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South Korean Presidential Candidate Promotes People to Shop

Politics, at times (most of the time, to be honest with myself), sounds difficult and boring. Policies invite unfamiliar terms and many are left puzzled...

Illegal Injections and Plastic Surgery Surge In LA K-Town

Many Koreans are getting exposed to illegal injections and surgeries. Recently, illegal beauty surgical procedures such as illegal thread lifting, fake botox, unqualified laser treatments,...

South Korea Seeks Safety from the Voyeuristic Eyes

On March 31 at K-pop girl group GFriend's fan event held in Seoul, Korea, the group's member Yerin sit face to face with a...

Korean Coffee Franchise TOM N TOMS to Revamp

TOM N TOMS, the coffee chain originated from South Korea, is ready for its second phase in the U.S. Opening two new U.S. stores...

Racist Airbnb Host Refused Asian Guest – the Denied Guest Calls for Unification of Minority against Racism

"As fishes protect themselves against predators by traveling as a group, Koreans, African Americans, and Muslims, too, have to gather to react to racism...

Overbooked United Airlines Drags Passenger Out of the Plane

United Airlines is being criticized for their nonsense action of dragging a passenger out of the plane due to an overbooking issue. This incident happened...

Racist Airbnb Host Declines Korean Guest Just Because She Was Asian

A 1.5-generation Korean American woman from Southern California got declined by her Airbnb host solely for the reason of being Asian. Airbnb had presented preventive...

Line Friends and Pushbutton Collaborate to Launch Fashion Brand

If South Korea is dominated by KakaoTalk, the smartphone messenger application with over 40 million Monthly Active Users, other East Asian countries, especially Japan...

Here is the Song Ex-President Park Listens to in Jail Every Morning

On March 31, 2017, South Korean ex-President Park Geun-hye was taken to a remand prison. Since then, Park is following the daily routine with...

A Chinese Exchange Student in Korea Accuses Fellow Students of Racism for Blaming China for Air Pollution

An exchange student from China recently wrote to Facebook about a "racist" experience in Korea, which has inflamed a debate on social media. On March...