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Female firefighter takes on profession’s macho image
Senior Sgt. Kim Hyun-ah is a paramedic at the Songtan Fire Station in Gyeonggi. While rescue workers are the ones who rush into burning buildings, paramedics like Kim are the ones who provide first aid and transport victims to the hospital. It was…
June 16,2018
Baduk bodybuilder on staying sharp and fit
Kim Yeo-won, a commentator for baduk, also known as Go, is living a double life as a fitness queen. The 31-year-old commentator, best known for reporting on the 2016 match between Korean grandmaster Lee Se-dol and computer program AlphaGo, has beg…
June 16,2018
Husband and wife tackle Everest
Jeon Jae-min, who successfully scaled Mount Everest on May 15, considers himself lucky. While conventional narratives about climbing the world’s tallest peaks involve bitter weather, diminishing supplies and utter destitution, Jeon had an easier e…
June 16,2018
Korean feminism: ‘Fourth-wave in form, but second in content’
Korean feminism is at a crossroad. What started as the country’s own Me Too reckoning over sexual harassment and abuse in the workplace has spawned protests in other realms — rallies decrying sexism in police investigations of Peeping Tom crime…
June 14,2018
A raucous dinner spawns a small movement
“We Want to Be Proud of Korea.” It’s the name that a group of 30 high-minded entrepreneurs, doctors and celebrities adopted last month. Their lofty goal is to make Korea a more respectable country by using their economic influence to effect change. …
June 09,2018
SPC Group’s contributions surpass W100 billion
SPC Group, the operator of Paris Baguette, has donated more than 100 billion won ($93 million) to charity since 2000. The food giant started to keep track of its charitable activities in 2000, and cumulative donations reached 100 billion won earl…
June 09,2018
Life in the mountains has its highs and lows
After retiring from the helm of the Korea Forest Service, Jo Yeon-hwan opted for a reclusive life in the mountains of Geumsan County, South Chungcheong. For the past 13 years, he has been sharing stories of his country life on social media and recent…
June 09,2018
‘Radon can be managed if we put in a little more attention’
BY LEE HYUN-SANG Radon is a radioactive, colorless and odorless gas that can be found in nature as an indirect decay product of uranium or thorium. It is considered a health hazard due to its radioactivity, and a link between radon and lun…
June 07,2018
Family tragedy turns into family business
For many Korean diners, side dishes are a vital part of the meal, but with an increasing number of people living alone, more are opting to buy their side dishes instead of making their own as is traditionally done. Enter Kang Eun-mi, 42, and her…
June 02,2018
Acing the test without teaching to it
At the Sophia School in Gwangju, an open-ended curriculum defies the cramming and rote memorization that characterizes many Korean schools. Instead of learning formulas to ace the national college entrance exam, students are taught to develop their o…
June 02,2018
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