All posts tagged "Korea"

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    ‘Side effects of hallyu’ concern other Asian countries

    By Jung Min-ho BANGKOK — When Japanese popular culture gained traction in Korea in the 1990s, critics deplored the comic books and music, saying they were destroying Korean traditions and values. Now, with the Korean wave experiencing...

    • Posted November 20, 2014
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  • [The Diplomat] South Korea’s Immigrant Problem

    It is increasingly difficult to characterize South Korea as a single-race nation anymore given its growing racial and cultural diversity. South Korea has about 1.58 million foreign residents as of September, and there are 49...

    • Posted November 20, 2014
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    S. Korea launches new safety agency in response to ferry disaster

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Wednesday formally launched a new safety agency in the wake of April’s ferry sinking that killed more than 300 people, mostly teenage students, and exposed shortcomings in disaster response....

    • Posted November 19, 2014
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  • A cluster of plastic surgery clinics in Apgujeong-dong, southern Seoul. Doctors stress that jaw realignment should not be considered as a cosmetic surgery procedure. (Korea Times file)
    [NPR] The Many Stories Behind Double-Eyelid Surgery

      A lot of assumptions are made about why people undergo double-eyelid surgery. Assumptions like: They wanted to look more white, or they wanted to look less Asian. But individual stories reveal more minute, more complicated...

    • Posted November 19, 2014
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  • This file photo shows Buddhist priests attending the 17th annual conference of Buddhists of South Korea, China and Japan march for peace on a road near South Korea's border with North Korea, waving a flag symbolizing a reunified Korea. (Yonhap)
    Buddhist priests from S. Korea, China, Japan gather to pray for peace

    PAJU, South Korea (Yonhap) — Hundreds of Buddhist priests from South Korea, China and Japan prayed for peace on the Korean Peninsula during a joint religious service held at a place just south of the heavily armed...

    • Posted November 19, 2014
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  • Kate Upton decorating a Sports Illustrated cover. (AP)
    Supermodel Kate Upton to bring charms to Korea

    American supermodel Kate Upton is visiting Korea for the first time to promote the popular mobile game “Game of War: Fire Age” this weekend. The voluptuous 22-year-old, the official model for the game, will be dressed as...

    • Posted November 19, 2014
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    Interracial marriages in S. Korea on decline

    By Yoon Ja-young Marriages between Koreans and foreign spouses dropped 7.8 percent last year, decreasing for the third consecutive year. The number of babies born from interracial couples also decreased 7.1 percent. According to Statistics Korea, a...

    • Posted November 19, 2014
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