South Korea

The K-Pop industry has a dark side, one that Lee Kyung-Mi – now Monk Bohyun – knows all too well. From performing pop songs on stage to singing Buddhist prayer songs on YouTube.

Run by Monk Hongseung, Doban is a hidden culinary gem tucked away in a basement in the Gangnam district of Seoul. Monk Hongseung serves ‘temple food’ that forbids all animal products and even garlic, green onion and chives. Her secret sauce? Soy!

VICE News explores the significance of the symbolic move by North Korea and what it means for the future of diplomacy between the neighboring countries.

Sex toy stores are opening up all over South Korea and customers have been flocking to them.

We met up with the members of EXP Edition, the world’s first non-Korean K-pop group, to find out why they’re trying to become the genre’s next breakout stars—and explore the backlash they're facing from people accusing them of cultural appropriation.

The Yuzhmash factory let VICE News cameras inside for the first time.

President Trump boarded Air Force One Tuesday, capping off his 12-day Asia trip, which he himself described as "a very fruitful trip for us and, also, in all fairness, for a lot of other nations."

Videos show North Korea and South Korea testing missiles.

Adam Crasper is a South Korean man who was adopted by American parents at age three, and after 37 years in the U.S. he is being deported.

South Korea has the world's highest robot density

A growing number of people in China are pursuing webcam performance to make a living—with some live-streamers making as much $100,000 a month.

The launch put the region on edge.