Affairs / Society
Together again
In the first of a new series examining the possible turn of events in future scenarios, Monocle looks at how the reunification of North and South Korea might unfold.
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Affairs / Politics
Give and take
Once the recipient of foreign financial handouts, the Republic of Korea has transformed itself into a manufacturing powerhouse and an aid donor. As the G20 summit opens in Seoul, Monocle asks whether it is giving enough and…
Affairs / Food & Drink
Eat and be wary
Strung out across Southeast Asia is a chain of restaurants where doll-like North Korean waitresses sing to diners as they sample the country’s cuisine (well, what’s left of it). Is it a benign culinary business foray or…
Affairs / Society
Korean Golf
With membership fees in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, clubhouses designed by star architects and troupes of attentive young female caddies - golf is the ultimate statement of wealth in South Korea - and business is…
Business / Investments
Korea moves
Global property markets may be undergoing a brutal shakedown but big corporations and sovereign wealth funds have not stopped shopping. And they each seem to have a favourite city to invest in. That’s why LA’s skyline is…
Culture / Entertainment
Korea Moves
Thanks to its commitment to a lightning-fast wireless future, South Korea has become a laboratory for mixing pop culture with big business, blurring the line between bands and brands. Is this the media model for things to…
Affairs / Soft Power
EXPO 2012, South Korea
The South Korean city of Yeosu is host to the three-month world Expo 2012. The fair aims to spread awareness about ocean life but most people show up for the entertainment, including national pavilions, robots, K-pop acts…
Edits / Craft
Bowled over
In a part of South Korea that is so remote it doesn’t even make it on to the map, 84-year-old Lee Bong-ju has been busy reviving the tradition of making beautiful, unique Korean bronzeware.
Edits / Society
Expo 48: Golf state
South Korea has created a golf culture that leaves most other nations swinging away in a sandy bunker. Monocle visits some of the country’s South Korea has created a golf culture that leaves most other nations swinging away…
Culture / Music
Korean Music Industry
Monocle reports on how Korea's pop music industry is the country's most potent weapon in the global soft power stakes.
Affairs / Urbanism
Build me Hong Kong
It’s done a good job getting everyday essentials into our homes, hands and driveways but it would like to do so much more. Faced with stiff competition from China, South Korea sees a future for itself as a centre for hi…
Business / Education
Yes we cram
As South Korea’s economy continues its rapid growth, so too does its education system. And the fight to get little junior an early leg-up in life begins in the ‘hagwon’, an often expensive crammer school where hours are…
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Thursday 27 May
Too blasé in face of rabid North?
“I don’t see the possibility of serious developments in the market,” Seoul’s top financial regulator, Kim Jong-chang, told reporters when asked if growing tensions following the sinking of a South Korean warship would…
Culture / Books
Monocolumn
Thursday 17 December
Rethinking North Korea
Not content with penning the most savage attack on American literature in decades, US academic Brian Myers has produced a book destined to shatter conventional assumptions about the world’s most mysterious nation.
Edits / Aviation
Less is more
Monocle tours Korean Air’s A380, which marks a new milestone for the company. The interior design proves that keeping things simple is best, while business and first class put the spark back into travel.
Design / Interior design
Looks count
Innocean, a global advertising agency, understands the importance of a well-designed HQ to impress clients and motivate staff. Monocle takes a look at its recent facelift, which combines Korean tradition and mid-century…
Affairs / Aviation
Monocolumn
Wednesday 3 February
Italy and South Korea in dogfight
The Singapore Air Show, which runs until Sunday, is Asia’s biggest and most prestigious aerospace event.
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Thursday 24 February
North Korea’s army adds gloss to capital
Nuclear armed, highly motivated and a potentially destabilising force in Northeast Asia, the North Korean People’s Army, or KPA, is one of the most feared fighting forces on the planet.
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Thursday 9 May
Northern exposure
A visit to Seoul in South Korea reveals a nation that's comfortable in its identity and wearily mature about a nuclear threat on its doorstep.