The so-called ‘no kids zone’ in Korea is of a recent origin, started by some restaurant and cafe owners who could no longer stand wild children and irresponsible parents. There is controversy still going on over this issue, but a recent survey shows the majority of people (73%) agree to the ‘no kids
South Korean semiconductor company SK Hynix recently held a FailCon, or Failure Conference, where four employees stood in front of their co-workers and shared tales of their biggest failures, and how they later overcame them. In most companies, failure is met with reproach or simply hidden from view
Many of Seoul’s old restaurants are located in the old districts of Euljiro, one of which is Andongjang, a Chinese restaurant where loyal, elderly customers gather for lunch. The oldest Chinese restaurant in Seoul (though there are older Chinese restaurants in other cities in Korea.), Andongjang beg
Jang Jo-kyung’s parents left Korea for the Spanish island of Las Palmas when he was only 9 months old. In 2013, he moved to Los Angeles and created a social media group for other Spanish-speaking Koreans, but with the hallyu wave sweeping the world, before long the group was full of more South Ameri
Founded in 2010, EcoCreation is a Korean company running an environmentally friendly pyrolysis plant capable of extracting heating oil from waste plastics, which are usually otherwise buried or incinerated. Last year, they earned 3 billion won (~$2.8 million) in sales, and expect to make at least 10
Korea’s Rural Development Administration has announced that it has laid the groundwork for handling large amounts of food waste using soldier fly larvae. Soldier fly larvae have a voracious appetite, which allows them to be used for disposing a range of waste products. They can eat and break down ab
A recent ‘water rage’ incident involving the executive director (and daughter of the Chairman) of Korean Air,, Cho Hyun-min, mistreating an employee of an advertising agency by throwing a glass of water at them during a business meeting has brought ‘Gapjil’ back to the forefront of national conversa
KBS2 대국민토크쇼 안녕하세요 South Korean comedian Lee Young-ja’s new variety show has been attracting a lot of attention for her encyclopaedic knowledge of Seoul’s most delicious restaurants. In one episode she was joined by K-Pop idol group B1A4, and as a member described a delicious tripe shop th
For many foreigners coming to Seoul, one of the main things they notice is the distinct lack of large natural spaces, replaced instead by a jungle of concrete towers, roads, and sidewalks. Therefore, it may be shocking to discover there are a large number of beehives hidden on rooftops across the ci
When Korean President Moon Jae-In attended the 2016 memorial ceremony of the Gwangju Democratization Movement he gained a lot of attention for the worn-out shoes he wore, which many felt exemplified his image as a ‘common man’. Moon bought this specific pair of shoes back in 2012 from a social enter
[[Image : Real Story TV channel in Youtube (Link)]] In Korea, as is the case in every country, every move of the national leader Moon Jae-In attracts attention from the public. As such, his shoes became famous in the last presidential election for two very specific reasons. The first of these are th
Before and during the Second World War, the Imperial Japanese Army forced tens of thousands of young women from across Asia into sexual slavery, with the majority coming from Korea and China. Euphemistically referred to as ‘comfort women’, their fates have been long been a sticking point in relation
