by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea’s Labor Ministry has been blasted for advising women to tell potential employers that they have no problems with sexist jokes in […]
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Education Ministry Cancels Demotion of Seoul’s Elite Schools
by JAMES S. KIM The South Korean Education Ministry overturned a decision by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) to strip six private high schools of their elite […]
SKorea Plans to Raise $500 Billion For Reunification
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com South Korea’s top financial regulator said Tuesday that rebuilding North Korea’s moribund economy after an eventual reunification would cost about $500 billion, which […]
SKorea Launches Agency to Replace Coast Guard
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com South Korea will launch a new government agency this week to replace the disbanded coast guard as part of President Park Geun-hye’s plans […]
San Diego Asian Film Festival ‘Remembers Queer Korea’
by JAMES S. KIM Gay South Korean filmmaker Kim Jho Gwang-soo and his partner, Kim Seung-hwan, made headlines in the media last year when they held a public wedding […]
Pikachu Parade in Seoul Draws Mobs
by REERA YOO Hundreds of South Koreans flocked to Seoul’s Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) this past weekend to catch a Pikachu, or at least a snapshot of one. The […]
Asiana’s San Francisco Route Suspended For 45 Days
by STEVE HAN South Korea’s Asiana Airlines will suspend its services to San Francisco for 45 days over a jet crash that killed three people in the U.S. city […]
Sewol Ferry Captain Avoids Death Penalty
by STEVE HAN Families of the victims from the South Korean ferry disaster cried in anger as the ship’s captain who failed to carry out proper rescue operations avoided […]
5 Fun Facts About Pepero Day
by REERA YOO Today is Nov. 11, meaning it’s Pepero Day! For our readers who are unfamiliar with Pepero Day, it’s an unofficial holiday similar to Valentine’s Day observed […]
3 South Korean Companies on Forbes’ List of the World’s Most Valuable Brands
by REERA YOO Three South Korean companies made the cut this year on Forbes’ annual list, “The World’s Most Valuable Brands.” Among the 100 brands listed, Samsung was ranked […]
‘Calculus Chocolates’ Offer Sweet Relief for Korean Students
by JAMES S. KIM Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get. That is, unless you buy a box from Piaf Artisan Chocolatiers in […]
South Korea Ends Sewol Ferry Search Operations
by STEVE HAN Seven months after the Sewol ferry capsized off of Jindo Island, the South Korean government ceased all underwater search operations on Tuesday as the chances of […]
LINK ATTACK: Jamie Chung, Hallyu Beauty Storm, Kim Jong Il’s Former Bodyguard
North Korean Defector: ‘I Was Kim Jong Il’s Bodyguard’ “When Kim Jong Il would arrive in his vehicle, 60- to 70-year old advisors would run away and throw themselves […]
Irish Teacher Rejected from a Job in South Korea Due to ‘Alcoholism Nature of the Irish’
by REERA YOO A 26-year-old teacher from the Republic of Ireland was turned down from a teaching position in South Korea due to the “alcoholism nature” of her countrymen. […]
National Assembly Passes Three Sewol Bills
by REERA YOO The National Assembly passed three bills aimed at addressing issues raised by April’s Sewol ferry disaster at a plenary session on Friday, reported Yonhap. Last week, South […]
