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‘Only Child Revolution’: Soaring Costs Make U.S. Parents Stop at One

Oct 13, 2025 12:01 AM PDT

A growing number of families across the United States are choosing to raise only one child, as rising childcare and living costs make it...

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North Korea demolishes inter-Korean reunion facility at Mount Kumgang

Feb 13, 2025 11:36 AM PST

North Korea has begun demolishing the reunion facility for families separated during the 1950-53 Korean War, the last South Korean government facility within the...

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North Korean defectors in U.S. celebrate year-end party in LA Koreatown

Dec 9, 2024 5:25 PM PST

On the evening of December 7, the “Year-End Celebration Night for North Korean Defectors” took place at Yongsusan in Los Angeles’ Koreatown. Hosted by the...

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Adopted Korean sisters to meet in Seoul after DNA match: ‘We’re eager to find more family members

Oct 18, 2024 2:42 PM PDT

Korean-born Darragh Hannan, adopted by an American family at just eight weeks old, recently found her older sister, Jee Won Ha, through DNA testing...

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Korean sisters meet for first time after 39 years following separate adoptions to U.S. and Belgium

Oct 17, 2024 5:14 PM PDT

Two Korean sisters who were adopted separately to the U.S. and Belgium as infants will meet for the first time in 39 years. Darragh Hannan...

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Korean immigrants choose U.S. for family time and economic opportunities, survey shows

Oct 10, 2024 1:32 PM PDT

A new report from the Pew Research Center, released on October 9, reveals that Korean immigrants primarily choose to move to the U.S. for...

Culture

Mirinae Lee’s debut novel reflects on Korea’s past through a ‘Century-Old Trickster’

Jul 30, 2024 3:21 PM PDT

South Korean Novelist Mirinae Lee (41) has released her debut novel, “8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster,” first in English rather than Korean. A native...

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Families demand justice for 2 seniors murdered by caretaker at nursing home a year ago

Jul 2, 2024 4:39 PM PDT

Controversy surrounds the perceived inadequate punishment for a Chinese-American caregiver who murdered two seniors at Happy Home Care in Diamond Bar a year ago....

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