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Crazy Video of Racing South Korean Tow Truck Drivers

» by December 2nd, 2011 at 4:27 pm » Comments (34)

Via 10 Mag comes this video of tow trucks in South Korea racing to be the first to respond to an accident: This is a common problem on Korea's roads where ...more »

First Nudist Area To Open In Korea

» by July 18th, 2011 at 5:02 pm » Comments (14)

From the Korea Times: Jangheung county in South Jeolla Province will open the nation’s first nudist area, the “nude forest bath,” on July 30 where people are allowed to walk through ...more »

Beware of Korean Wine Bar Scam

» by June 1st, 2011 at 7:48 am » Comments (8)

Robert Koehler has translated this article from Naver that details a wine bar scam that was operating in Seoul: Apparently last February two women in their thirties, Ms. A and her ...more »

Maria the Korean Bride To Get Married One Last Time In New York City

» by May 21st, 2011 at 5:53 pm » Comments (2)

If you are in New York City on Sunday you have the opportunity to see this Korean-American woman get married for the 50th time: Maria Yoon's wedding invitation details are quite ...more »

South Korean Man Found Crucified, Was This Suicide or Murder?

» by May 4th, 2011 at 4:46 am » Comments (29)

This guy must have really pissed somebody off or is part of some wacky religious cult to go out like this: South Korean police say they've found the body of a ...more »

Shilla Hotel Shifts On Hanbok Ban

» by April 15th, 2011 at 9:49 pm » Comments (11)

This is pretty ridiculous to ban hanboks in a restaurant: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="323" caption="Lee Hye-sun / Lee Boo-jin"][/caption] Lee Boo-jin, the CEO of the Hotel Shilla Company, apologized Wednesday to renowned ...more »

It’s A Small World

» by July 29th, 2010 at 1:47 am » Comments (16)

I recently took a trip to Disney World and noticed something interesting about the "it's a small world" ride.  Can anyone point out what might irk the Korean community in the above photos?   Korea wasn't ...more »

Korean Woman Killing Cat Draws Netizen’s Ire

» by July 1st, 2010 at 4:54 pm » Comments (41)

Via a reader tip comes what is supposedly the big story this week with Korean netizens who are upset about this woman killing a cat: The CCTV footage features an ...more »

Transvestite boy fools sex-buying men, police

» by May 13th, 2010 at 9:49 am » Comments (1)

His proper gender was only discovered by fingerprint identification?* From the Korea Times- A teenage ``girl'' arrested in central Seoul in March for offering to sell sex to ...more »

Korean Airports (Part III): Muan

» by April 25th, 2010 at 4:08 pm » Comments (10)

I expected this Airport to have some passengers but just like Yangyang and Uljin, there were no passengers to be seen.  This was the nicest and biggest of the three Airports I ...more »

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