Stories about South Korea from March, 2011
29 March 2011
25 March 2011
South Korea: Controversial Memoir Mixes Art, Sex and Politics
An art curator who shocked South Korea with her fake Yale diploma and government connections released a memoir on March 22, 2011, rocking the nation once again with her revelations....
24 March 2011
22 March 2011
16 March 2011
South Korea: Old Feuds Forgotten as Koreans React to Japan Quake
Forgetting old feuds between the two countries, South Korean bloggers and tweeps have expressed both deep concern and support for Japan in its time of crisis. Harsh criticisms meanwhile have...
11 March 2011
9 March 2011
South Korea: Suicide Actress's Memoirs Claim Sex Exploitation
South Korean netizens are busy discussing deceased actress Ja-Yeon Jang's memoirs, which contain claims that she was a victim of career-related sexual exploitation. The struggling 26-year-old actress who committed suicide...
5 March 2011
South Korea: Battling Against Foreign Finance's Encroachment
Korea Exchange Bank employees and civil rights activists have taken to the streets of Seoul to protest against the encroachment of foreign finance on Korean financial turf. Korean net users...
3 March 2011
South Korea: Dating App Developer Convicted of Privacy Violation
The web developer of a controversial mobile application which tracks down the current location of one’s boy/girlfriend, has been indicted without detention by police in South Korea for violating the...
