Interesting news and stories translated into English from Korea and the Korean-language internet.
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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.15 -
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. -
Koreans angry as their Prime Minister announces plan to "punish rumor-mongering" rather than investigate fears about contaminated food and water from Japan. -
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. -
Netizens, Korean politicians condemn reports that the Japanese prime minister's administration supports using the "Rising Sun" flag, a symbol of Imperial Japan. -
After Forbes published a list of the highest paid female athletes featuring Yuna, netizens celebrated her charitable giving and wished she was paid more. -
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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The man, whose organization is devoted to defending Korean men against feminist oppression, published an online suicide note before leaping to his death. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
After a recent report claimed South Korea is the most corrupt developed nation in Asia, netizens accused their politicians of ruining the national reputation. -
Seoul politicians push for teaching the Chinese characters that make up most Korean words, parents and hangul advocacy groups call it an unnecessary burden -
After murdering a 17 year old girl, the killer went to social media to describe his lack of remorse and send images of the dismembered body to his friends. -
Netizens criticize the special privileges given to celebrities in the military after reporters find Seven and Sangchu visiting massage parlors. -
Online response focused on the extraordinary efforts of pilots, flight attendants, and passengers during the crash and offered condolences to the deceased. -
Public divided by revelation that President Roh Moo-hyun offered NLL to North Korea, leak also seen as a smokescreen for investigation into NIS.
