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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
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Will it be possible to see a society in the Republic of Korea where people do not receive change back after they spend cash? The Bank of Korea (BOK) said they will test-run the Change Account Savings Service (CASS) starting this year. The change from buying and receiving goods at convenience stores
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Lee Donghyun
2020.03.09 16:01
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With the rapid globalization of the 21st century, undocumented immigrants are at the center of controversy in almost every country – and Korea is no exception. Often regarded as both a threat and a burden to society, undocumented immigrants live exposed to the underbelly of Korea’s legal system. On
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Nam Eun Seo
2020.03.09 15:53
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What would it feel like if there were no nuisance to charge one’s phone battery because the small solar cell attached to the phone would automatically charge using solar energy? This ideal imagination
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Nam Hye Bin
2019.12.06 22:21
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The Korean Peninsula is constantly building up a great tension, due to theutterance made by Kim Jong Un, who is currently the head of the Korean Worker’s Party in North Korea. He ordered his governmen
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Youn Bo Hyun
2019.12.06 21:59
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One of the major hobbies of South Korean teenagers is gaming. Twenty-five of the players that made it to the quarterfinals of this year’s League of Legends (LoL) World Championships are from South Kor
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Kim Sun Min
2019.12.06 21:38
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Autonomous cars, artificial intelligence (AI), and virtual reality (VR): these are innovative technologies that came to reality in the 2010s. Though such technologies may only have been in one’s imagi
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Jun Uhnjin
2019.12.04 00:06
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Despite the penchant of people being sensitive to changes, the winds of change is blowing in the media world in Korea. As people pursue a ubiquitous media environment, online streaming services have b
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Nam Hye Bin
2019.10.30 14:20
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Given the steadily rising house prices in South Korea, it has become nearly impossible for the younger generation to buy their own house without a mortgage loan. In fact, affording to own a house for
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Lee Eun Seo
2019.10.30 13:36
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“A detective, with a look of genuine shock on his face, looks straight at the camera as if he has spotted something crucial at the scene of a brutal crime beyond his gaze. This is from the film Memori
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Jeong Yeon Soo & Youn Bo Hyun
2019.10.28 22:16
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Despite Typhoon Lingling lashing South Korea on September 7, tollgate employees and members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions headed to the roof of a tollbooth for the sit-in demonstration.
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Lee Eun Seo
2019.10.08 09:10
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Social Blade, a website that tracks social media statistics and analytics, revealed that there are currently around 31.3 million YouTube creators out on the web. Some of these channels are tiny and so
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Kim Sun Min, Nam Hye Bin
2019.10.07 17:59
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On September 9, President Moon Jae-in officially announced Cho Kuk as the Justice Minister in South Korea. While Cho and his family members were under suspicion of corruption, President Moon pushed ah
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Jeong Yeon Soo
2019.10.07 15:08
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From enemies, to partners, and now back to being on tough terms, Japan and South Korea have been walking on thin ice for decades. To this day, disputes over historical issues rooted during the Japanes
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Kim Sun Min
2019.09.27 02:02
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Can buying an air-conditioner to study for one’s career be seen as part of a job hunting activity? Should the government allow one to spend the social subsidies on dental care services or games? Such
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Jang Jaeho
2019.09.27 01:39
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What would it feel like for an employee to be forced to pluck out the boss’s gray hair on the first day at work? According to an organization named Workplace gapgil 119, this is an actual situation th
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Nam Hye Bin
2019.09.27 01:03
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“The Reform Policy on High School System,” implemented by the present South Korean government, has been causing a huge controversy. President Moon Jae In launched a plan to abolish the Autonomous Priv
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Jeong Yeon Soo & Lee Eun Seo
2019.09.25 18:17