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New Cases Surge to More Than 170,000 from 2022-02-23T10:19:23

New Cases Surge to More Than 170,000

Korea Covid Update

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022

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New Cases Dip Below 100,000: Korea Covid Update from 2022-02-21T12:18:44

New Coronavirus Cases Dip Below 100,000

Covid Korea Update

Monday, February 21st, 2022

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Fully Vaccinated To Reach 70% This Weekend: Korea Covid & Vaccine Updates from 2021-10-22T11:39:35

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Downward Trend Continues With Fewer Than 1,500 Cases: Korea Covid & Vaccine Updates from 2021-10-21T02:00

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[LIVE] Should Dog Meat Be Banned in South Korea? from 2021-10-04T18:00

Korea FM's first social audio episode, recorded live while simulcasting to Clubhouse, Kakao 음(mm) & Spoon! The following news stories were used to guide this conversation:

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Cases Increase but Remain Under 1,000 for 2 Consecutive Days from 2021-01-05T17:00

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reports 809 local infections, and 31 infected international arrivals, for a total of 840 new cases.

Yonhap News reports health authorities ...

Coronavirus Cases Plummet by 1/3 as Deaths Pass 1,000 from 2021-01-04T17:00

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reports 672 local infections, and 43 infected international arrivals, for a total of 715 new cases.

Yonhap News reports today’s...

Sharp Rise To 1,020 New Coronavirus Cases from 2021-01-04T02:26

Coronavirus cases rise sharply with additional infections from a Seoul prison and continued positive test results from medical facilities across South Korea.

The Korea Disease Control an...

Michael Breen On His New Book, "The New Koreans" from 2018-06-11T16:08

Michael Breen is a writer & consultant who first came to South Korea as a correspondent in 1982. He's covered North & South Korea for several newspapers, including the Guardian, The Times & the Was...

Nearly Three Quarters Of Young Smokers Deterred By South Korean Cigarette Price Increase from 2017-11-08T07:08:28

Smoking habit data released in 2016 reports that despite recent price increases for a pack of cigarettes in South Korea, more than 20% of young smokers will continue smoking. To find out what those...

More North Korean Defectors Supporting Moon Jae-in, Shifting View On Pyongyang from 2017-07-09T12:42

The Nikkei Asian Review recently published a piece on rather surprising Moon Jae-in supporters leading up to the special election he won to replace former President Park Geun-hye who current remain...

Otto Warmbier's DPRK Travel Company 'Young Pioneer Tours' from 2017-06-26T08:12

ConsumerAffairs.com writer Amy Martyn recently wrote a piece titled "Booze, bribes and propaganda: The company that promises 'safe' travel in North Korea" regarding the tour company American colleg...

Q&A With "The New Koreans" Author Michael Breen At The "Seoul Book & Culture Club" from 2017-06-19T02:54:45

Barry Welsh's "Seoul Book and Culture Club" recently played host to author Michael Breen, who discussed his newly released book "The New Koreans". To better understand the text & the Q&A session co...

Teacher Pay vs Work Hours - Which Is Better For South Korean Teachers? from 2017-06-07T11:48:53

A 2016 education report from The Economist asks if higher wages or less working hours make a better teacher. While South Korea has one of the highest wages for public teachers in the OECD, public t...

Young South Koreans Turning Away From Religion from 2017-06-01T14:43:51

Seoul-based reporter Steven Borowiec recently wrote an article for Aljazeera English titled "Why young South Koreans are turning away from religion". Borowiec spoke with Korea FM reporter Chance Do...

Peace Activist Yoh Kawanaka On Improving South Korea-Japan Relations from 2017-05-30T09:01:46

Recently, Seoul-based think tank The Asia Institute held a peace march in the capital. The event was open to the public, & peace activist Yoh Kawanaka was invited to travel to Seoul from Japan to p...

Asia Institute's "Korea Peace March" This Sunday, May 14th In Seoul from 2017-05-11T09:23:53

The Asia Institute is a Seoul-based think tank that addresses global issues with a focus on Asia, committed to presenting a balanced perspective that takes into account the concerns of the entire r...

President Trump "Seriously Undermining" South Korea-U.S. Alliance from 2017-05-08T11:35:19

Recently a column appeared on NKNews.org that directly made light of how US President Donald Trump has influenced what’s going on here on the Korean Peninsula, & it didn’t paint the new president i...

Running The Pyongyang Marathon As A Foreigner from 2017-05-04T14:41:01

Recently, over 1,000 foreign runners participated in the Pyongyang, North Korea Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon. Held every year since 1981, the race only began accepting participants from...

Does Eating Too Much White Rice Cause Diabetes? from 2017-05-02T07:49:17

Last year, the head of Singapore's Health Promotion Board announced new plans to fight diabetes that focus on educating the public on the health risks of eating white rice based on research data fr...

The Glass Zoo: Women In South Korean, US Journalism from 2017-04-28T11:39:26

Earlier this month, a panel discussion titled “The Glass Zoo: Women in Journalism” was jointly organized by media start-ups Korea Exposé & Mediati, moderated by Korea Expose managing editor Haeryun...

US Aircraft Carrier Finally En Route To Korea, College Grad Unemployment Rate All Time High [Korean News Update] from 2017-04-24T14:25:34

A US aircraft carrier & other vessels appear to finally be on their way to the Korean Peninsula, a human rights group is calling on China to not force 8 North Korean refugees back to the DPRK, and ...

Young Koreans Challenging Politicians & Their Role In South Korean Society from 2017-04-21T10:28:53

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s presidential career began & ended with firsts, & while countless pieces have been written on the protests that led to her removal from power, one recen...

"March For Science" Taking Place Saturday, April 22nd In Busan & Seoul from 2017-04-19T07:58:18

This Saturday, April 22nd the “March For Science” will take place around the world as “the first step of a global movement to defend the vital role science plays in… health, safety, economies, and ...

China warns “No Winner” In North Korean Conflict, Vice President Pence Coming To Seoul, ROK Exports To China Increase [Korean News Update] from 2017-04-14T14:58:37

China warns there will be “no winner” in an armed North Korean conflict that could start “at any moment”, Vice President Mike Pence will arrive in Seoul on Sunday, & despite an economic boycott ove...

Tensions Rising On Korean Peninsula, Overseas Voting Increase, Park Geun-hye Indictment Near [Korean News Update] from 2017-04-11T11:27:29

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are rising with the arrival of a US aircraft carrier, overseas voting is up, ex-president Park Geun-hye could soon be indicted, & coffee is king. All that & more on...

Korean Air Pollution At 2 Year High, ROK Tests New Missile, Expat Alleges Police Discrimination [Korean News Update] from 2017-04-07T10:35:54

The concentration of fine dust particles in South Korea’s air is the worst since 2015, the ROK has test fired a new long range ballistic missile, a Busan-based expat has been thrust into the spotli...

