According to the 2011 edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI), South Korea’s peace index is the lowest ever. Due to the sinking of the Cheonan Navy Ship and North Korea’s attack on Yeonpyeong Island, the Korean Peninsula’s GPI decreased three years in
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The nation’s defense ministry is on alert status this week after an allegation raised by an American veteran Sgt. Ray Bows became public. The retired soldier had posted on a web portal that U.S. troops buried hundreds of gallons of chemical waste at Camp
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The blame game continues. It’s been one year since the Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV-1) blasted into outer space. But quickly after its glorious take-off, the nation’s space-launch industry is spinning further out of orbit. Sources have confirmed tha
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Freestyle swimmer Park Tae-hwan announced during his signing of an endorsement deal with a sportswear firm in Seoul that he is prepared to break the 400-meter world record. The statement received much attention for it meant the swimmer has his eyes on the
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Statistics Korea recently announced that suicide was the number 1 cause of mortality among young people in South Korea. The announcement indicated teenagers are under heavy stress from the highly competitive educational environment and harsh job market co
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The nation was shaken last week when the marriage reports between Seo Tai-ji and Lee Ji-ah surfaced. Despite the controversy, the demand for the singer’s music has reached new heights. A recent survey by major domestic music portals such as Melon, Bugs a
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Recently announced government figures showed the number of college graduates who are unemployed or not seeking employment neared 3 million in the first three months of the year. Serious questions are being raised against the government’s claims that it h
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When the government first introduced the 50,000 won note in 2009, in addition to the existing 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 won bills, it hoped the introduction of the new note would save costs for issuing 100,000 won checks and provide a boost to the economy b
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The Seoul-Tokyo standoff over Dokdo has reached new heights last week. Shortly after Japan approved middle school textbooks describing the islets as its territory, the nation’s government gave the go sign on constructing an ocean research station and a s
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Despite all the chaos and catastrophic events continue to swallow the land of the rising sun, Tokyo decided to take a firm stance in its territorial claim on Korea’s easternmost islets. Sources report that the Japanese government has given the go sign on
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