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In our drive towards economic growth and social development, mankind has not only melted the glaciers but also punctured the ozone layer. In the first quarter of the year, South Korea set a record for the highest average temperature and then experienced a massive series of floods in July and August.
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Yoon Seok Jun
2020.10.05 11:35
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South Korea had been seen by the global community as one of the leading exemplars in handling the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Being amongst the earliest hit nations last February, South Korea’s fast testing and efficient contact tracing had helped the country contain the number of cases
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Joo Hannah
2020.10.04 16:06
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On August 7, Yeouido Park in Seoul was crowded with thousands of medical interns and residents who gathered to protest against the new medical reform policies that the government proposed. Following this gathering, doctors from all across the country went on a general strike on August 14, seeing tha
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Kweon Seo Young and Choi Minji
2020.10.04 02:40
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“I will not pass the company’s managerial rights to my children,” said Samsung Electronics heir and Vice Chairman Lee Jae Yong, before bowing down at a 90-degree angle amid the frantic sound of camera shutters. At the televised press conference for his public apology that made headlines across the c
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Nam Eun Seo
2020.08.31 19:25
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An unsolvable riddle seems to be the right way to describe the current real estate policies and the ensuing national backlash in South Korea. Since his inauguration in May 2017, South Korean President Moon Jae-in has attempted to stabilize housing prices with several measures that have mainly target
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Jung Eun Chong
2020.08.27 21:42
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“Try how troublesome and disgusting it is to get rid of Bbira,” said Kim Jung Un of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), indicating the beginning of revenge and retribution toward South Korea. Bbira, a misrepresentation of the word “leaflet,” is a paper note containing advertisements or
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Kweon Seoyoung
2020.08.27 18:38
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Recently in South Korea, a horrible incident was reported in which a young female triathlete committed suicide because of continuous physical and verbal abuse from her coach and other athletes. However, this is not the first time that assault in the sporting world has been made public. In fact, freq
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Park Sumin
2020.08.27 18:10
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“I was just a part-time employee — now I will be receiving 50 million Korean won per year.” Recently, such a Kakaotalk message ostensibly written by a security screening worker at Incheon International Airport circled the Internet. Although details of the message turned out to be incorrect, its sent
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Kie Hae Seung, Kang Min Seo
2020.08.26 23:37
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On April 27, a post with the title “Elementary School Teacher, Is He Normal?” has littered the internet with severe controversies on whether a teacher's words and actions were sexually inappropriate. He was blamed for assigning the homework of washing underwear and also for saying sexually inappropr
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Nam Hye Bin
2020.06.04 01:21
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On April 29, just a few days before Labor Day, a conflagration happened at a construction site in Icheon. The site was soon engulfed in flames after an explosion, causing 48 casualties. President Moon Jae In expressed his regret about this accident on May 1, and the police launched an investigation
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Lee Eun Seo, Kie Hae Seung
2020.06.02 21:22
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Even the most groundbreaking innovations are powerless without the appropriate legal foundations to support them. On March 6, the National Assembly passed the revised Passenger Transport Service Act in an attempt to settle the conflict between the existing taxi industry and the rising ride-hailing s
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Nam Eun Seo
2020.05.17 17:55
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Kim Min Sik, a nine-year-old boy, lost his life while he was crossing the road in front of Onyang Middle School, located in Asan, Chungnam Province. His parents said Kim was an extremely cautious boy, but he was hit by a speeding car. His four-year-old brother Kim Min Hoo survived because of his bro
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Lee Eun Seo
2020.05.12 16:03
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Imagine someone cheated you out of a trillion won. That’s what LIME Asset Management (hereafter LIME) did to its investors. LIME first came to light in July 2019 upon an investigation by the prosecution for unfair transactions. Since then, the scope of investigation into the fiasco unofficially deem
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Kie Hae Seung
2020.05.03 20:55
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Along with the prolonged pandemic of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the global economy is leaving people in anxiety. Along with the plunging of international oil prices, there is a continuing economic downturn caused by COVID-19 — the weakening of consumer confidence, shutdowns of a plethora of l
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Nam Hye Bin and Lee Donghyun
2020.05.01 22:09
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Imagine meeting your beloved ones once again after their death. Their eyes, nose, hands, and even fingers will look just as they did before, taking you back in time and helping you say goodbye for the last time. Now in 2020, such a dream has been developed into a vivid reality through virtual realit
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Park Min Ha
2020.04.05 12:24
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Despite the twists and turns, the South Korea politics is pioneering and carving out a new road to democracy. On December 27, 2019, the *Revised Public Official Election Act* passed the Assembly plenary session after a long struggle. With numerous discussions made to reach an agreement, the revision
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Kweon Seoyoung
2020.04.02 21:38
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Face masks sold out in every pharmacy, people stocking up on emergency food supplies, and not a soul to be seen in the usually crowded downtown streets; what seems reminiscent of a disaster film is the grim reality of the situation in South Korea at the moment. It is the outbreak of the novel corona
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Jun Uhnjin, Nam Eun Seo
2020.04.01 18:12
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“Best chatrooms full of real-time slaves.” Such a chat room description exposes the clearly disturbing psyche behind the recently surfaced series of cyber sex crimes, informally referred to as the “Telegram Room No. N” case. Under a system involving sexual exploitation and illegal distribution, thes
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Kie Hae Seung
2020.04.01 17:38
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“Parasite.” As the host calls the title, the audience cheers with thunderous applause. On February 10, director Bong Joon-ho’s sensational thriller Parasite (2019) won Best Picture at The Academy Awards—also known as the Oscars—held in Los Angeles (LA). It was the first time that a production from S
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Park Min Ha and Kweon Seo Young
2020.03.09 16:24
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On January 14, there was a lawsuit that caused much controversy on the Internet. The case was regarding a Naver café, “Bad Fathers,” where people whistle-blow about parents who do not pay for the upkeep of their own children. With regard to this, limitations on the current laws related to child rear
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Nam Hye Bin
2020.03.09 16:14