For us, going to Korea was like going to heaven, a place where money grew on trees,” Yin says. “There is nothing [in China]. Here, if you want to work, you can.”

Isn’t that the sentiment that nearly all immigrants had about coming to America? As South Korea continues to climb the worldwide economic ladder, it has seemingly come to mirror America’s rise as the land of opportunity.

Yin Shuilian is an ethnically Korean Chinese, who for 11 years attempted to…

Designed by Melbourne-based Peddle Thorpe Architects, Fluid is a whale-inspired pavilion that is sure to be a showstopper at the much-anticipated 2012 World Expo in Yeosu, South Korea.

The floating exhibition space is designed around the concept of adaptability, making the structure useful for many different scenarios. The interior of the pavilion is open, capable of hosting various types of events during the Expo. Once its work at the Expo is complete, the structure can simply be unlatched…

Robert Park has been detained in North Korea. Check out the in-depth backstory on the American missionary written by KoreAm senior editor Julie Ha. It will be published in our January issue.

Here is the official statement from the Park family, written by Robert’s brother, Paul Park.

On behalf of the Park family and friends, I thank you for your support, compassion and humanitarian interest for my brother Robert Park.

On the 25^th of December in…

North Korea’s state run news agency said Friday that Pyongyang will release Korean American missionary Robert Park.

Park, a United States citizen, was arrested on Christmas Day after illegally entering the communist nation in order to raise awareness about North Korea’s human rights abuses. The 28-year-old was reportedly carrying a letter for dictator Kim Jong-il, calling for him to release all political prisoners.

“The relevant…