A report from the Bureau of Advancement of Informationization of Korea showed that the rate of internet addiction among children of multicultural households, 37.6 percent) is three times that of children of normal households, 12.3 percent.
Author: Jae Won Shin
Bank Bankruptcies
On May 6, the main Korean branch of Solomon Savings Bank, Future Savings Bank, Korea Savings Bank and Hanju Savings Bank stopped operating.
Passive Euthanasia, A Crime?
A case of questionable murder has arisen in Imsil-dong, Jeollabuk-do. An 80-year-old man cut his wife’s breathing tube with a knife to save her from the pain of dying slowly from the final stages of lung cancer as well as to prevent the family from having to take on the exorbitant price of treatment. Jae…
Parents’ Day: A Social Responsibility
On May 8th, Koreans celebrated Parents’ day. For many, it was a touching and joyous affair; people had time to enjoy with their family members, give gifts to the parents and have a good time in general. For some people, however, this day was less savory than most. Jae Won ShinMore Posts
Combating Bullying, A Fatal Problem
Last November, a seventh year student committed suicide. The bullying at school had escalated to an unbearable degree, much more than what a middle school student could bear both physically and mentally, and she decided that “all problems would be ended if [she] just chose to die.” Jae Won ShinMore Posts
Welfare and Poverty
On the first of February, two brothers jumped off of a building together. They fell to their deaths- with cold winter winds biting into their faces- all for one simple reason: poverty. Jae Won ShinMore Posts