South Korea will host a trade ministers' meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies this week ...

The haenyeo divers have been described as "mermaids" by the BBC. It had previously been assumed that their astonishing ...

JEJU, South Korea, May 13 (Yonhap) -- All eight crew members were rescued from a fishing boat that was capsizing off the ...

Jeju Haenyeo — which translates to "women of the sea" — begin diving for seafood at around the age of 15, gathering abalone, ...

Egattoc is a new hospitality complex by architect Byoung Cho, who wanted to create an experience where guests ‘can see the ...

This exhibition from the Korean Cultural Center (located in the heart of Paris, in the 8th arrondissement) is a window onto a ...

Many women who grow up on Jeju Island off the southern tip of South Korea start diving at a young age and continue doing so throughout their lives. A group of women around 70 years old laugh and ...

This photo taken May 14, 2025, shows green tea fields of premium tea brand Osulloc in the city of Seogwipo on South Korea's ...

South Korea will host the 7th APEC Education Ministers’ Meeting from Tuesday to Thursday at the Jeju International Convention ...

Scientists have investigated the unique biology of the Haenyeo, women from the South Korean island of Jeju who are known for their ability to free dive.

For those unfamiliar, haenyeo are female freedivers from South Korea’s Jeju Island who harvest seafood without using diving ...

Past work from Ilardo has shown that nomadic Bajau divers in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines have especially large ...