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Naver Maps has nearly double the number of Kakao Maps users, which is most noticeable in the in-app reviews of businesses in South Korea. At the time of this article’s writing, Anam’s Goreunhaessal, the famous kimbap restaurant frequented by Korea University (KU) students, has 168 reviews on Kakao M
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Naama Benamy Schoneveld
2022.11.04 12:50
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It’s a case worth the discombobulated delight of the nation, and the scratches on the head of inquiring outsiders. The explosive popularity of South Korean culture that transcends national, cultural, and social borders has been the nation’s most prized possession of the past decade, with renditions
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Kim Chaerin, Jeon Hye Seo
2022.11.03 15:38
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Indeed, 2022 has been a particularly troublesome year, with frequent reports of natural disasters and drastic changes in the weather. The unpredictability of the weather conditions has led to concerns regarding the future of humanity. Although many are familiar with the terms climate change, global
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Park Subin and Park Hyun Seo
2022.10.02 16:25
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The South Korean Ministry of Justice (MOJ) announced on August 7 that it plans to push for the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) which will be implemented in Jeju Island, as the existing visa-waiver system has led to overstayers and illegal employment. Widely known as the K-ETA – “K” standing fo
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Yoon Sunho
2022.10.02 23:21
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The permeation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) over our everyday lives began humbly enough less than a century ago, with AI growing and now substituting what were once deemed inherent human traits: voice recognition, automated driving, and even creating music, paintings, and novels. Consequently, it
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Jeon Hye Seo
2022.10.01 21:15
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Since the launch of the shockingly cheap fried chicken set by Homeplus, a discount store retail chain in Korea, a fried chicken price war has swept the nation. Burdened by inflation, customers let out a sigh of relief to see the comeback of fried chicken as their go-to comfort food. Despite controve
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Kim Minji
2022.10.01 08:13
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On July 11, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPIC) announced a law that strengthens the protection of children’s online privacy. Named the Children and Youth Personal Information Protection Act (CYPIPA), the law expands the scope of personal information protection for children and te
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Park Hyun Seo
2022.09.04 13:23
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In a busy crowd of office workers, a young woman happily hugs a newly-purchased vinyl record to her chest. Another girl strolling around campus is wearing bell-bottom jeans that were prominently featured in 1960s films. An adult man nearby celebrates his successful early-bird purchase of Pokémon bre
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Yun Sunwoo and Naama Benamy Schoneveld
2022.09.04 13:13
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Who says you can’t do more with less? proclaims the official description for Sprite Zero Sugar. Youthful advertisements full to the brim with gleeful snapshots of the fizz of carbonation, animated wings and heart-eyes, brashly embellished logos — all a cascade of images that ubiquitously claim: Come
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Kim Chaerin
2022.09.04 01:12
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During the National Assembly’s plenary session on May 3, former President Moon Jae-in officially signed the revised bills of the Prosecutors’ Office Act and the Criminal Procedure Act to remove the prosecution’s right to investigate. Despite the opposition from the People Power Party (PPP), the Demo
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Kwon Keun Young
2022.06.06 13:52
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This June, streets worldwide are adorned with billowing rainbow flags, jubilant marchers, and Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” as the world honors lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) activists and celebrates the undeniable influence LGBTQ individuals have had on the world. The 1969 Stonewall
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Kim Chaerin and Yun Sunwoo
2022.06.04 14:20
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On February 7, SK Telecom (SKT), one of South Korea’s top wireless telecommunications operators, announced that it signed a strategic collaboration agreement with the aerospace company Joby Aviation in an effort to promote the development of “air taxis” under its Urban Air Mobility (UAM) services. T
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Park Subin
2022.06.04 10:22
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In November 2020, Korean Air struck an agreement to purchase 63.81 percent of its long-time competitor Asiana Airlines for 1.8 trillion Korean Won (KRW). After mulling over this mega-merger between two of Korea’s full-time service carriers, the Foreign Trade Commission (FTC) finally grants approval
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Park Soo Hyun
2022.05.03 12:11
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Student journalism is dying a slow, painful death. Turning to fast and readily available news on sites like Everytime and Koreapas, students have walked past The Granite Tower (GT) magazine without so much of a blink of an eye. Gathering dust, the magazines for which the reporters have put their blo
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Lee Sang-jun
2022.05.02 14:28
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The 20th presidential election marks the first election in which young voters have conspicuously split across gender lines. Though 59 percent of men in their 20s voted for candidate Yoon Suk-Yeol, only 34 percent of women in the same age group did the same. President Yoon’s controversial employment
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Kim Chaerin
2022.05.02 01:00
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Economic activities in the virtual world, such as buying items to design one’s virtual character or producing and selling items for other users, sometimes involve astronomical figures that are not common in the real world. However, what if these transactions are no longer hypothetical? What if the o
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Kwon Keun Young
2022.04.02 23:43
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“Shop with Me! 16-year-old Luxury Goods Haul,” “Hannam the Hill Resident Vlog,” “College Freshman Shinsegae VIP Lounge Vlog.” Such are the examples of videos that pop up when one searches the notorious phrase geumsujeo, or “golden spoon,” on YouTube, many with views in the millions. Dior lady bags,
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Kim Chaerin
2022.04.02 00:30
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On February 10, unionized workers charged towards CJ Logistics headquarters in Seoul to protest their dire working conditions. This happened during a major strike that started December 28, 2021, with 1,700 delivery workers refusing to work unless CJ Logistics agreed to negotiate better working terms
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Yun Sunwoo
2022.04.02 20:24
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On February 24, President of Russia Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion on his neighboring country Ukraine, attacking multiple targets across its northern, southern, and eastern borders. The buildup of tension between Russia and Ukraine has long been concerning, with Ukraine slowly tying c
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Park Soo Hyun and Park Subin
2022.04.01 14:47
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In the words of American musician David Allan Coe, “It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; it’s the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time,” which clearly outlines what is required to prevent tragic construction accidents from occurring. Recently, following t
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Park Soo Hyun
2022.02.28 19:52