• Lawmaker Charged with Pro-North Korean Conspiracy
    NIS investigating current National Assembly Member Lee Seok-ki for planning to gather weapons and attack local infrastructure in case of an invasion.
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  • ‘Coffee Ladies’ Turn Hiking Trails into Red Light District
    Elderly women are increasingly targeting male hikers on Seoul mountain trails for prostitution. Netizens pity the women and wish there were other jobs for them.
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  • KAIST Professors Criticize English-only Lecture Policy
    Professors at the prestigious university accused the policy of prioritizing "Americanization" over globalization and making it harder for students to learn.
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  • Koreas Agree to Reopen Kaesong Industrial Complex
    Netizens applaud President Park for agreement that requires North Korea to promise stability for the complex, but express doubt that the North will keep its word.
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  • Death of Comfort Woman Unleashes Internet Trolls
    After comments surface on Korean web portal insulting a former comfort woman, her family decides to sue and netizens wonder who could write such hateful words.
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  • Korean Government Censors “Rumors” about Japanese Radiation
    Koreans angry as their Prime Minister announces plan to "punish rumor-mongering" rather than investigate fears about contaminated food and water from Japan.
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  • Private School Obsession Spreads to Early Childhood Education
    As the major education companies in Korea create more content aimed at very young children, Koreans criticize the endless race to gain an educational advantage.
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  • The "Rising Sun" flag currently used by Japan's SDF. The Abe administration has reportedly been planning to promote its usage.
    Japanese PM Says Using Rising Sun Flag ‘No Problem’
    Netizens, Korean politicians condemn reports that the Japanese prime minister's administration supports using the "Rising Sun" flag, a symbol of Imperial Japan.
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  • Kim Yuna Ranked Sixth on List of Highest-Paid Female Athletes
    After Forbes published a list of the highest paid female athletes featuring Yuna, netizens celebrated her charitable giving and wished she was paid more.
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  • Advice on Dating Korean Men Attracts Anger, Support
    Korean women vent their personal stories of frustration with boyfriends who fail to make every date like the first date, netizens express scorn and support.
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  • Male Rights Activist Dies in Publicity Stunt on Han River Bridge
    The man, whose organization is devoted to defending Korean men against feminist oppression, published an online suicide note before leaping to his death.
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  • Five Students Drown at Military-Style Summer Camp
    A group funeral was held on the grounds of the students' school, where politicians and parents expressed their guilt for failing to protect the children.
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  • Netizens Disgusted as Student Urinates on Classmate’s Face
    After a high school student in Jeolla Province bullied a classmate by urinating on his face, netizens called it further evidence of the region's brutality.
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  • Photos: In 1983, All of Korea Was Crying
    On the 30th Anniversary of the historic program "Reuniting Separated Families", KoreaBANG has photos showing the heartbreak of that summer in 1983.
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  • Voice Phishing Scams Learn to Use a Seoul Accent
    Contrary to the image of a Chinese-accented Yanbian Korean trying to to trick South Koreans, new scammers are fooling targets by speaking in a fluent Seoul accent.
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  • High Korean Corruption Rankings Make Netizens Despair
    After a recent report claimed South Korea is the most corrupt developed nation in Asia, netizens accused their politicians of ruining the national reputation.
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  • Protests Over Plan to Bring Hanja Education Back to Schools
    Seoul politicians push for teaching the Chinese characters that make up most Korean words, parents and hangul advocacy groups call it an unnecessary burden
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