Colombian Accuses Busan Police Of Discrimination After Costco Assault from 2017-04-05T06:07:28

Colombian Leo Mendoza has lived in South Korea for 16 years. He's married to Korean & is a well known member of the Busan community for his work with a local dog shelter. Recently, he & his wife we...

Park Arrested, Sewol Arrives At Port, Seoul Air Worst Ever [Korean News Update] from 2017-03-31T09:08:50

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been arrested, the salvaged Sewol ferry has arrived at port, Seoul’s air quality is the worst ever recorded, & the monthly pay gap between Korean wor...

Seoul "Asia's Unlikely Expat Haven" from 2017-03-30T10:56:15

Seoul-based reporter Jason Strother recently wrote for the BBC that "while not an obvious choice for the jet-setting expat, South Korea’s high-energy capital has a lot to offer foreign professional...

Korean News Update - Wednesday, March 29 from 2017-03-29T08:55:27

Bones found on the Sewol ferry are not those of missing victims, the European Parliament says South Korea hasn’t abided by standards related to freedom of association, five kilometers of Gangnam ro...

Korean News Update - Monday, March  27 from 2017-03-27T02:50:06

The Sewol Ferry has been raised and will arrive at a port on the South Korean mainland later this week, satellite images have captured vehicle movement at a North Korean nuclear test site, despite ...

Fulbright Korea’s Black Culture & History Festival from 2017-03-23T05:09:25

In June of 2016, American English teachers & Fulbright English Teaching Assistants from around South Korea gathered at the Seoul Global Cultural Center in Myeong-dong to share their thoughts & cult...

Korean News Update - Friday, March 17 from 2017-03-17T07:32:24

Former President Park Geun-hye says she will honor prosecutors’ request to answer questions regarding the scandal that removed her from office, animal rights activists have accused Park of animal n...

South Korea Stacking Olympic Hockey Team With North American Players from 2017-03-16T06:31:22

To prepare for the upcoming 2018 Pyeongchang winter olympics, South Korea is investing in both infrastructure & athletes, with one sport in particular making headlines for its addition of foreign-b...

Korean News Update - Monday, March 13 from 2017-03-13T06:00:31

Several journalists have been attacked by pro-Park Geun-hye supporters in the aftermath of the ruling that removed her from power, after vacating the presidential residence the now former president...

Korean News Update - Friday, March 10 from 2017-03-10T10:08:57

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has permanently removed President Park Geun-hye from office over a corruption scandal, triggering an automatic presidential election to be held in 60 days. All th...

South Koreans "Undisputed Asian Masters Of Chicken" from 2017-03-09T07:13:44

It's no secret that South Korea has an obsession with fried chicken & beer, but last year's article from Canadian expat & Vice writer Dave Hazzan brings the phenomenon into focus by calling South K...

Tuesday, March 7 Korean News Update from 2017-03-07T00:30:59

North Korea says US bases in Japan were the target of its most recent ballistic missile test, China is trying to punish South Korea’s economy for THAAD, and a new Korean television series, with zom...

Korean News Update - Thursday, March 2 from 2017-03-02T01:02:04

The de facto head of Samsung has been indicted on bribery & embezzlement connected to the Park Geun-hye corruption scandal, North Korea wants custody of the body of leader Kim Jong-un’s half brothe...

Monday, Feb 27 Korean News Update from 2017-02-26T13:02:08

President Park Geun-hye will not appear at the final hearing for her impeachment following protests by hundreds of thousands in Seoul over the weekend, no trace of the nerve agent that killed North...

Solitary Sage: Korea's "Go-un" Choi Chi-won Book By Professor David Mason from 2017-02-24T08:47:38

Last year, the Asia Institute invited the public to attend a free lecture by the author of the first English language book written about one of Korea's greatest historical figures. Author David Mas...

Kim Dynasty Family Members Living In US, American Defector’s Children Living In North Korea from 2017-02-19T14:52:40

While North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s brother, Kim Jong-nam, was recently murdered while living outside of the DPRK, he’s not the only Mount Paektu Bloodline member to have made it out of North K...

Korean Wave Spreading To Rural African Villages from 2017-02-13T06:24:49

As the Korean Wave continues to become popular in many parts of Asia, Korean dramas & music have also begun to make inroads in other parts of the world, including villages in rural Africa. Last spr...

Most South Korean Billionaires Inherited Their Wealth from 2017-02-08T12:56:48

According to a 2016 analysis of Forbes data on billionaires around the world, nearly three quarters of all South Korean billionaires inherited their wealth. Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland spoke w...

Battle For Seoul's Noryangjin Fish Market from 2017-02-01T13:18:13

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Controversy Over 'Morning After Pill' Status As Prescription Medication from 2017-01-29T01:55:44

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Friday, Jan 27 Korean News Update from 2017-01-27T14:52:25

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Coffee Expo Seoul Draws Thousands For Improved Coffee Varieties & Tech from 2017-01-24T11:27:17

Last spring, thousands of coffee lovers, shop owners & business professionals traveled to Gangnam for Coffee Expo Seoul 2016, an event organized by Coex & the Korea Coffee Association as Korea’s pr...

North Korea-Focused NGOs Need Volunteers from 2017-01-13T06:09:45

In March of last year, North Korea-focused NGOs gathered in Yeouido at the South Korean National Assembly to inform perspective volunteers how they can donate their skills to help North Korean refu...

Seoul's First Vegan Festival from 2017-01-02T11:07

The summer of 2016 marked the first time a vegan festival was held in Seoul. Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland attended Vegan Festival Korea to speak with its organizers, and some of its attendees, ...

Cheating Cancels ACT Exam Across South Korea from 2016-12-27T04:24:31

Due to suspected cheating, this summer the ACT exam was cancelled for all test-takers in South Korea & Hong Kong in what became the first cancellation of the exam to ever affect an entire country, ...

Comfort Women Remembered In Melbourne, Australia from 2016-12-07T12:55:08

South Korean ‘comfort women’ were recently remembered at an event in Melbourne as part of ’16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence,’ a movement that started at Rutgers University in 1991 ...

Hongdae's Zandari Festa Indie Music Showcase w/ 'Atlas Wyld' & 'Say Sue Me' from 2016-11-23T04:07:03

Since the fall of 2012, Zandari Festa has brought Korean, expat and international musical acts to Hongdae, an area of Seoul known to be the indie music capital of South Korea. This year's Zandari F...

Korean Adoptee Adam Crapser To Be Deported After 38 Years In United States from 2016-11-07T12:28:37

Despite fighting for several years to be made a naturalized American citizen, a US immigration judge has now ordered Korean-born American adoptee Adam Crapser to be deported from the United States....

Increased Public Drinking & Police Altercations During Summer Heatwave from 2016-10-21T06:23:55

As temperatures rose in Seoul & the rest of the country this summer, so did public drinking & reports of intoxication & altercations with police. Korea FM’s Chance Dorland spoke with Korea Times wr...

