Is Jeju Island's centuries-old haenyeo culture dying?

Known as “haenyeo” or “sea women” in Korean, these women can free-dive as deep as 10m and stay underwater for up to two ...
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Cheil Seoul launches safety app to protect Jeju Island’s traditional haenyeo women divers

Cheil Seoul has teamed up with the Jeju Institute of Korean Medicine to launch a new safety system inspired by the ...
CNN

Jeju, the ‘Hawaii of South Korea,’ issues guidelines aimed at misbehaving foreign visitors

The island of Jeju, often referred to as the “Hawaii of South Korea,” has issued a multi-language guide warning international visitors to behave following a string of viral tourist incidents and cases ...

Women’s employment rate trails men by 16.2%p despite improvements

South Korea's 2024 employment rate for women was 54.7 percent, a government report showed Sunday, indicating a reduced but ...