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David D. Lee’s Biography

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I'm a freelance reporter based in Seoul with previous work experiences in the US and Israel.

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Alarm in South Korea as Iran dispute with Trump rattles a 72-year alliance

Alarm in South Korea as Iran dispute with Trump rattles a 72-year alliance

Trump's order to scale back US-South Korea drills revives doubts in Seoul over Washington's security guarante…

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How South Korean hypermarket chain's fall reflects 'time-poor' consumer demands

How South Korean hypermarket chain's fall reflects 'time-poor' consumer demands

The Homeplus crisis comes even as other South Korean retail businesses continue to thrive amid a surge in onl…

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South Korea's international adoptees seek justice, not homecoming

South Korea's international adoptees seek justice, not homecoming

South Korea's government has acknowledged wrongs, but advocates say accountability is still lacking.

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Seoul's National Museum rides the Korean wave

Seoul's National Museum rides the Korean wave

In Seoul's central district of Yongsan, the National Museum of Korea sits in a vast, open expanse -- a rare p…

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K-pop's BTS comeback tour rallies South Korea's global 'soft power' drive

K-pop's BTS comeback tour rallies South Korea's global 'soft power' drive

K-pop sensations BTS ignited a wave of interest in South Korean culture that now extends from food to cosmeti…

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Musicals on the move

Musicals on the move

Hit musicals travel the world. As Billy Elliot returns to South Korea, David D Lee hears how cast and creativ…

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South Korea’s international adoptees seek justice, not homecoming

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By David D. Lee Verified
| Al Jazeera English Verified
Seoul, South Korea – In 2023, Marie Wang began digging into her past for the first time. Growing up in Denmark, she had always known she had been adopted from South Korea in the early 1990s. And for decades, she believed the story contained in her adoption records: her birth mother, a university student, had been forced by circumstances to give up her baby.
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K-pop’s BTS comeback tour rallies South Korea’s global ‘soft power’ drive Original

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By David D. Lee Verified
| Al Jazeera English Verified
Seoul – Shekinah Yawra had no other option but to spend the night at a South Korean jjimjilbang, a 24-hour bathhouse, after every hotel near central Seoul sold out in late March. But sleep was secondary for the 32-year-old Filipino who had made her way to Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square at 7am to secure a spot in a crowd that city officials estimated would grow to hundreds of thousands.
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Trump Distances U.S. From Israeli Strikes on Key Iranian Gasfield

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By David D. Lee Verified, David Lee
| RealClear Defense
Trump Distances U.S. From Israeli Strikes on Key Iranian Gasfield
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Intern at Missouri Times

How is social media changing news?

Adding perspectives and context

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To always be questioning and investigating