How geopolitical tensions tainted the 2026 Asian Games
Staff
October 9, 2026
Despite the official slogan “imagine one Asia”, fragmented regional politics came to the fore as the event unfolded.
Tag: South Korea
Burnaby native Kevin Moon unleashes his inner “FREECHILD” through K-pop solo career
Jacob Aron Leung
September 20, 2026
Moon achieved global success as a member of the K-pop band THE BOYZ, which has released 10 EPs.
Racial Equity Screen Office and Korean studio SLL open CAPCA door for Canadians aiming for international co-productions
Charlie Smith
February 10, 2025
The Canada-Asia Pacific Production Accelerator (CAPCA) will accept applications from February 12 to 26 for a new program starting in April.
From chatbot to sexbot: What lawmakers can learn from South Korea’s AI
Staff
January 31, 2025
A PhD candidate at the University of Toronto reviews what happened after Iruda (or “Lee Luda”) was launched as an AI chatbot.
As Canada deals with Trump’s tariff threat, Ottawa maintains large cultural trade deficit with several East Asian countries
Charlie Smith
November 29, 2024
After the president-elect promised a 25-percent tariff on Canadian imports, B.C. officials hope to boost trade across the Pacific Ocean.
Sleep: a taut Korean thriller that leans into shamanistic and folkloric tradition
Staff
July 14, 2024
In Sleep, Oh Hyun-su (Lee Sun-kyun) develops parasomnia, which creates monumental stress for him and his wife, Jung Soo-jin (Jung Yu-mi).
Glastonbury’s first K-pop group is a reflection of years of Korean government strategy
Staff
April 9, 2024
The K-pop band’s name is Seventeen even though it doesn’t have that many members on-stage when it performs for its fans.
VIFF 2023: A Tour Guide sheds light on plight of North Korean defectors building new lives in South Korea
Charlie Smith
September 28, 2023
Han-young (Seol Lee) discovers in Eun-mi Kwak’s A Tour Guide that life’s problems don’t end after escaping North Korea.
Why so many South Korean women are refusing to date, marry or have kids
Staff
August 27, 2023
According to a U.S.-based Korean scholar, South Korea finds itself embroiled in an all-out gender war—and it keeps getting worse.
Travys Kim brings world closer together with multilingual versions of popular songs
Charlie Smith
February 11, 2023
Fans of Kim, a South Korean broadcaster, call themselves “Travengers”—and his YouTube channel now has more than 50 million views.
How geopolitical tensions tainted the 2026 Asian Games
Staff
October 9, 2026
Burnaby native Kevin Moon unleashes his inner “FREECHILD” through K-pop solo career
Jacob Aron Leung
September 20, 2026
Racial Equity Screen Office and Korean studio SLL open CAPCA door for Canadians aiming for international co-productions
Charlie Smith
February 10, 2025
From chatbot to sexbot: What lawmakers can learn from South Korea’s AI
Staff
January 31, 2025
As Canada deals with Trump’s tariff threat, Ottawa maintains large cultural trade deficit with several East Asian countries
Charlie Smith
November 29, 2024
VIFF 2023: A Tour Guide sheds light on plight of North Korean defectors building new lives in South Korea
Charlie Smith
September 28, 2023
Why so many South Korean women are refusing to date, marry or have kids
Staff
August 27, 2023
Travys Kim brings world closer together with multilingual versions of popular songs
Charlie Smith
February 11, 2023
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.