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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang’s use of ‘Gangnam Style’ receives mixed reactions

One of the most talked about things about Friday’s opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Games is undoubtedly Gangnam Style -- South Korean singer Psy’s song that became a mega-hit worldwide when it wa...

February 10, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Tired of media coverage on North Korea? Here’s what South Koreans think

Jayine Chung says she gets frustrated whenever she switches on her TV these days. The 33-year-old, who works in the media industry in Seoul, collaborates often with foreign journalists who visit the ...

February 10, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Top trending words on PyeongChang opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics took place Friday. Here is what’s behind some of the most trending words in South Korea and abroad regarding the ceremony. (Photo on the left)...

February 9, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Gangneung’s disappearing treasure: coffee vending machines

GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- A quiet costal town near PyeongChang, Gangnueng has long been known for its local coffee scene. The area is most famous for its annual coffee festival and “cafe street”...

February 9, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Olympics in South Korea: Then vs. Now

The Olympics have returned to South Korea 30 years after Seoul hosted the Summer Games, and the country has gone through rapid changes since 1988. The Korea Herald has put together a list to compare...

February 9, 2018
Olympic Games
[Newsmaker] NK troupe performs Tchaikovsky, South Korean songs at historical performance

GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- South Korea’s well-known pop-songs, Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” and Secret Garden’s “You Raise Me Up” were among the pieces performed by North Korea’s art troupe as part ...

February 9, 2018
Olympic Games
[Newsmaker] Ivanka Trump likely to join closing ceremony at PyeongChang

Ivanka Trump, US President Donald Trump’s daughter, is likely to attend the closing ceremony of the upcoming PyeongChang Olympics, CNN reported. Citing a White House official, CNN reported that Tru...

February 6, 2018
International
[PyeongChang 2018] Korean-American athletes in spotlight

While nearly 3,000 athletes from 95 nations are scheduled to visit South Korea for the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics, this year has a personal significance for some athletes from the US. For ...

January 30, 2018
Olympic Games
[Newsmaker] Scandal sheds light on skating union's mistreatment

South Korea’s speed skater Noh Seon-yeong had one of the most dramatic weeks of her life. The 28-year-old, who had initially been selected to represent South Korea in the women’s team at the PyeongC...

January 30, 2018
Olympic Games
1,200 detained for date abuse

More than 1,200 date abuse perpetrators were arrested in Seoul from June-August, as police conducted a special crackdown on violence against women, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Thursday....

September 1, 2016
Social affairs
Teen mothers neglected in prenatal care: study

South Korea’s pregnant teenagers do not receive enough medical attention and are three times more likely to have premature babies than mothers in other age groups, partly because of stigmatization ag...

August 30, 2016
Social affairs
‘Majority of female doctors pressured not to get pregnant'

About 70 percent of South Korean female resident physicians, as well as 40 percent of women nurses are pressured not to get pregnant by their employers to minimize the number of workers on maternity ...

August 29, 2016
Social affairs
'Korea low in gender-related indexes’

South Korea recorded low in two significant gender-related indexes, including the latest Gender Gap Report released annually by the World Economic Forum, a local study showed on Sunday. According to...

August 28, 2016
Social affairs
Korea’s new birth rate policies raise eyebrows

South Korea’s newly introduced measures to boost the country’s “critically low” fertility rate, including a campaign to urge workers to leave work without informing their bosses, are being questioned...

August 28, 2016
Social affairs
Most single Koreans want state support in getting married

Almost 90 percent of single Koreans think the government should provide special policies for those who wish to get married, and the largest proportion of them think the measures should tackle limited...

August 18, 2016
Social affairs

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