For South Korean Couple, Virtual Baby Takes Precedence

Stories of video games taking precedence over one's health are not entirely uncommon. As tragic as it is, however, you can't deny the irony involved with a couple inadvertently starving their child to…

Quadruplet Sisters All Work in Same Job

In what is surely one of the oddest twists of fate, the Hwang sisters, identical quads, have all gotten nursing jobs and are working at the very same South Korean hospital where they were born twenty-…

Twelve Hundred Pairs of Shoes Stolen from Funeral Homes

A South Korean second-hand shoe-shop owner stole more than 1,200 pairs of designer shoes by pretending to be a mourner in many funeral homes and hospitals. So much more than just a man with an unco…

Korean Member of Parliment Gets a Giant Toilet Home

Nothing highlights a social awareness message like a giant Toilet-shaped House. That was the aim of Sim Jae-Duck, a member of the World Toilet Association, when he commissioned the construction of his…

South Korea: Sex Tricks Now Legal

South Korea has thrown out a law dating back to 1953, banning men from falsely promising marriage in return for sex. The penalty for breaking this law consisted of two years in prison and a fine of mo…

LED Eyelashes Designed to Make Asian Eyes Bigger

For some Asian women, appearing more Westernized through having larger eyes is a very real concern. Short of plastic surgery and makeup, there are not many effective ways to give off the appearance of…

World’s Second Jumbo Jet Gathers Dust in South Korea

Where do you expect to find one of the oldest Boeing 747s? In a far off location in Korea, waiting for a rust-filled death after a failed restaurant venture? That is the case of the first commercially…

Korean Woman Spends 10 Million on Driving Tests

Cha Sa-Soon, an elderly South Korean woman, has inadvertently reaffirmed age-old jokes about female drivers by closing on a world record for most failed driver's tests. The 68 year old pensioner fr…

Salt Detector Could Mean Healthier Koreans

Salt. Where would we be without it? It improves the flavor of everything; even sweet foods get tastier with the addition of a few grains of salt. But most doctors say that when it comes to salt, there…

South Korea To Categorize Dogs as Livestock?

Is the world going to the dogs or are the poor dogs going the way of the world? The answer is up in the air, at least in Seoul, South Korea, where an appeal has been made to the central government to …

“Can’t Botherists” Rely On “Instead Men”

In the busy communities of South Korea, “can’t botherism” is a common affliction of working men and women. “Can’t botherists” simply cannot find the time in their busy days to take care of…

Naked News Korea Loses More Than Just Clothes

Subscribers to the Korean version of the Naked News Franchise were shocked to find themselves cut off from the service recently. They soon discovered that the service was shut down after the company C…

Rented “Friends” Pad Wedding Guest Lists

“Help!! Our wedding’s not expensive enough!” When’s the last time you heard someone say that? How about never? The problem with weddings in the Western world is usually too high a price, no…

Genetically Engineered Pups Glow Red

Have you ever heard of a glowing red dog? No, well, you may be the first on the block to get one if you live anywhere near Seoul, South Korea. There, it seems, scientists purport to have geneticall…