Sanitary Pad Price Increase Angers Korean Netizens from 2016-10-10T14:09:48

The announcement earlier this year by Yuhan-Kimberly, South Korea's leading company in the domestic sanitary pad market, that it would increase the price of its pads by up to 20 percent has resulte...

Seoul's Sinkholes Still Causing Headaches from 2016-10-03T07:26:15

Earlier this year, more than 100 sinkholes were discovered in Seoul, & with an additional 246-kilometer section of the capital yet to be scanned, that number could rise to as many as 300 or more. K...

Too Much Tourism On Jeju Island? from 2016-09-22T02:19:44

A 50 year old Chinese man visiting Jeju Island recently stabbed & killed a South Korean woman while she prayed at a cathedral. The murder shocked the ROK & also triggered an online petition demandi...

South Korea's Earthquake Risk & Possible Damage Scenarios from 2016-09-13T01:53:01

This week, South Korea experienced two strong earthquakes centered near Gyeongju city, including a magnitude-5.8 quake that was the largest ever recorded in the ROK. Before these events, due to sei...

In Defense Of Korean Feminism: Rise Of Megalia & Other Online Communities from 2016-09-05T15:51:13

Recently, popular news website Korea Exposé, which brands itself as "showing Korea as it really is," published two pieces related to South Korean feminism & "Megalia," the controversial online comm...

Graphic Cigarette Pack Warnings Begin In South Korea This December from 2016-08-30T15:49:24

Despite an ongoing fight from tobacco companies, the South Korean government says starting in December, health-warning text & images must be included on the upper part of all cigarette packaging fo...

Teach North Korean Refugees English Speech Contest from 2016-08-23T08:08:06

Seoul-based NGO Teach North Korean Refugees recently held its 4th English speech contest for North Korean defectors here in the capital. TNKR’s 3rd speech contest was held earlier this year, & duri...

Stricter Korean Drunk Driving Laws Being Considered from 2016-08-14T10:42:03

This spring, South Korea's National Police Agency began conducting a nationwide survey to gather opinions for how to punish drunk drivers & if the country's blood alcohol limit for drunk driving sh...

Jeonju Named 3rd Best Asian Travel Destination Of 2016 from 2016-08-02T15:42:41

Lonely Planet, the world's largest travel guide book publisher, has named Jeonju, South Korea the 3rd best Asian travel destination of 2016. To learn how cities make their way into these & other ra...

Korea Blog: Seoul's Book Podcast That Draws Standing Room Only Crowds from 2016-07-25T13:49:34

Seoul-based essayist, broadcaster, & Los Angeles Review of Books Korea Blog writer Colin Marshall joins Korea FM's Chance Dorland to discuss Lee Dong-jin’s Red Book Room (이동진의 빨간책방), a weekly podca...

Pokémon Go Takes Over Korea As Gamers Travel Hours To Play New App from 2016-07-19T03:59:27

Pokémon Go has become an overnight success with millions of downloads and users across the world. But, for Pokémon fans in South Korea, the success of the new app has been bittersweet as the game h...

Korean "Kimchibilly" Band 'Street Guns' Wins $50K In Global Music Competition from 2016-07-16T11:13:53

Seoul-based rockabilly band 'Street Guns' beat nearly 10,000 other artists around the world to win Hard Rock Rising's "Rock Local / Win Global" $50,000 first place prize. To learn more about "Stree...

Viral Busan Trash Photo Sign Of Korea's Waste Disposal Problems from 2016-07-12T07:16:38

Viral images of a trash covered beachfront park in Busan demonstrate South Korea’s ongoing problems surrounding litter & trash disposal in public areas. Korea FM’s Chance Dorland spoke with Busan H...

Marmot's Hole: "Creative Korea" Faces Uphill Battle After New National Slogan Announcement from 2016-07-07T16:41:23

Marmot's Hole blogger & tourism magazine editor Robert Koehler joins Korea FM host Chance Dorland to discuss South Korea's new national slogan, "Creative Korea." While the government spent $3 milli...

Seoul Bicycle FAIL: New Crossings Have High Curbs, No Ramps from 2016-07-01T09:15:57

Cyclists are criticizing the Seoul City Government for the creation of new bicycle crossing lanes throughout the city that start & end from high curbs instead of ramps. Korea FM's Chance Dorland sp...

Live Podcast Recording At Seoul Book & Culture Club from 2016-06-21T13:17:12

Barry Welsh's Seoul Book & Culture Club recently hosted a live podcast recording featuring KoreaFM.net podcast hosts. Marmot’s Hole blogger Robert Koehler, Los Angeles Review of Books' Korea Blog w...

2016 Korea Queer Culture Festival & Pride Parade from 2016-06-16T08:16:46

The 17th Annual Korea Queer Culture Festival is in full swing here in Seoul with festivities kicking off earlier this month in front of City Hall with the 2016 Pride Parade & other activities. Kor...

Arirang TV English Video FAIL: How OinK Facebook Group Forced Korean Media Giant To Pull Poorly Produced English Video Series from 2016-06-12T13:09:45

OinK - Only in Korea Facebook group creator Travis Hull joins former Arirang employee Daniel Lee & Korea FM's Chance Dorland to explain how Daniel's Facebook post criticizing the poor English of Ar...

UC Berkeley Korean Studies Students Present Their Research At Seoul National University from 2016-06-08T12:44:14

Students from the University of California, Berkeley recently traveled to South Korea to receive helpful suggestions on their research from Seoul National University professors at the 4th SNU-UC Be...

Marmot's Hole: Korean Air Pollution Grows With Coal Power Expansion from 2016-06-02T16:32:53

Marmot's Hole blogger Robert Koehler & Korea FM creator Chance Dorland discuss the increasing air pollution in South Korea that while often blamed on "yellow dust" from China is more and more a res...

AAJA N3Con: Censorship, Crowdfunding & Virtual Reality Interviews from 2016-05-30T07:18:24

KoreaFM.net's Chance Dorland covered the second & final day of the Asian American Journalists Association's New.Now.Next media conference in Seoul this weekend where he spoke with multiple reporter...

AAJA N3Con: Business Stories You Should Be Doing Now from 2016-05-27T18:55:05

Chance Dorland spoke with Heather Timmons of Quartz, the Wall Street Journal's Alastair Gale, Reuter's Tony Munroe & Bloomberg's Oanh Ha & Peter Pae after their Asian American Journalists Associati...

AAJA N3Con: Live-streaming the News from 2016-05-27T18:44:28

Chance Dorland spoke with the University of Hawaii's Jay Hartwell & Voice of America's Steve Herman after their Asian American Journalists Association "Live-streaming the News" panel discussion at ...

AAJA N3Con: Journalism in the Age of Artificial Intelligence from 2016-05-27T17:29:39

Chance Dorland spoke with Bloomberg TV's Angie Lau, Bloomberg News' David Merritt, Heather Timmons of Quartz, the AP's Paul Cheung & drone photographer Seongjoo Cho after their Asian American Journ...

