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Koreans Praise Costco’s Reaction to Minimum Wage Increase

While a significant number of companies have been caught using tricks to save on employee wages after recent minimum wage increase in South Korea,...

Four Infants Died within 90 Minutes at a Hospital in Seoul

  Police are investigating the deaths of four infants who died at Ewha Womans University Medical Center in Seoul, Korea. According to the Yangcheon police station...

‘Blind Recruitment’ for Executive Office of Korea Hires Women for All Position

On December 13, Blue House, the executive office of the South Korean president, announced the result for its first ‘blind’ recruitment. For all six...

Calves in Korea Wear Jackets to Stay Warm in Freezing Weather

  As biting cold continues nationwide for several days, some dairy farms even dressed their young calves in jackets.   On Wednesday, December 12, the temperature recorded...

85 South Korean Travelers Denied Entry to U.S. at Once

A total of 85 Koreans were denied entry to the U.S. at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. These Korean citizens including the elderly were stranded...

Korean Radical Feminist Allegedly Committed Child Sexual Assault in Australia

A user of Korean radical feminist website, Wamad, wrote on the website that she had sexually assaulted a minor in Australia. It hasn’t been...

Korea’s College Entrance Exam Postponed Due to 5.4-Earthquake

Korea's 2018 college entrance exam has been postponed for a week as a result of the 5.4-magnitude earthquake in the city of Pohang. ...

South Korean President Apologizes for War Crimes in Vietnam

  South Korean President Moon Jae-in visited a press center in Manila on November 14, wrapping up the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting schedule with...

Street Dancer in Hot Water over Hair Grabbing ‘Performance’

A street dancer who performs on Hongdae streets is criticized for grabbing audiences’ hair as a part of his “performance.” On November 12, a Twitter...

Korean Characters Leading New Korean Wave

On November 11, which is the day people in China celebrate being singles by shopping offline and online, Alibaba’s shopping site T-mall went busy...