Awestruck by the sight of the sharp glint of a royal sword in his early 20s, Lee Sang-seon, 57, has since crafted traditional Korean swords for decades. The sword that left a strong impression on him ...

"Everyone naturally has their own sword." Han Jeong-wook, a swordsmith (71), said this with a rather serious expression as he put down a large sword. To him, a sword is more than just a cutting tool; ...

The Korean tiger in 2020 gave me several happy memories. The first was the opening event of a Korean literary book club I organized with my students in which we read the Korean folk tale "The Tiger ...