Gwangju Uprising Remembered By Foreign Journalists Who Were There from 2016-05-24T06:55:52

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Korean Sex Trafficking Exacerbated By E-6 Entertainment Visa from 2016-05-23T08:01:23

Recently, news reports of Korean & foreign women being raped or murdered have thrust South Korea into the international spotlight. But, another crime affecting females (that also affects males to a...

Should South Korea Say Goodbye To Its “Korean Age” System? from 2016-05-19T08:50:53

How old are you? Depending on which country you're in, the answer might be different, & while South Korean civil law has counted age from a person's date of birth since 1962, the continuing presenc...

Seoul Hockey League Raises $5,000 For Players’ Families After Deadly Rooftop Accident from 2016-05-17T07:48:50

Teachers Cory Anderson & Kesayne Reed died May 8th after falling from an Itaewon rooftop in an accident that has both shocked Seoul's expat community & also generated an incredible amount of suppor...

Only In Korea: HBC Gentrification - What Does The Future Hold For Seoul's Expat Neighborhood? from 2016-05-15T17:14:08

Only in Korea Facebook Group creator Travis Hull joins Korea FM's Chance Dorland to discuss HBC gentrification & the government's plan to turn Haebangchon (Hangul: 해방촌 Hanja: 解放村) into a "Green Cul...

Jeonju Int'l Film Festival Interviews with Yana Lekarska from 2016-05-15T16:59:58

Yana Lekarska is a freelance journalist & filmmaker based in Seoul, & her interest in Korean film & cinema history brings her to film festivals across the ROK. During the recent 17th Jeonju Interna...

Korea Blog: Korea's English Fever, Or English Cancer? from 2016-05-08T01:57:51

Do all South Korean students need English in order to be a success? And why are students learning to score well on tests rather than to actually speak English? Seoul-based essayist, broadcaster, & ...

Questioning Media Portrayal Of Foreigners & Drugs In South Korea from 2016-05-04T09:07:40

The arrest of a Canadian working for a university in Daegu on charges of growing marijuana in his apartment has once again ignited a discussion over how foreigners & drugs are depicted by South Kor...

Seoul Food Truck Competition At Yeouido Han River Park from 2016-05-01T14:20:12

The Seoul Night Market opened earlier this month with a competition to choose which foods trucks will have permanents spots at the Yeouido Han River Park from now through the end of October. Korea ...

LA Koreatown Community Center Legal Battle Continues from 2016-04-21T04:40:52

A four-story building in Los Angeles that once served as a symbol of uniting Korean Americans together as a community is now at the forefront of an ongoing legal battle between factions fighting fo...

Public Sewol Discussion With LA Times' Steven Borowiec At "Seoul Book & Culture Club" from 2016-04-19T15:51:08

On the two year anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol, dozens gathered at a public event in Seoul to discuss the factors that led to the April 16, 2014 ferry sinking that killed more than 300 peo...

Sewol 2 Year Anniversary Street Interviews from 2016-04-18T14:21:55

April 16th, 2016 marks the two year anniversary of South Korea's worst maritime disaster when the Sewol Ferry sank on a routine trip from Incheon to Jeju Island while transporting hundreds of high ...

Seoul Street Foods Seeing Culinary Rebirth? from 2016-04-16T15:19:46

That's the title of a recent piece from the Korea Herald that makes the case that while South Korea's capital once saw only greasy, fried food & doughy dessert snacks, Seoul’s streets are now seein...

Marmot’s Hole: South Korean Election Results from 2016-04-15T03:21:37

Marmot's Hole blogger Robert Koehler goes through the recent South Korean parliamentary election results & discusses his thoughts on Saenuri's fall behind the main opposition Minjoo Party in Nation...

South Korean HIV/AIDS Patients Face Discrimination & Abuse from 2016-04-14T05:49:40

Christian Science Monitor writer John Powers says that while HIV & AIDS patients in South Korea have long found it difficult to find medical care, as the number of cases increase, so does patient a...

Young Korean Writers Discuss Their Work & South Korean Society from 2016-04-12T03:04:55

The Seoul Book and Culture Club & ASIA Publishers recently invited three young, award-winning Korean writers to discuss their work for the public. The event was hosted by Colin Marshall, an America...

Korean Police Deny Wrongdoing In Australian's Rape Investigation from 2016-04-06T15:00:56

Airdre Mattner says she was drugged, abducted & raped in Seoul last September, but after dealing with South Korean hospital staff & police, including a recent Facebook post by police that revealed ...

Disabled South Koreans Most Common Victims Of Discrimination from 2016-04-05T02:21:43

According to data from the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, more than half of all South Korean discrimination complaints in 2015 were filed by persons with disabilities, making the disabl...

Korea Blog: Han Kang's "The Vegetarian" & Increased Interest In Korean Authors from 2016-04-03T06:10:05

Chance Dorland & Seoul-based essayist, broadcaster, & Los Angeles Review of Books Korea Blog writer Colin Marshall discuss the attention Han Kang's English translation of "The Vegetarian" is gettin...

North Korea's Growing Statue & Monument Business from 2016-04-01T14:37:40

While recent news reports on North Korea have focused on nuclear & rocket programs, the DPRK is also making headlines for its expertise in large statues & monuments both for domestic use & an incre...

Marmot's Hole: Otto Warmbier Sentenced & Korea Invests In Artificial Intelligence from 2016-03-29T16:53:23

Chance Dorland & Robert Koehler discuss North Korea's sentencing of Otto Warmbier to 15 years of hard labor & the South Korean government's new emphasis on artificial intelligence after Google comp...

Only in Korea: Seoul 8th Most Expensive City For Cost Of Living from 2016-03-27T11:44:36

The Economist Intelligence Unit ranks Seoul as the 8th most expensive city in the world for cost of living. Chance & Travis discuss their thoughts & this week's poll results from the Only In Korea ...

Busan Int'l Film Festival Chair Resigns, Industry Professionals Abroad Send Support from 2016-03-26T02:18:15

The Busan International Film Festival recently made headlines with news of its chairman's resignation & a show of support from industry professionals half way across the world. Korea FM spoke with ...

Bernie Sanders' 93% South Korean Victory Is His Largest Democrats Abroad Global Primary Win from 2016-03-23T05:50:54

With 682 out of 735 votes cast by Americans living in South Korea, Bernie Sanders won a landslide 93 percent of support - his highest in the entire Democrats Abroad global primary. Democrats Abroad...

Korea Wins Baking World Cup from 2016-03-21T14:42:14

In February, a team of South Koreans won gold at the Baking World Cup in France. Korea FM spoke with previous Baking World Cup gold medal winner & American team coach Jeff Yankellow & Louis Lesaffr...

Should Jeju Build An Underwater Train Tunnel To Solve Flight Problems? from 2016-03-20T00:47:19

After high winds & the biggest snowfall in three decades canceled flights & stranded thousands of passengers at Jeju's only airport in January, an old but still untested idea resurfaced. Could prob...

