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…

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…