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Subway stations are hardly the most glamorous places one can think of—musty air, bare lightbulbs, and busy commuters who never stay long. This rather dry image is set to vanish with time, and so
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Sohn Sumin
2017.05.02 21:20
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Why is South Korea so eager to convene world-scale events? Holding the Olympics in 1988 was a great success in terms of making South Korea known to the international society. Yet, as the 2012 Yeosu Ex
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Baeg Hawon
2017.05.02 21:13
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Flashback to 2011 when it seemed like everyone was overusing the cool word You Only Live Once (YOLO) in their daily conversations. This term first appeared in Canadian rapper Drake’s song “The Motto”
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Kim Ji Won, Park Tae In
2017.05.02 14:47
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The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) has been acquiring heated attention about its dissolution. When the public found out about the FKI’s role as the middle-man in the bribery between major local
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Jaeeun Park
2017.04.04 16:08
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On February 17, 2017, Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd. met an end after 40 years of operations when the Seoul Central District Court declared the company bankrupt. During its heyday, Hanjin Shipping was South
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Choi Hyunbin
2017.04.03 22:43
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Over time, social roles change. In the traditional Korean Confucian society, fathers were the powerful and prescriptive leaders of the household. In the modern society, in which the nuclear family has
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Lee Arim
2017.04.03 22:04
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Ever since the impeachment bill was introduced last December, the next presidential election has been on everybody’s mind. Who will pick up the pieces from the Choi Soon-sil debacle and more important
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Kim Seung Hyun
2017.04.03 21:32
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Take a stroll around the Korea University (KU) campus. Chances are, one might come across a cluster of students railing against the exorbitantly high tuition fee of KU; it is even easier to stumble ac
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Kim Seung Hyun, Lee Jae Hee
2017.04.03 00:34
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Look to the horizon. Most South Korean citizens will notice that edifices which used to stand out in obvious contrast to the clear, blue sky are slowly being consumed by a haze with a greyish tinge, t
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Kim Seung Hyun
2017.03.05 13:30
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At Amazon’s new grocery store, there is no need to wait in line, no need for check outs. A shopper just grabs the product and simply walks out the door. Providing the shopping culture a whole new plat
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U. Jenny
2017.03.05 13:21
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March 4, and the whistle blows for the first match of yet another K League. The season of 2017 has started. The pitch is green, the players are warming up, and the fans are howling above. The scenery
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Lim Hyon Woo
2017.03.05 13:09
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The wave of revolution came along with the wave of likes and shares. The Arab Spring, also known as the Democracy Spring, a series of revolutionary acts in the Arab world, is well known for the effect
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Baeg Hawon
2017.03.05 10:18
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Intelligence and the ability to think outside the box while simultaneously following the rules set down are only a few examples of talents so many day Korean corporations seek in their employees. Duri
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Sohn Sumin, Park Jae Eun
2017.03.03 20:42
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South Korea is known as a mecca of cosmetic surgery—seekers of beauty fly in from around the world regardless of age or gender. The market is large, strong, and highly likely to stay that way. A
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Maeng Jun Ho, Sohn Sumin
2016.12.02 13:56
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Recycling has been considered one of the most important civil responsibilities in modern society. Recently, however, a new term called upcycling, which refers to the process of converting waste materi
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Kwon HyukJoon
2016.12.02 13:44
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The reason we are moved by art is because it touches our soul. In this world, sometimes art seems like the last resort for our sanity. We suppose that artists have pure hearts and minds that enable th
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Kim Ji Won
2016.12.02 13:39
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A streak of yellow paint and an emergency kiosks saving lives—this is where Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) starts. Despite its potential, its need is rarely recognized wit
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Kim Ha Young
2016.12.02 13:35
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On a cold winter’s day, you may have come across a Salvationist ringing a bell against a charity pot in order to encourage passers-by to help those in need. As the end of the year draws near, more and
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Park Min Jeong
2016.12.02 13:31
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Nowadays, Otaku culture is an important element of mainstream culture not only in Japan, where it originated, but also in Korea. Initially, Otaku was a derogatory term to describe people with intense
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Lee Hye Min, Kwon HyukJoon
2016.10.27 16:52
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Although the power of media has grown stronger than ever, media companies are suffering difficulties. As everyone knows, print media are in dire straits as readers have migrated online. Mobile environ
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Kim Ha Young
2016.10.27 16:40