Seoul's Financial Hub Dream Outshined By Startup Success from 2016-03-18T01:55:51

With the recent wave of global financial groups leaving or downsizing their South Korean presence, government efforts to establish Seoul as one of Asia's three financial hubs have clearly come up s...

Why Do South Koreans Underreport Their Health? from 2016-03-15T08:35:03

While South Koreans are living longer than ever before, individual perceptions of health in the ROK do not live up to those numbers as new data from the OECD shows South Koreans consistently underr...

Marmot's Hole: Korean Defamation Laws Silence Critics from 2016-03-12T22:22

Chance Dorland & Robert Koehler break their two week streak of talking North Korea to discuss a New York Times article that makes the case that the Park Geun-hye administration is using the country...

Only In Korea: Parking & Driving In The ROK from 2016-03-07T17:00:34

Chance & Travis discuss the recent appearance of the Parking Vigilantes of Korea site (http://PVK.website) that sells stickers to place on horribly p...

South Korean Bobsled Makes History With First Gold Medal Victory In International Competition from 2016-03-05T14:00:46

South Korea's two man bobsled team made history with the ROK's first gold medal victory at this year's International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation World Cup in Canada. South Korea now holds the t...

Foreigner Tax Advice For Filing In South Korea from 2016-03-04T16:34:22

South Korea's National Tax Service has released tips for the more than 500,000 foreigners expected to file year-end tax settlements for their 2015 income, & Korea FM spoke with Seoul Global Center ...

South Korea Has World's "Most Innovative Economy" from 2016-03-03T16:42:41

Bloomberg Business says "in the world of ideas, South Korea is king" as the ROK is the world's most innovative economy for the 3rd year in a row. Korea FM spoke with Bloomberg's Michelle Jamrisko &...

How Does The Death Of Internet Explorer Affect South Korea? from 2016-03-03T03:35:50

Microsoft has ended support for Internet Explorer 8, 9 & 10 in an effort to move users to the program's final version, Internet Explorer 11, & Microsoft's new web browser, Edge. Korea FM spoke with...

Only In Korea: Businesses Continue To Ban Foreigners from 2016-03-01T07:00:34

Chance & Travis discuss the recent Korea Herald article on "Green Light," the Hongdae bar that doesn't allow foreign customers because its employees "are not able to communicate in English. Its no...

Marmot's Hole: War Of Words On The Korean Peninsula from 2016-02-27T08:36:43

For the 2nd week in a row, Robert Koehler & Chance Dorland focus on rising tensions between North and South Korea as the ROK is now questioning North Korea’s UN membership, President Park Geun-hye ...

South Korea Barely Makes Top 20 In "Best Countries" Ranking from 2016-02-24T03:20:44

South Korea barely made the top 20 in a new "Best Countries" ranking by US News & World Report. Korea FM asked US News executive editor Tim Smart why South Korea was ranked lower than neighbors Jap...

South Korean Police Arrest Wrong Nigerian, Refuse To Contact His Embassy from 2016-02-22T04:09:14

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea says the 2014 arrest of a Nigerian man violated his rights as both police & prosecutors refused repeated requests to contact the Nigerian embassy for m...

Marmot's Hole: Kaesong Closure & Conan O'Brien In South Korea from 2016-02-20T07:00:39

Robert Koehler joins Chance Dorland to discuss the recent closure of the Kaesong Industrial Complex & late night TV icon Conan O'Brien's trip to South Korea. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM orig...

Friday, Feb 19 Korean News Update Podcast from 2016-02-19T03:46:05

Amid ongoing censorship controversy the Mayor of Busan will step down from his position as chairman of the Busan International Film Festival, U.S. President Barack Obama has signed new sanctions on...

Only In Korea: No Smoking In Myeongdong from 2016-02-18T09:04:35

Sometime in the next few months, Myeongdong & Mugyodong will become completely smoke free minus a few smoking booths that will be constructed. Chance & Travis discuss what members of the Only In Ko...

Wednesday, Feb 17 Korean News Update Podcast from 2016-02-17T01:52:51

Wednesday, Feb 17 - The wages of a South Korean author will be withheld to pay thousands of dollars in damages to survivors of Japanese sexual slavery South Korean authorities say she defamed, the ...

Tuesday, Feb 16 Korean News Update Podcast from 2016-02-16T03:23:31

Tuesday, Feb 16 - South Korea’s Unification Minister is walking back comments that his government has documents corroborating North Korea’s rerouting of Gaesong Industrial Complex money for nuclear...

Korea Blog: Coffee Life In South Korea from 2016-02-12T15:47:30

Korea FM has teamed with Seoul-based essayist, broadcaster, public speaker & Los Angeles Review of Books Korea Blog writer Colin Marshall for the "Korea Blog Podcast." Each episode, Colin & Chance ...

New Well-Dying Bill & Standardization Of Korean Traditional Medicine from 2016-02-10T11:49:38

Two new medical initiatives are moving forward in South Korea as the Health Ministry has announced efforts to standardize Korean traditional medicine, and the National Assembly also passed a "well-...

Marmot's Hole: North Korean Rocket, Arirang TV President Resignation, "The Vegetarian" English Tanslation, & Incheon Int'l Airport Failures from 2016-02-07T11:46:31

Here's a longer than usual episode with Robert Koehler and Chance Dorland discussing North Korea's rocket launch. The duo also discuss the recent resignation of the president of Arirang TV, the Eng...

Friday, Feb 5 Korean News Update Podcast from 2016-02-05T05:37:08

A female Korean politician says women elected into government should “pretend to be less smart” in order to befriend the public, smoking will soon be banned in Seoul’s Myeong-dong and Mugyo-dong ne...

South Korean "Digital Nomads" On The Rise from 2016-02-04T02:20:27

As youth unemployment, rising housing costs and long working hours continue to be a problem here in Seoul and other parts of the country, more and more South Koreans are looking to leave the ROK an...

Only In Korea: American Detained In North Korea & Return Of Korean Gift Sets from 2016-02-01T01:56:14

Chance & Travis discuss the detention of a 21 year old American tourist in North Korea & the return of expensive Korean gift sets for the Lunar New Year holiday. The duo also discuss the results of...

Monday, Feb 1 Korean News Update Podcast from 2016-01-31T14:07:27

After spending a week in South Korea a United Nations envoy says Koreans have seen a regression on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, years of speculation over a 1997 mu...

Koreans Don’t Want to Admit They’re Eating Chinese Kimchi from 2016-01-30T13:57:23

Despite millions of dollars worth of imports every year, a new VICE report says Koreans don't want to admit they're eating Chinese kimchi. Korea FM spoke with the report's author, Dave Hazzan, and ...

Friday, Jan 29 Korean News Update Podcast from 2016-01-29T00:29:12

South Korean prosecutors have charged an activist with defamation for his website that helps Filipina women locate the Korean fathers of their children, a new government report says avoiding psychi...

