For international couples in Korea, adoption proves impossible dream

Thomas Pallett, a 42-year-old British man, and his Korean wife, Ms. Kang, have long planned to adopt a Korean child. But that dream has been thwarted multiple times — mainly because of Korean adoption agencies’ unwillingness.

2024-08-21

Poor info, privacy rights hinder adoptees' search for their roots

After 70 years of more than 200,000 cases of overseas adoption, Korea is still grappling with the question of whether a person’s right to know the truth about their beginnings overrides their parents’ wishes to remain forgotten...

2023-11-05

Holt to pay 100 million won for illegal overseas adoption

Seoul Central District Court ordered the adoption agency Holt Children’s Services to pay 100 million won ($74,646) to an adoptee of Korean nationality for administering an illegal overseas adoption based on false information.

2023-05-16

In defense of adoption

Many children still live in facilities. It is the duty of Korean society to provide families for these children.

2023-05-11

Adoptee reunites with family 42 years after going missing at bus terminal

A 46-year-old man who went missing at a bus terminal in Suwon, Gyeonggi, more than 40 years ago before being adopted by a German couple reunited with his biological family on Thursday.

2023-03-16

Retired guide dog finds new home with president on Christmas

A retired guide dog found an unexpected new home on Christmas Eve, joining the presidential couple and their 10 other pets.

2022-12-25

A quest to uncover the truth turns into documentary 8-years in the making

When Sun Hee Engelstoft, a Korean-Danish filmmaker, decided to make a documentary in Korea she had planned for it be a happy tale about a young woman's journey to becoming a mother. “The whole process, it’s been like opening Pandora’s Box,” the...

2021-06-07

From the web to your TV screen — a look at adaptations to come

Netflix’s “Sweet Home,” OCN’s “The Uncanny Counter” and tvN’s “True Beauty” are just some of the content receiving worldwide recognition for gripping narratives and universes that derive from original webtoons. "Yumi’s Cells," a webtoon which was...

2021-02-03

‘Unpresidential’ remarks

President Moon Jae-in’s comment on the controversial abuse and death of a toddler by her adopted parents during his New Year’s press conference caused an uproar. While explaining the options the government could consider on...

2021-01-19

Moon's adoption comments continue to upset

A coalition of adoptive parents and adoption activists slammed President Moon Jae-in Tuesday for remarks about allowing people to swap their adopted children if they fail to get along, saying they could discourage people thinking about adopting.