Ex Hyundai-Kia Motors Employee Self Immolate
Within three days, two temporary workers who previously worked at the Hyundai-Kia Motors manufacturing facilities attempted suicide. One was successful, the other was not. On April 14th, a former...
View ArticleUN Appointed Three North Korea Human Rights Investigators
The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Remigiusz A. Henczel, announced Michael Donald Kirby, Sonja Biserko and Marzuki Darusman as the members of the commission of inquiry to...
View ArticleDrug Fight: Saving lives or Saving Intellectual Property
The free trade agreement that India is currently negotiating with the European Union is threatening the lives of people in India and other developing nations. India’s patent legislation has been...
View ArticleLotte Hotel Door Man Hit in the Face with Wallet
The president of Prime Bakery Corporation, Mr. Kang, is under massive public criticism for smashing a doorman’s face with his wallet. President Kang arrived at the lobby of Lotte Hotel in Seoul on 24th...
View ArticleIntern Commits Suicide due to Pressure
An intern at a financial institution in Korea committed suicide. The 29-year-old man became an intern at a medium-sized brokerage firm last year after graduating from a private university in Seoul...
View ArticleCorporate Restructuring: Best Way to Fire Employees
On March 16th, a set of documents labeled “voluntary resignation forms” were laid out in front of Ms. Kim. Her firm was going through corporate restructuring, and was eager to lay off as many...
View ArticleLaos Gov’t Repatriates Young North Korean Defectors
The Laotian government is under massive international criticism for siding with the North Korean government to repatriate nine teenage defectors to North Korea. The South Korean government also...
View ArticlePublic Hearings on Patients’ Right to Die
The Korea National Bioethics Committee (국가생명윤리심의위원회) held a public hearing on “Meaningless Prolonging of Lives” on 29th of May at the Yonsei University Auditorium. Numerous non-profit organizations...
View ArticleFemale Military Officer Commits Suicide after Repeated Sexual Harassment
chosun.com A 28-year-old female captain, Captain A, burned coal briquettes inside her car and died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Her car was parked close to the military base where she worked. She...
View ArticleI am a Kopino, I don’t know who my father is. The Case of Deadbeat Korean Dads
(MBC) There are an increase of Kopino children, born between a Korean father and a Filipino mother, enduring a life of struggle. They look like average Korean children, but they know nothing about...
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