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Raphael Rashid

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As seen in: Medium, Business Insider, Business Insider India, Pulse Nigeria, OZY, EIN News, Pulse Ghana, Pulse Live Kenya, ELLE Korea, koreaexpose.com
Seoul-based journalist. 라파엘 라시드 | 기자 | '우리가 보지 못한 대한민국' 저자 | 서울 거주. raphael@rashid.kr / koryodynasty@proton.me

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We asked South Koreans what they think will come out of the Trump-Kim summit, and they were surpr...

We asked South Koreans what they think will come out of the Trump-Kim summit, and they were surpr...

Business Insider spoke to many South Koreans in Seoul this weekend, who said they are hopeful the summit on T…

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DPRK Cheerleaders Row Jeopardises Trustpolitik

DPRK Cheerleaders Row Jeopardises Trustpolitik

The 2014 Asian Games, scheduled to take place between 19 September and 4 October, will see thousands of athle…

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Bereaved Sewol Father on Hunger Strike Confronts Vitriol

Bereaved Sewol Father on Hunger Strike Confronts Vitriol

Kim Young-oh has become a symbol of the fight to find out why those onboard the Sewol including his daughter,…

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Brown, Male, and Wanted in Korea

Brown, Male, and Wanted in Korea

Racism in South Korea is prevalent. British student of Sri Lankan origin explains why he feels Korea does not…

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I Flew Balloons to North Korea

I Flew Balloons to North Korea

Sending propaganda leaflets to North Korea via balloon launch has stirred much controversy. Here is a contras…

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South Korean Group Cheers North Korea and Challenges Blue House

South Korean Group Cheers North Korea and Challenges Blue House

A South Korean group at a football match involving North Koreans makes dramatic contact with North Korean pla…

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He Moved to Seoul Jobless and Built a Community for Global Koreans Original

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By Alexandra Karplus Verified, Raphael Rashid, Henry Blodget Verified
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In 2019, Tyger Cho graduated from Stanford with a degree in economics and a plan to be a lifelong investor. Four years later, he moved to Korea for what was meant to be a three-month sabbatical. Now, he's living in Seoul and building a business that aims to create a community for the Korean diaspora like him. Getting here required leaving behind everything he knew. By his mid-20s, Cho felt like he could see exactly what the next 20 years of his life would look like.
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Who is Yoon Suk Yeol, the man who tried to break South Korea’s democracy?

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By Raphael Rashid
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Raphael Rashid · Follow 5 min read · -- “Yoon Suk Yeol Train” (2022) A political satire by a middle school student, depicting Yoon as a runaway train. Artist name withheld. Note: The following analysis is based on extensive reporting conducted over the course of three months, comprising dozens of in-depth interviews with individuals who worked closely with Yoon Suk Yeol throughout various stages of his career.
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I stayed in a stand-alone suite on a busy bridge in Seoul. It was pricier than a 5-star hotel and noisy, but views of the river were stunning.

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By Raphael Rashid
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Travel Sky Suite, a hotel room perched on a bridge in Seoul, was a collaboration between the government and Airbnb. Raphael Rashid This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . I spent the night at Sky Suite Hangang Bridge, a glass-walled room suspended over Seoul's Han River. The panoramic views of South Korea's capital made this just-opened urban oddity a memorable experience.
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