Marmot's Hole: Korea #1 For Innovation, Jeju Flight Delays, American Held In North Korea & Nut Rage Law from 2016-01-27T11:08:33

Robert Koehler & Chance Dorland discuss Bloomberg's crowning of South Korea as the most innovative economy in the world, this weekend's winter storm that left thousands stranded in Jeju, the Americ...

Wednesday, Jan 27 Korean News Update Podcast from 2016-01-26T15:31:54

Flights have resumed to and from Jeju after winter weather stranded 90,000 passengers, in just the first month of 2016 South Korea’s top 10 business groups lost 5% of their market value, South Kore...

Only In Korea: Internet Trolls, New Admins & Hell Joseon from 2016-01-22T09:33:56

Travis & Chance discuss OinK's intense trolling & subsequent group admin changes as well as "Hell Joseon," the term that embodies all that is wrong with South Korean education and work culture. Sub...

Marmot's Hole: Taiwanese Flag In K-Pop Video from 2016-01-20T05:56:03

A 16 year old Taiwanese member of K-Pop group TWICE has become the center of ongoing controversy over the appearance of the Taiwanese flag in an online video back in November of 2015. Robert Koehle...

Family Guy Does South Korea - Offensive Or Funny? from 2016-01-18T09:30:45

A recent episode of Fox's Family Guy parodied K-Pop & life as a foreigner in South Korea, but not everyone is laughing. Korea FM spoke with two Korean organizations about the episode & how people a...

Only In Korea: Konglish, Showry & Korean Winter Habits from 2016-01-16T05:17:15

OinK - Only in Korea members chose this week's topics & one brave soul even left a voice message. On today's episode, Travis & Chance discuss the wonderful world of Konglish, the Korean YouTube sen...

Marmot's Hole: North Korea's "Hydrogen Bomb" from 2016-01-13T06:24:23

Robert Koehler & Chance Dorland discuss North Korea's recent test of a "hydrogen bomb," the return of loudspeaker broadcasts along the DMZ, America's flight of a B52 bomber above the Korean Peninsu...

Only In Korea: OinK History, Family Guy & Hydrogen Bombs from 2016-01-11T01:50:34

KoreaFM.net has teamed up with Travis Hull, the creator of the popular OinK (Only In Korea) Facebook group, for a weekly podcast discussing the most popular stories of the last week. We'll post wee...

Marmot's Hole: End of Blog, Itaewon Foreigner Fight, Comfort Women Deal from 2016-01-05T07:43:50

Introducing The Marmot's Hole Podcast, a weekly discussion program with Robert Koehler and Chance Dorland. For the inaugural episode, the duo discuss the end of the Marmot's Hole blog, a video of a...

US Veterans Protest Jeju Island Naval Base from 2016-01-03T13:37:30

Critics from both Korea & abroad say constructing a new naval base on Jeju Island was, and continues to be, a mistake.Last month the US-based group Veterans For Peace held a demonstration against t...

Only in Korea (OinK) Charity Fundraising & Homeless Outreach from 2016-01-01T07:22:12

Members of the "Only in Korea" Facebook group focusing on news and happenings in South Korea have raised $2,000 to help the homeless in Seoul during the holiday season. OinK moderator Deja Motley l...

Thursday, Dec. 31 Korea FM News Update Podcast from 2015-12-31T04:03:05

Thursday, December 31 - Hundreds of protesters are joining South Korean survivors of Japanese World War II sex slavery to denounce a new agreement between the two nations, a South Korean soldier is...

Sunday, December 27th Korea FM News Update Podcast from 2015-12-26T14:12:10

South Korea’s Education Ministry has threatened to sue over a childcare dispute, both part-time and full-time Korean workers are subject to illegal pressure from their employers, just how many sold...

Thursday, December 24th Korea FM News Update Podcast from 2015-12-24T06:45:36

Thursday, December 24 - South Korea’s Constitutional Court has rejected a petition that challenged the country’s 1965 agreement with Japan for victims of forced labor, A Daegu court has found a 42 ...

Wednesday, December 23rd Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-12-22T14:47:33

Wednesday, December 23 - A group of South Korean lawyers have filed an appeal to the Constitutional Court over the government's move to reintroduce state-authored history textbooks, California will...

Seoul Selects Foreign Residents Council Members from 2015-12-12T04:28:03

More than 30 foreign residents of Korea have been chosen to be part of Seoul's Foreign Residents Council, a new group formed under Mayor Park Won-soon to review the city’s current policies, seek ad...

Role Of Shamanism In Contemporary Korea from 2015-12-09T07:45:42

The Asia Society, a pan-Asian think tank, the recently held an open seminar with Korean Shaman Eunmi Pang on the role of Shamans in contemporary Korean society. Korea FM interviewed Shaman Pang and...

High School & College Students Debate Human Rights At Seoul National University from 2015-11-30T15:31:08

Seoul National University recently hosted the 2015 Korea Human Rights & Peace Debate to develop Korean & English communication skills for high school & college students.Korea FM attended the event ...

Seoul Dialogue For Human Rights: 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta from 2015-11-18T16:26:06

Recently, experts from around the world gathered in the capital to attend the Seoul Dialogue For Human Rights, organized by the Yonsei Center For Human Liberty & the National Human Rights Commissio...

Visiting The "House of Sharing" & Survivor Of Japanese Sexual Slavery from 2015-11-15T15:58:07

Recently, Korea FM traveled with a group of undergraduate and graduate students from Seoul to Gyeonggi-do Gwanju to visit a countryside museum known in English as the "House of Sharing". While ther...

Seoul Kimchi Festival Celebrates 2nd Year from 2015-11-12T01:16:10

City Hall & Seoul Plaza recently played host to the 2nd year of the Seoul Kimchi Festival, an event where thousands of volunteers make kimchi for the needy & celebrate the Korean custom of Kimjang,...

More Air Pollution From South Korea's Coal Power Plants Than China from 2015-11-07T12:38:07

Ask people here in South Korea where the majority of smog, fine dust, or the scientific term PM2.5 comes from, and you'll get quite a few different answers. However, if you ask Greenpeace, you'll o...

Impressions of Journalism In Korea From Foreign Journalists from 2015-10-29T03:36:19

Foreign correspondents, journalists, and prominent bloggers based in Korea were recently invited to attend a night of networking and panel discussions hosted by the Korea Observer and the Senior Pu...

Foreign Entertainers' Event from 2015-10-22T04:24:33

Recently, more than 150 people attended a standing room only event for foreign entertainers to network and discuss solutions to issues they face while working in Korea. The event was organized by t...

Seoul's New Tourism Slogan from 2015-10-16T04:24:25

The Seoul City Government has finally decided to end it's long running branding campaign of “Hi Seoul: Soul of Asia”, a slogan that was chosen nearly 10 years ago when over 7,000 people voted for t...

Sunday, October 11th Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-10-11T04:43:56

Sunday, October 11 - The South Korean Government is strengthening sanctions against men who give up their citizenship to avoid mandatory military service, a record number of people attended the 20t...

