Tag: Korea
Students speaking out against sexual harassment from teachers
The #Metoo movement that has been sweeping Korea since January is starting to spread to schools. A girls’ high school in Gwangju is undergoing a police investigation for sexual harassment […]
Koreans concerned over Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer
A growing number of farmers and consumers here are concerned about the health risks of Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer, following a California jury’s recent verdict over the cancer-causing glyphosate-based herbicide, […]
Moon, Kim to hold 3rd summit in Pyongyang in September
South and North Korea will hold a third summit between their leaders in Pyongyang “before the end of September,” the South’s Unification Ministry said on Monday. The two sides however […]
The situation of canine butcher shops in South Korea
Moran Market in the suburban city of Seongnam is an iconic venue illustrating the dramatic change in Koreans’ perceptions of dogs. In the past, dogs were viewed as a cheap, […]
Filmmaker, actor face new sexual misconduct allegations
MBC’s investigative program “PD Notebook” disclosed additional sexual assault allegations involving award-winning filmmaker Kim Ki-duk and actor Cho Jae-hyun, months after the first shocking revelations in March of their habitual […]
Create your color at Ink Lab
In this technologically advanced era, ever-smarter gadgets and artificial intelligence software help people save time and increase efficiency. However, analogue culture still exists and many people are drawn to all […]
Comic Con Seoul 2018 to display pop culture trends
Comic Con Seoul 2018, a global pop culture convention, will open on Friday at COEX in southern Seoul and continue throughout the weekend. The event offers a chance for geeks […]
Seoul vows to improve refugee protection, simplify review process
South Korea will work to better protect international refugees arriving in the country while greatly speeding up its refugee review process to help ease their pains and sort out fake […]
“Save my brother from Myanmar prison”
ASAN, South Chungcheong Province ― Lee Sang-beom, 48, a Korean businessman and father of two children, was full of hope and optimism when he opened a medical device sales firm […]
Korea’s largest Buddhist sect in chaos
Under the monster heat wave that has gripped the nation for weeks, Venerable Seoljo, 88, has gone on a hunger strike. His fast ― albeit he drinks water with bamboo […]