Our top pics from today’s Korean blogosphere: Is Korea’s Mistreatment of Foreign Workers Exaggerated? The Chosun Ilbo Still, if you have to ask, then…? Anyway, read on. Buying and Selling of Sex The Marmot’s Hole Traditionally, most East Asian countries have had few scruples with regard to extramarital sex… Korea’s Income Gap 3rd Largest in [...]
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South Korean media have been devoting an increasing amount of attention to environmental issues, with daily or weekly sections dedicated to current trends, advice, and activities related to the environment. Examples include the increasing popularity of walking clubs and the coinage of a new phrase, “walk-a-holic.” Another hot-topic is the reduction in use of vampire [...]
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The current cover of the New Yorker depicts Senator Obama draped in bin-Ladenesque robes, bumping fists with his wife, an afro-centric Michelle, M-16 strapped across her back. In the fireplace burns an American flag, the image of what a ridiculously large percentage of Americans believe will happen should Obama win the White House. According to [...]
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Police yesterday arrested a young 23-year-old man for allegedly attempting to set Seoul’s Dongdaemun (Great East Gate) on fire, the JoongAng Daily reports. The arson attempt comes six months after Namdaemun, Seoul’s six hundred-year-old southern gate and national treasure, was destroyed by arson in a tragedy that shocked the nation. After his arrest, the young [...]
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