Cheonggye Stream Project 10 Year Anniversary from 2015-10-07T00:53:21

It's now been 10 years since the completion of the Cheonggye Stream Restoration Project that transformed an elevated freeway in the heart of Seoul into an 11km family friendly walkway that now attr...

Experiencing Chuseok In Korea from 2015-10-03T02:41:42

Last weekend, a reported 32 million people traveled across South Korea for the Chuseok holiday. Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland traveled to Milyang, a small town located between Busan and Daegu, t...

What Are You Doing For Chuseok? from 2015-10-01T04:03:19

A growing number of Koreans are treating Chuseok as a more relaxed holiday, a trend that points to the slowly changing tide of Korean national holiday customs. KoreaFM.net asked people here in Seou...

Transitional Justice At The Asan Institute from 2015-09-30T02:22:25

This month, experts from around the world gathered in Seoul for a public forum at the Asan Institute For Policy Studies to discuss South Korea and other examples of successful transitional justice....

This Week Korea - Korea Times Apology, No Smoking Near Subway Exits & Chuseok's Changing Traditions from 2015-09-23T17:09:06

OinK (Only in Korea) creator Travis Hull, Korean TV and YouTube sensation Alex Sigrist, and German university student Marie Schade are on today's episode of "This Week Korea", an anything goes pane...

Irish Folk & Dance Festival from 2015-09-21T11:03:44

This weekend in Sindorim, the Irish Association of Korea held one of its yearly Irish Folk & Dance Festivals to what eventually became a standing room only crowd of both Koreans and international r...

Thursday, September 17th Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-09-17T02:40:23

Thursday, September 17th - The Korea Times says its publication of a “bogus” editorial article containing a photo of the supposed author that was in fact the mug shot of a registered sex offender i...

Wednesday, September 16th Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-09-15T14:04:55

Wednesday, September 16th - South Korea and the European Union are asking North Korea to stop its planned rocket launch, global credit appraiser Standard & Poor's has raised South Korea's rating to...

International Folk Music & Dance Concert from 2015-09-13T00:38:01

Earlier this month, nearly 800 people traveled to the National Museum of Korea for the "International Folk Music & Dance Concert" featuring musical performances and dancing from Korea, France, Mong...

Attracting More Int'l Students To Korea from 2015-09-10T23:34:42

By 2023, the Ministry of Education hopes to attract 200,000 international students to South Korea. But, with record numbers of young South Koreans unemployed, is that still possible? Korea FM atten...

This Week Korea - Decline In English Teachers, Anchor Babies & Hongdae Busking from 2015-09-07T22:41:18

"This Week Korea" is an anything goes panel discussion program featuring the opinions of expats and Korean nationals on some of the biggest yet often underreported stories from the last week. On to...

Saturday, September 5th Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-09-05T06:11:36

Saturday, September 5th - South Korean prosecutors have asked for a 15-year prison sentence for the 55-year-old Korean man who earlier this year attacked the US ambassador to Korea, a new report sh...

Korea International Comedy Competition from 2015-09-04T01:12:58

This weekend, 11 comics from 6 different countries made their way to the O'Lounge Comedy Club in Pyeongtaek to the 2nd annual "Korea International Comedy Competition." With more than 200 people att...

Thursday, September 3rd Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-09-03T03:14:55

Thursday, September 3rd - South Korea’s suicide rate is the highest in the OECD for the 11th year in a row, the number of native English teachers in Korean public schools continues to drop, and the...

Wednesday, September 2nd Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-09-02T01:50:02

Wednesday, September 2nd - South Korea has demanded a Japanese newspaper retract its column that compares Korean President Park Geun-hye to an empress killed by Japanese agents, an appeals court ha...

Seoul Ranked #58 In World Livability from 2015-08-31T03:06:48

A new report from The Economist on the "livability" of cities around the world ranks Seoul #58, one spot below Detroit, a city that has become the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. histor...

Saturday, August 29th Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-29T03:32:59

Saturday, October 29th - South Korea says it will increase its military budget for 2016 to boost defenses against North Korea, South Korean civic groups and other organizations say new nationwide s...

Korea Speaks - North Korean English Speech Contest from 2015-08-26T00:45:11

This weekend, seven North Korean defectors gathered in Seoul to answer the question "What freedom means to me?" The event was organized by Teach North Korea Refugees, and despite technical difficul...

Tuesday, August 25th Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-25T00:56:36

Tuesday, August 25th - After 43 hours of talks, North and South Korea have agreed on a six-point plan to defuse tensions on the Korean peninsula, despite this weekend’s threat of armed conflict wit...

This Week Korea - North Korea's Ultimatum, Hidden Camera Shower Video, & Is Seoul Really Worse Than Detroit? from 2015-08-23T22:25:15

"This Week Korea" is an anything goes panel discussion program featuring the opinions of expats and Korean nationals on some of the biggest yet often underreported stories from the last week. On to...

Sunday, August 23rd Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-23T04:36:40

No shots have been fired and high level talks are continuing between North and South Korea as yesterday’s ultimatum passed without incident, a hidden camera video of more than 100 women and childre...

Saturday, August 22nd Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-22T03:46:10

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has ordered military units to retaliate if they are provoked by North Korea, a US army captain has been found dead in a Seoul parking lot in an apparent suicide...

Busan's Haeundae Beach from 2015-08-21T02:20:22

Haeundae beach is one of the most popular summer destinations on the peninsula, and during South Korea's recent 3 day "Liberation Day" holiday weekend, despite temperatures as high as 32 degrees, m...

Thursday, August 20th Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-20T02:57:59

Thursday, August 20th - A South Korean court has ruled police can use vehicles to seal off roads during a protest, green tide algae warnings have been issued for the Han river and another connected...

Wednesday, August 19th Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-18T16:02:46

Wednesday, August 19th - Female South Korean students are scoring higher than males in all subjects on the country’s college entrance exam, Korean women's rights groups are protesting Amnesty Inter...

Tuesday, August 18th Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-17T15:47:35

Tuesday, August 18th - A South Korean professor has reportedly committed suicide over a policy change at his university, Veteran South Korean soccer administrator Jeong Mong Joon has announced his ...

Monday, August 17th Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-17T01:26:20

Monday, August 17th - Two Chinese salvage ships have arrived at the site of the Sewol, a nighttime internet curfew at some South Korean university dormitories isn’t going as well as planned, and Th...

Friday, August 14th Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-14T00:13:18

Friday, August 14th - South Korean President Park Geun-hye has granted special pardons to thousands of convicted criminals ahead of the Liberation Day Weekend, obesity has emerged has a major healt...

Thursday, August 13th Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-13T00:55:24

Thursday, August 13th Korean News Update Podcast:
An elderly Korean man has set himself on fire near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, 14 descendants of Koreans who collaborated during Japanese o...

Wednesday August 12th Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-12T04:03:51

Korean News Update Podcast For Wednesday, August 12th
Chinese state media says South Korea “will suffer” if its president does not attend next month’s military parade commemorating the end of ...

