Beanie level: Loan shark with a heart of gold

“ What’s delaying establishment of Korea’s immigration agency?”
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/07/177_377954.html

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“ Korea aims to attract 150,000 professionals from abroad by 2035Posted”
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/biz/2024/07/126_377946.html

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“ 18,000-seat K-pop concert venue Seoul Arena to open in 2027”
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2024/07/732_377945.html

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The Midnight Romance in Hagwon”-related.
“ Glimpse into ‘hagwon’ instructors’ lives sparks viewer interest”
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2024/07/688_377947.html

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https://www.koreaboo.com/news/popular-actress-uhm-jung-hwa-calling-misogynistic-reporters/
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    might not only be female … I have read interviews where reporters ask male idols what they will do when they turn 30 and their “cuteness disappears”.

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      The issues for women are systemic, enduring and multifaceted. The misogyny is baked into the system and this is the lived experience of these actors.

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“ Song Kang-ho says acting still a challenge
Director says “Uncle Samsik” aimed to explore diverse individuals living in critical era of Korean history”

https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240630050092

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“Sociologist Cheong Soo-bok delves into what for him is a root cause of this phenomenon in his 2007 book, “Cultural Grammar of Koreans” (direct translation): a combination of the influence of Korean Confucianism and the majority of Koreans lacking a religion.

The book argues Korean Confucianism, with its emphasis on hierarchy, transformed over time into an ideology for maintaining power and order from the Joseon era (1392-1910) through the Japanese colonial occupation (1910-45) to the authoritarian regimes of the modern period.”

“AtoZ into Korean mind] Money paradox: Why money speaks louder than anything else
In era of prosperity, obsession with wealth only grows”

https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240630050067

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https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/07/281_377811.html
“ Trauma treatment center opens in Gwangju for victims of state violence”

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https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2024/07/199_377742.html
“ Mission to uncover centuries-old shipwreck, treasures off Korea’s southwest coast”

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https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1130430.html
“ 2.5 million foreigners live in Korea, but little assistance is offered to the fast-growing segment”

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https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/english_editorials/1146582.html
“ [Editorial] Exploiting foreign domestic workers won’t solve Korea’s birth rate problem”

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https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/english_editorials/1147017
“ The miscalculations that started the Korean War mustn’t be repeated”

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https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1146596.html
“ CIA record confirms US ‘completely destroyed’ Seoul’s Haebangchon in 1950 bombardment”

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A conspiracy? And, not the sheer negligence towards and brutalisation of the Itaewon victims.
https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1146941.html
“ Yoon echoed conspiracy theories about Itaewon disaster, former National Assembly speaker says

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https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240630050105
“ One-third of new students at Korea’s ‘SKY’ universities are from Seoul“

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The United States has one of the oldest parliaments on earth
Median age of each country’s lower house of parliament.

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Table with 2 columns and 74 rows. Currently displaying rows 1 to 10.
Country
Median age
Bangladesh
60
United States of America
58
South Korea
57
Cote d’Ivoire
56
Japan
56
India
55
Malaysia
55
Thailand
55
Luxembourg
55
Hungary
54
Table contains only countries with complete or near-complete age records for parliamentarians in latest parliament
Source: Worldwide Age Representation in Parliaments dataset

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Interesting article: ”Shift in Korea’s multicultural demographics calls for new support policies”
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/06/281_377369.html?utm_source=taboola

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https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/06/281_377682.html
“Busan seen entering phase of extinction, study says“

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    What I really wish is that the quality of life for the younger generation improves. They are not so stressed and over-worked, and get some mental peace. Only then I think the choice to procreate would really be a choice they can ponder over at their own leisure. Busan will always be treasured as an important hub in international cinema 🤞.

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      Agreed. There are systemic issues including economic, gender-related, social, cultural and political that need to be tackled at various levels of society, seriously and continuously, but the political will is absent so these bandaid measures are instead proffered. There is no quick fix.

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The possibility of Trump being elected again sickens/ terrifies me.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/06/120_377679.html
“ South Korea, Samsung, NK leader featured in US presidential debate

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    I dont understand how a convicted criminal can even run??? feels like next time an actual terrorist can run for president and nobody blinks. it is not allowed to even have a parking ticket in my country and you need to have a PhD

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