An elderly South Korean waits to see a brother in the North one last time, while a North Korean defector risks it all.
![An illustration of a North and South Korea in the background with a family letter torn in half and divided family members in the foreground [Jawahir Al-Naimi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Korean-borders-final-1787964192.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

An elderly South Korean waits to see a brother in the North one last time, while a North Korean defector risks it all.
![An illustration of a North and South Korea in the background with a family letter torn in half and divided family members in the foreground [Jawahir Al-Naimi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Korean-borders-final-1787964192.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
South Korea’s stock market has attracted a wave of novice investors amid booming demand for chips used in AI.

South Korean stocks are soaring, drawing first-time investors in a nation where property has long reigned supreme.
