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Steven Borowiec

Korea Correspondent

Since 2009, Steven Borowiec has reported from Seoul, South Korea on politics, socio-economics, and culture. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Toronto Star, GlobalPost, South China Morning Post, The Wall Street Journal, YaleGlobal, Adbusters, The Chicago Tribune, and other outlets. He is a deputy editor at South Korea’s Hankyoreh newspaper and a features writer for Yonhap News Agency. He holds an Honors BA in political science and English literature from the University of Toronto. 

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• As South Korea and US end military drills, how will North Korea react?
• North Korea's Kim Jong-un celebrates missile-free holiday (+video)
• North Korea threat: Is it cooling?
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• North Korea unexpectedly closes entry to key industrial park, upping tensions
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