South Korea is awash with demands for thorough investigation and harsh punishments for members of the Defense Security Command involved in reviewing the possibility of declaring martial law during 2016’s candelight rallies. The review was prepared ahead of the decision to impeach former president Pa
All South Korean males between the ages of 18 and 35 are required to complete up to two years of military service, one of the longest periods of military service in the world, though it pales in comparison to the decade-long service endured by their neighbors to the North. Anyone who refuses to comp
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
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
Actor Park Hae-jin has donated 20,000 trees and began a tree planting project with his fans in China to try and help combat the growing issue of air pollution caused by fine dust, which often blows over to South Korea. For his efforts he became the first Korean to recieve honorary Chinese citizenshi
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
The Korean tv show “Masterpieces” recently featured two volumes of an old book titled “The Diary of a Japanese Military Brothel Administrator”, written by a Korean who worked in Myanmar and Singapore for two and a half years as an administrator for the Japanese army during the Japanese colonial peri
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
