As coronavirus cases surge in South Korea, the country is turning to smartphone apps to avoid the contagion. Recently developed apps using public government data allow users to see how close they are to where a confirmed Covid-19 patient has…
Business booms for ‘Parasite’ locations
Locations featured in South Korea’s Oscar-winning “Parasite” movie have enjoyed a business boom since its Oscar triumph, with a pizza store seeing sales double. The genre-defying thriller critiquing the gap between rich and poor won four Oscars, including best picture,…
In Reporting on North Korea, Tech Helps Break Through Secrecy
As our Korea correspondent, what are some challenges you face reporting on North Korea, and how do you use tech to overcome them? North Korea is a difficult topic to report for a simple reason: Journalists are not allowed to visit…