The owner of a restaurant in Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do sells raw meat made from chicken breast. Next to the raw meat (yukhoe) is a plate with freshly cut chicken breast and gizzard. The meaning of ‘Tongdak’ written on the store signboard is not a fried chicken dish. Baeksuk is being boiled in a steamer on …
Year: 2023
The largest cast iron in the world
[source: https://www.doopedia.co.kr/] The neglect of a 43.5-ton cauldron in Goesan-gun for 18 years is a typifies the problems with the local government’s wartime administration. In 2005, Goesan-gun raised 515 million won, including donations from the county and citizens, to produce a super-large cast iron pot with a circumference of 17.85m, a diameter of 5.68m, …
North Korean hackers steal crypto assets of the value of 31 Missiles
In March 2019, a North Korean-affiliated hacking group infiltrated an online gaming network, causing the theft of digital currency valued up to $620 million. The South Korean government estimates that the damage amount is equivalent to the cost of 30 ballistic missiles launched in the first half of last year. Sky Mavis, located in …
Another headline in a cryptocurrency exchange
The Seoul Southern District Court has issued an arrest warrant for Kang Jong-hyun, the CEO of Vidente, and the company, on charges of embezzlement and breach of the Capital Market Act. Vidente is the single largest shareholder of Bithumb Korea, a cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2014, boasting 8 million registered users. Kang is the brother …
[Now in Korea] Drug offenses in Korea going up
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A huge jump in the number of drug offenders under 30 has been observed in the space of five years, with Korea’s drug-related arrests hitting a new high in 2019. The number of foreigners caught possessing, dealing, and distributing narcotics also tripled, mostly because of the growing number of people using drugs at industrial …