Morten Soendergaard Larsen

Morten Soendergaard Larsen is a freelance journalist based in Seoul who writes about geopolitics.

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People walk through the Myeongdong shopping district.

COVID-19 Has Crushed Everybody’s Economy—Except for South Korea’s
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Park Sang-Hak, an activist and defector from North Korea, scatters anti-Pyongyang leaflets as police block his planned rally near the tense border on a roadway in Paju, north of Seoul, on Oct. 22, 2012.

He Sends Up Balloons, and North Korea Wants Him Dead 
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Lee Yong-soo, a South Korean victim of Japanese wartime sexual slavery, looks at her supporters during a demonstration in front of the national parliament in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2005.

Victim of Wartime Sexual Slavery Points Finger at Korean Aid Agency
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Seoul commuters wear protective masks as they crowd on an escalator and stairs after getting off the subway during rush hour on May 11.

Coronavirus Resurgence in South Korea Reignites Homophobia
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People wearing masks in Seoul

South Korea Tries a Tentative Reopening—and Pays for It
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