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    Jeju-do, Korea’s largest island, has long been the country’s favorite domestic holiday destination thanks to its beautiful beaches, lush countryside, and seaside hotels designed for rest [...] Three main components are associated with Jeju: rocks, wind, and haenyeo, the female divers of Jeju-do.

    Jeju is, by far, Korea’s most popular tourist destination. The Island had always been crowded with Chinese tourists, but lately, as tensions arose between China and Korea over THAAD, few Chinese ha…
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    "As I was studying the second law of thermodynamics which is related to entropy, I found out that energy flows in the direction of order to disorder [...] When I was trying to find a way to express this concept in my work, I ran into a BBC article in which a journalist explained that the BBC film archive was attacked by fungus. It was a disaster because many of the films were damaged but when I saw the images of films eaten by fungus I thought they were very beautiful."

    In a cozy bar near the Blue House, I met Oh Seung-hwan, also known as Tonio, a Korean photographer based in Seoul. While he was studying film at Hunter College in New York, he discovered his passio…
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    By establishing a three-way network between authors, writers, and publishing company, novels-in-the-making are sent through a feedback chain, leaving no publish...ed novel left unread or discarded. Freelance authors upload their stories a chapter at a time and if readers want to read more, they will pay cyber-money (“coins”) for the next chapter to be uploaded.

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    By Eui-mi Seo What happens to all those books that have been published but no one wants to read? All those hours put into creative writing and publishing one work, left to collect dus…
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    Z-Works—co-run by Ogawa himself and colleague, Tatsuya Takahashi—is the innovative startup for Ogawa’s products. Though having been established just less than two years ago, the organization seeks to enhance daily living without depriving users of their humanity

    By Eui-mi Seo The “Baby-boomers” have become older, leaving younger generations with an ever-growing aging population. But with a full-time job and children to rear, it’s easy to forget our parents…
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    By establishing a three-way network between authors, writers, and publishing company, novels-in-the-making are sent through a feedback chain, leaving no published novel left unread or discarded. Freelance authors upload their stories a chapter at a time and if readers want to read more, they will pay cyber-money (“coins”) for the next chapter to be uploaded.

    By Eui-mi Seo What happens to all those books that have been published but no one wants to read? All those hours put into creative writing and publishing one work, left to collect dus…
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    [Estrelladew] is a very powerful brand in a sense that working women are increasing here in South Korea, who also balance their working life as well as their home life and would be in need of Estrelladew homecare products.

    Seul Lee is a young, vibrant and smart entrepreneur who is based in Seoul, South Korea. She started up her own business that produces bathrobes, masks for women, wash bands etc. The reason behind t…
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    Changez, a young Pakistani Princeton graduate, is admitted to New York’s prestigious valuation firm where he immediately becomes the star player. Young, passionate, and eager to take on the world, Changez is thrilled with the life he has made for himself in America. Everything is picture-perfect; just as it should be, until the morning of September 11, 2001.

    The Reluctant Fundamentalist By Mohsin Hamid “[Pakistan] was where I came from, this was my provenance, and it smacked of lowliness…” Changez, a young Pakistani Princeton graduate, is admitt…
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    Through the unexplained faces of the models, one can only discover that it is in the ordinary that youngsters have found the particular.

    In an effort to understand the season for its uniqueness, the works of 28 world-renowned artists were brought together and displayed in Korea’s D Museum, in partnership with the corporate organizat…
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    While WhatsApp is still linked to a talkative way to converse, Asian messaging applications allow people to talk using only stickers.

    In a relationship with an operating system. “I’ve never loved anyone the way I loved you”. This is a quote from Her, the movie directed by Spike Jonze in 2013. The main character, Theo…
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    That progress is largely thanks to the performance of its chaebols: massive family run conglomerates. But now businesses are being criticised for holding South Korea back. Many people I spoke to said it's time for change.
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    For all the talk of North Korea and anti-missile systems, a less sensational subject concerns most voters.
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    The U.S. refuses to negotiate with North Korea. But is that the right call?

    N.K. says it successfully test-fires new ballistic missile [Yonhap] SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) — North Korea said Monday it has successfully tested-fired a new ground-to-ground medium long-range …
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    Moon Jae-in won the election and restored progressive rule after 9 years. Beneath his nice-guy facade and policies toward the North lies a complex persona.
    koreaexpose.com|By Se-Woong Koo

    To address security problems on the Korean Peninsula, Moon said after taking the oath, "I'll fly to Washington, Beijing and Tokyo soon if necessary. And I'll go to Pyongyang if conditions are met. I'll do everything I can for peace on the peninsula."
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    President Moon Jae-in took the oath of office Wednesday, and offered to visit Pyongyang if conditions were met to help resolve the deadlock over North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs. In a message to the people delivered at the National Assembly, he said he would also go to Washington as soon a...
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    South Korea has joined the ranks of the world’s most polluted countries.

    The worst case of fine dust of 2017 blanketed much of South Korea on Saturday. The huge dust storm was first from Mongolia and then China. The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) st…
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    Weeks ago, Hong was just another minority party representative—an unpopular party at that—unlikely to receive a double-digit percentage of the votes. Yesterday’s election, however, clearly revealed otherwise with Hong outrunning Moon’s likely centrist opponent, Ahn Cheol-su (People’s Party) by a substantial margin.

    The ballots have been counted and the results announced—Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party has been selected as Korea’s 19th executive leader, winning with 41.1 percent of the votes. It took month…
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    Moon Jae-in has won presidential election comfortably after predecessor ousted in corruption scandal
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    The pressure to score well on the exam has been blamed as the cause of teenage depression and suicide rates that are among the highest in the world.

    Suneung, the most important test of your life The Korean school system is based on six years of elementary school (age 6-12), three years of junior high school (age 12-15) and three years of senior…
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