by REERA YOO On Wednesday, South Korean President Park Geun-hye was named the 46th most powerful person in the world by Forbes magazine, one notch behind World Bank President […]
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South Korea to Send Team of Government Officials to Ebola-hit Sierra Leone
by REERA YOO South Korea’s defense ministry announced on Thursday that it will send team of 11 officials from the defense, foreign and health ministries to the Ebola-stricken Sierra […]
South Korean Children Rank Last in Happiness Survey
by REERA YOO South Korean children and adolescents are the least happy among developed countries, according to a recent survey conducted by South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare. […]
Shin Hae-chul’s Autopsy Results Revealed
by REERA YOO On Nov. 3, South Korean forensic officers announced the results of their first autopsy on Shin Hae-chul and revealed that they found a 0.3 cm hole […]
Caffebene Sets Its Sights on the U.S. Market
by TONY KIM It was a Saturday night in August, and the Caffebene on Western Avenue in Los Angeles’ Koreatown was abuzz with customers as Crush’s “Hug Me” filled the […]
Kim Yuna Named Honorary Ambassador for the 2018 Winter Games
by REERA YOO Former Olympic figure skater Kim Yuna was named an honorary ambassador for the 2018 Winter Olympics held in Pyeongchang, the first South Korean host of the […]
Pikachu Parade Coming to Seoul
by REERA YOO A horde of adorable Pikachus will be storming the streets of Seoul on Saturday to celebrate the first Korean pro-gamer to win the Pokemon Video Game […]
Nearly One in Three Korean Students Faces Cyberbullying
by REERA YOO Nearly one in three South Korean students has experienced cyberbullying through online games, text messages, emails and social media, according to a recent state-funded poll. The […]
Queensborough’s Kupferberg Holocaust Center to Create Permanent Asian Comfort Women Exhibit
by JAMES S. KIM The Kupferberg Holocaust Center and Archives at Queensborough Community College in New York will house a permanent exhibit to chronicle the history of Asian comfort […]
Seoul Educational Office to Demote Six Elite High Schools
by REERA YOO Six out of 14 autonomous private high schools in Seoul will be stripped of their privileges for failing to carry out a proper curriculum that ensures fairness […]
SAT Cheating Investigation: The Latest Scandal in SKorean Education
by JAMES S. KIM Thousands of Chinese and South Korean students who took their SATs earlier this month will have to wait a bit longer for their scores to […]
South Korea’s Rival Political Parties Agree to Pass Sewol Ferry Bills
by STEVE HAN South Korea’s two opposing political parties finally reached an agreement to pass three legislative bills Friday in response to April’s maritime disaster, which killed over 300 people […]
Clara Named the Second Most Beautiful Woman in the World by ‘MODE Lifestyle Magazine’
by REERA YOO South Korean model and actress Clara Lee was listed as the second most beautiful woman in the world on Oct. 28 by MODE Lifestyle Magazine. Following […]
South Korean Rock Icon Shin Hae-chul Passes Away
by REERA YOO Shin Hae-chul, a veteran singer and rock icon of the Korean music scene, tragically passed away on Monday at 8:19 p.m. KST after suffering a cardiac […]
A Body Found in Sunken Sewol Ferry After Six Months
by STEVE HAN Rescue divers recovered a victim’s body on Tuesday inside a capsized Sewol ferry 195 days since the date of the tragedy off South Korea’s southwestern coast, […]
