GWANGJU, South Korea--Local researchers here are examining hundreds of rare photos taken by a Japanese photographer of protesters brutally oppressed by the military in 1980 in an uprising in South ...

Saito’s report is also displayed at an archive in Gwangju. “When I think back now, I can’t believe he came back in one piece,” Masae said. “From the picture, I can feel the remnants of ...

A citizen takes a photo of snow on trees at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, some 270 kilometers southwest of Seoul, ...

In the uncertain hours early Wednesday, many recalled the nation’s last martial law, which came after a coup installed a military dictator and triggered a deadly uprising.

GWANGJU — How can "pansori," a traditional ... collages juxtapose iconic monsters from horror films with real-life images of ...

The last time South Korea imposed martial law, Gwangju endured a deadly crackdown. Han Kang, the Nobel Prize-winning author, told its story in “Human Acts.” By Victoria Kim Reporting from ...

“I immediately thought of 1980, and the fear and desperation we felt,” said a 60-year-old lawmaker who lived through the massacre of protesters in Gwangju. By Victoria Kim The last time South ...

Gwangju Metropolitan City, a busy regional hub of 1.4 million, 270 kilometres south of Seoul, is set to take on a new identity as South Korea’s home of artificial intelligence (AI). As part of ...