Strange Humanoid Carp Found in Pond

The hybrid descendants of a carp and a leather carp (tangerine fish) are the new sensation in the small South Korean town of Chongju because of their “humanoid” facial features. The loo…

Korean Demilitarized Zone Becomes Animal Sanctuary

Established after the Korean War in 1953, the 155-mile-long DMZ that divides the two Koreas was at one time considered the most dangerous and heavily militarized border in the world. Although techn…

Woman Addicted to Surgery Injects Oil Into Her Face

Hang Mioku, who had her first plastic surgery at the age of 28, is a cosmetic surgery addict who has let her obsession with surgeries ruin her life. After her first plastic surgery, her addicti…

Blind 5 Year-Old Pianist Next Mozart?

Yoo Ye-eun, a 5 year-old South Korean girl is being talked about as though she might be the next Mozart. Ye-eun was born without eyes and was abandoned by her parents. She has never received…

Man Who Assisted in Burning Girlfriend’s Ex-Lover Wins Appeal

A South Korean guy has won an appeal over his one-year jail conviction for assisting in the suicide of his girlfriend's ex-lover. Last September, a couple were driving in their car in South Korea w…

South Korea to Build Robot Cities by 2013

If you've liked watching Lt. Commander Data, the positronic-brained second officer, in the sci-fi series Star Trek, then you'd love to hear this. The South Korean government plans to build two robo…

Fluorescent Cloned Korean Cats

In an effort to develop treatments for human genetic diseases, South Korean scientists have manipulated the fluorescent protein gene in a cloning process that has left three cloned cats with a rather …

South Korea Hires Robot to Protect Children

The world's first robot to guard children was developed in South Korea. Scientists dubbed the robot OFRO, and it's main goal is to protect children in Seoul's middle school. Placing a robot in the sch…