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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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S. Koreans’ views of US, under Trump, plunge to two-decade low: Pew survey

Anti-war protesters calling for a halt to the annual joint military exercises between South Korea and the US on Aug 17.
Anti-war protesters calling for a halt to the annual joint military exercises between South Korea and the US on Aug 17.

Wang Yi’s Seoul visit comes amid potential opening for Korean peace talks 

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (right) meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug 20.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (right) meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug 20.

Trump orders US-S. Korea military drills trimmed as he seeks to re-engage Pyongyang

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump at their summit in 2019. Trump is scaling back the US’ current military exercise with South Korea, citing as a reason his “very good relationship” with Kim.
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump at their summit in 2019. Trump is scaling back the US’ current military exercise with South Korea, citing as a reason his “very good relationship” with Kim.

South Korea’s dog meat restaurants face their final ‘dog days’

Lee Deok-sung has run a dog meat stew shop for 45 years and says business has fallen to a third of what it used to be.
Lee Deok-sung has run a dog meat stew shop for 45 years and says business has fallen to a third of what it used to be.

How South Korea’s football-playing monks became the ‘Brazil of Sangha’

Beginner woodcarving. Woodcarving beginners start off by carving lines and shapes, before moving on to large-sized Hangul characters.
Beginner woodcarving. Woodcarving beginners start off by carving lines and shapes, before moving on to large-sized Hangul characters.

Why North Korea will keep backing Russia in the Ukraine war

North Korea is believed to have sent around 14,000 elite troops to support Russia’s war efforts, in exchange for a combination of financial, military and technological benefits.
North Korea is believed to have sent around 14,000 elite troops to support Russia’s war efforts, in exchange for a combination of financial, military and technological benefits.

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

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.

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.

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