The Secret Behind Explosive Growth of India Online Casino Market
The online casino market in India has seen tremendous growth over the recent few years. While gambling has always been popular in the country, these […]
Culture
Unika Stenhus: The Pioneer in Sustainable Stone House Solutions
The initial idea of a sustainable stone house was formed when Ola Torrång of Unika Stenhus worked in Japan after his architecture degree at Chalmers […]
Seoul to Rename Historic District
The historic neighbourhood Gye-dong, located within Bukchon Hanok Village, is expected to be renamed sometime this month, according to Jongno-gu officials. The name change comes […]
Does Korea Have the World’s Best Mothers?
That might be the opinion you hold if you’ve read a recent article by South Korean professor Kim Seong-kon in the Korea Herald. According to Dr. […]
Bite Me: Misozoonistic Advertising
At what point in the slaughtering process do animals go from sentient beings to cuisine? Is it when they appear in front of us on […]
Korean Women Need to Stand as One for Social Change
Last week I criticised the image that Psy is projecting to Korea and the world, but his most recent video does include some buffoonery based on the unfair treatment of women […]
Understanding North Korea by Seeing the Similarities with the South
With all the shenanigans that are going on North of the border, I wondered if there can be anything we can learn about North Korea […]
The Generation Gap in South Korea
I was asked the other day by a reader of one of my blogs if there is any country other than Korea that had such an […]
My Korean Grandmothers Memories of the Japanese Occupation and the Korean War
Instead of spending time over Seollal (Korean New Year) with my Father in-laws side of the family in Suncheon, where I live in the far […]
Why is K-Pop So Popular?
Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ has now received over 50 million youtube views, has become a bit of a world-wide sensation, and has achieved what all K-Pop […]