COVER STORY - Korea is home to three of the world’s largest shipyards. The small peninsular country, which yielded its decadelong lead in the industry last year, is set to rise once more as the No 1 shipbuilder. Armed with cutting-edge technology and skilled workers, Korea has made its way to the top from humble beginnings.

COVER STORY - The definition of Korean dance is being stretched to include not just traditional dances from the past, but new ballets depicting Korean stories, dances that weave traditional motions into the modern and even the remarkably popular iterations of b-boy crews featured in tourism advertisements. >

COVER STORY - Professional baseball in Korea began with a slam — a grand slam, that is. Lee Jong-do’s grand slam on the opening day of the first professional baseball season in 1982 proved to be a good omen, as pro baseball would grow into the nation’s most popular sport. Today, fans turn out in droves to see the titans of Korea play ball.

COVER STORY - The power of music leaves us in awe. It’s no longer unusual to hear people on the opposite side of the planet hum along to K-pop songs. Korean music is spreading throughout Asia and around the world. As it leads the new Korean wave, just how far can K-pop go?