I’m not sure how much this counts as a new discovery in Korea, but it’s very well-established fact in other countries. For many parents, I suppose, it could be a shock, but it’s actually pretty obvious after a moment’s thought.
There are calls new policies after a study in the Honam area found that most child [...]
National judo champion Chu Seong-hun posed for publicity photos on the 25th after announcing In Japan that he has signed a contract to fight in America in the UFC.
A scholar in Korea claims that gochu peppers are indigenous to Korea, and did not come from Japan via Columbus, which is the dominant theory.
Scholars have presented research demonstrating that prior the Imjin War, gochu peppers (고추) were known as “gochyo peppers” (고쵸). The research found that gochu peppers came from Japan during the war.
Gweon [...]
Actress Kim Min-hee recently did a photoshoot with her model boyfriend Lee Soo-hyeok for the fashion magazine “Dazed and Confused Korea”. This article about the shoot was one of the most-viewed articles on Naver a few days ago. The inset photo is from a shoot titled “Black and White”.
Original article.
A study has found that 20% of disabled students do not receive state-funded special education, as they are supposed to.
According to the research based on the combined statistics of the Ministry of Education and Technology (교육과학기술부) and the Korea Institute for Special Education (국립특수교육원), there are 9,408,624 students in our country, of whom 0.95%, [...]
Or, when you get fired, don’t take it literally.
A hagwon bus driver set his bus on fire after luring in two of his co-workers, and all three sustained serious burns.
According to the Seocho Police Department on the 24th, at approximately 3:45 pm that same day the driver, 63-year old Mr. Park, used a flammable liquid [...]
Sports Chosun reporter Shin Bo-sun sat down a couple days ago with a Japanese colleague to preview the upcoming World Baseball Classic, and wound up with an interview that’s pretty interesting in its own right as a perspective on the differing cultures of Korea and Japan.
“Japanese people don’t look at Korea as a pushover. They [...]
Chalk one up for good policework in this case. It’s not always the case that rape kits are even employed, let alone hung onto for three years. Good on the investigators who did things properly and on the victims for coming forward.
DNA evidence indicates that man in his 50s, currently in prison after being arrested [...]
70-year old Song Sun-dong beams after her master’s degree graduation ceremony. In March Song, who is physically disabled, will join the faculty at Chang-Shin College.
Two women’s groups have gotten together to call attention to the good and bad judicial decisions which came down last year regarding sex crimes in Korea.
“Probation for an evil family that sexually assaulted their teenaged niece for eight years, and she’s returned to them!”
On November 20th the 88-year old paternal grandfather, 58-year old elder uncle, [...]