Often likened to mermaids in media reports and popular culture, South Korea’s famed Haenyeo (“sea women”) spend much of the day underwater, diving without scuba gear to collect abalone, octopus, kelp ...

The Haenyeo, a group of all-female divers from the Korean island of Jeju, are renowned for their ability to dive in frigid waters without the aid of breathing equipment — even while pregnant. A study ...

Jeju haenyeo are rapidly decreasing due to aging. Jeju Province announced on the 20th that a complete survey of haenyeo ...

A couple of years ago, Melissa Ilardo found herself aboard a motorboat traversing the ocean around Jeju Island, which sits some 50 or 60 miles off the coast of South Korea. Before the vessel had even ...

At 70, Lee Bok-Soo still descends into the cold waters off Jeju Island, holding on to a centuries-old practice that is now fighting for survival. As one of only 35 haenyeo left in her village, she ...

BIANNA GOLODRYGA, INTERNATIONAL HOST: Well, as we’ve been discussing, often the worst effects of climate change are experienced by those who contribute to it the least. And no one feels this more ...

Actor Kim Yeong-seo personally wrote and produced the original play "Haenyeo's courtyard" (directed by Oh Sang-woon), which will be performed on the 28th and 29th at the Dambangi small theater of Jeju ...

Korean Cultural Center in Türkiye, in collaboration with Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, announced that it will hold the exhibition “Living World Heritage, Jeju Haenyeo” at the Korean Cultural ...