian student Maharani Bahar arrived in February to do her Masters degree at the Sungkyungkwan University and found it relatively easy to settle into life in South Korea.
25-year-old Indonesian student Maharani Bahar arrived in February to do her Masters degree at the Sungkyungkwan University and found it relatively easy to settle into life in South Korea.

The great tech manhunt: East Asia’s billion-dollar race for ASEAN talent

wstalent - Many Vietnamese join the Vietnamese Youth and Student Association in Fukuoka, which caters to those aged 18 to 30. At this Hakata Dontaku Festival held in May 2026, members of the group promoted Vietnamese heritage and interacted with local residents and international visitors.
Credit: VIETNAMESE YOUTH AND STUDENT ASSOCIATION IN FUKUOKA
wstalent - Many Vietnamese join the Vietnamese Youth and Student Association in Fukuoka, which caters to those aged 18 to 30. At this Hakata Dontaku Festival held in May 2026, members of the group promoted Vietnamese heritage and interacted with local residents and international visitors.
Credit: VIETNAMESE YOUTH AND STUDENT ASSOCIATION IN FUKUOKA

What inflation? South Koreans continue to queue for ginseng chicken soup in peak summer

Queues at the popular Tosokchon Samgyetang restaurant in Seoul started forming even before it opened at 10am on July 15, the first of the three hottest days of summer in South Korea.
Queues at the popular Tosokchon Samgyetang restaurant in Seoul started forming even before it opened at 10am on July 15, the first of the three hottest days of summer in South Korea.

New label and boy band keep former NewJeans producer Min Hee-jin going amid legal battles

South Korean music producer Min Hee-jin speaking to Seoul-based foreign media at a networking event on July 9 about her new label.
South Korean music producer Min Hee-jin speaking to Seoul-based foreign media at a networking event on July 9 about her new label.

South Korea’s bold new chip cluster tests strategy to stay ahead in AI race

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (centre) with SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won (left) and Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong after an announcement of public-private collaboration projects in Seoul on June 29.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (centre) with SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won (left) and Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong after an announcement of public-private collaboration projects in Seoul on June 29.

S. Korea’s early World Cup exit sparks anger and calls for football governance reforms

The deep disappointment has cast a spotlight on entrenched problems relating to the governance of one of South Korea’s most popular sports.
The deep disappointment has cast a spotlight on entrenched problems relating to the governance of one of South Korea’s most popular sports.

Price of parenthood: South Koreans spend big on enrichment to get kids ahead

Sarah Kim and her husband send their 10-year-old daughter to private education academies after school so she can experience activities from inline skating to sandplay therapy.
Sarah Kim and her husband send their 10-year-old daughter to private education academies after school so she can experience activities from inline skating to sandplay therapy.

How hanbok wearing inspired by BTS changed the lives of women selling the Korean dress

A BTS fan wearing Korean traditional clothing Hanbok, takes a selfie ahead of the band's concert in Goyang, on April 9.
A BTS fan wearing Korean traditional clothing Hanbok, takes a selfie ahead of the band's concert in Goyang, on April 9.

Xi leaves North Korea with renewed signs of China’s influence

(From left) Chinese President Xi Jinping, his wife Peng Liyuan, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju at a welcome ceremony for Xi in Pyongyang on June 8.
(From left) Chinese President Xi Jinping, his wife Peng Liyuan, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju at a welcome ceremony for Xi in Pyongyang on June 8.

South Korean President Lee earns praise for pragmatic approach to North and steady diplomacy hand

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attends a press conference to mark the first anniversary of his inauguration at the Blue House in Seoul on June 8, 2026. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun / POOL / AFP)
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attends a press conference to mark the first anniversary of his inauguration at the Blue House in Seoul on June 8, 2026. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun / POOL / AFP)

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