Tuesday, August 11th Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-10T16:01:39

Tuesday, August 11th - South Korea has resumed psychological warfare against North Korea in retaliation for last week’s land mine explosion, Lotte Engineering & Construction has been indicted for p...

Monday, August 10th Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-10T05:28:28

Monday, August 10th - South Korean president Park Geun-hye’s approval rating has hit 40%, the South Korea military says North Korea is to blame for a recent land mine explosion in the DMZ, and an a...

This Week Korea - End of Paper Bank Books, Jeju Naval Base & 70th Anniversary of Japanese Liberation from 2015-08-09T15:28:04

"This Week Korea" is an anything goes panel discussion program featuring the opinions of expats and Korean nationals on some of the biggest yet often underreported stories from the last week. On to...

Saturday, August 8th Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-07T16:30:42

Saturday, August 8th - A former major in the Korean military has been convicted of smuggling arms to Lebanon, a new poll says late South Korean President Park Jeong-hee was the greatest leader in R...

Friday, August 7th Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-07T02:24:15

Friday, August 7th - North Korea says any future nuclear tests depend on U.S. attitude, Seoul will soon implement a zero tolerance sex offender policy for its teachers, and the government has unvei...

Thursday, Aug 6th Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-06T02:14:18

A former South Korean first lady is in Pyongyang on a 4 day trip to strengthen inter-Korean dialogue, the US Navy says it would like to use a new naval base on Jeju island for training, and despite...

August 5, 2015 Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-04T17:27:15

August 5th, 2015 - 7 South Koreans have died due to heat stroke, men and women in Seoul are taller and heavier than ever before, and fear over MERS has pushed online shopping in Korea to the highes...

August 4, 2015 Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-04T04:08:33

2 soldiers have been wounded in an explosion on southern side of DMZ, South Korea has the highest ratio of underpaid workers in the OECD, and a Sewol activist has been charged with defaming Preside...

This Week Korea - MERS Ends, Glass Ceiling For Female Execs & Young Adults Can't Find Good Jobs from 2015-08-04T03:14:01

"This Week Korea" is an anything goes panel discussion program featuring the opinions of expats and Korean nationals on some of the biggest yet often underreported stories from the last week. On to...

August 3rd, 2015 Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-03T01:42:26

Spain’s antitrust watchdog has fined Korea’s top automaker, Samsung is still number 1 in global smartphone sales, and you may get an extra day off this month to celebrate South Korea’s liberation ...

August 2nd, 2015 Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-08-02T03:38:21

A Sewol protest organizer has been indicted for obstruction of justice, South Korea's exports have fallen for seven straight months, and Korean banks will soon stop issuing paper account books. Sub...

July 31, 2015 Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-07-30T17:53:37

Friday, July 31st - Political news writers must now verify their identity for articles during the 30 days leading up to elections, child abuse has increased by 50%, and the Italian cyber security f...

July 30, 2015 Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-07-30T02:46:43

Thursday, July 30th - Talks Stall over compensation for Samsung workers who developed incurable diseases, South Korea's faulty K-11 rifle will get a major upgrade, and your Korean zip code is about...

July 29, 2015 Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-07-29T04:18:32

Wednesday, July 29 - Police have arrested nearly 40 South Korean nationals in China for phone scams, South Korean business women face a glass ceiling, and Korean investment in start-ups is up 40%. ...

July 28, 2015 Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-07-28T02:09:09

U.S. lawmakers have introduced a resolution calling for a formal end to the Korean War, the second application for a migrant workers’ union in South Korea has been denied, and Korea's per capita in...

This Week Korea - Driving Deaths, Marijuana & Donald Trump's Korea from 2015-07-27T12:29:20

"This Week Korea" is an anything goes panel discussion program featuring the opinions of expats and Korean nationals on some of the biggest yet often underreported stories from the last week. On to...

June 27, 2015 Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-07-27T03:23:40

Unemployment for young Koreans in their 20s has hit a record high, North Korea's economic conditions appear to be improving, and no additional MERS cases have been reported in South Korea for 21 co...

July 25, 2015 Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-07-25T04:41:10

A Seoul court says South Korea not responsible for defectors repatriated to the North from China, the Korean National Assembly has removed the statute of limitations for murders, and police have ar...

July 24, 2015 Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-07-24T03:08:40

Personal data and medical records for over 43 million Koreans citizens have been leaked, the amount of people killed on South Korean roads surged last month, and US presidential candidate Donald Tr...

July 23, 2015 Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-07-23T02:20:53

South Korea has announced the construction of two new nuclear reactors, after a losing a legal battle a Korean PGA Tour golfer says he’ll join the military, and a K-pop Singer has been sentenced to...

July 22, 2015 Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-07-22T02:10:14

North Korea has erected a long-range missile launch pad, a Seoul Court has upheld the expulsion of law student for adultery, and Samsung has widened its lead over Apple in second quarter market sha...

July 21, 2015 Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-07-21T02:19:11

A Seoul police officer has been found dead in an apparent suicide, the South Korean won has hit a 2-year low against the dollar, and thousands of foreign visitors have canceled their trips to Seoul...

July 20, 2015 Korean News Update Podcast from 2015-07-20T03:54:45

An elderly woman faces arrest for poisoning two people with pesticide-tainted soda, the U.S. Army chief warns troop cut could make N. Korea 'miscalculate', and a Korean woman says she found maggots...

This Week Korea - Sewol, Spy Hacking, Lotte Tower Fears & Nut Rage Trial from 2015-07-20T01:43:51

"This Week Korea" is an anything goes panel discussion program featuring the opinions of expats and Korean nationals on some of the biggest yet often underreported stories from the last week. On to...

Korean News Update Podcast July 19, 2015 from 2015-07-19T04:14:46

Controversy over Korea's spy agency widens with the apparent suicide of a National Intelligence Service employee, police have raided a leftist group for praising North Korea, and the smoking rate a...

Korean News Update Podcast July 18, 2015 from 2015-07-18T00:05:27

Samsung emerges victorious in merger vote, South Korea returns a stolen Buddha statue to Japan, and the Korean government denies it's planning to an aging old royal palace into a luxury hotel for f...

Korean News Update Podcast July 17, 2015 from 2015-07-17T02:46:57

A study has found Sewol victims were robbed of the right to mourn and remember, Samsung pulls out all the stops for a crucial merger, and today South Koreans celebrate their constitution.
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Korean News Update Podcast July 16, 2015 from 2015-07-16T01:48:08

A Chinese company has been named the top bidder to salvage the Sewol Ferry, no new MERS cases in Korea for 11 straight days, and a 350-meter-long water slide is coming to Seoul this weekend. Subscr...

Korean News Update Podcast July 15, 2015 from 2015-07-14T12:12:56

Korean spy agency denies hacking, police to sue Sewol protest organizers, & Seoul to host Asia's first web series festival. Subscribe via iTunes and Android podcasting apps or by visiting Listen