At a medium-sized business in Cheongju, a union with mostly twenty-something members took action against their superiors’ oppressive attitude and verbal abuse. Made up of roughly a hundred people, the union was founded in February with an average age of 26. The spark for their rebellion was the managers in their forties’ frequent use of …
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Getting around on a skateboard in an Itaewon alleyway
On the morning of the 20th, two foreign nationals who were staying in Korea rode skateboards down a slope in an alleyway in Itaewon, Seoul. A sign on the floor of the alley read ‘No Entry’, but they were unable to slow down and crashed into a truck at the corner. The incident was captured …
A hungry pregnant single mom
The owner of a restaurant got an order from a customer via a delivery app. The note on the order said, “I’m a single mom and I’m pregnant. I’m so hungry. Can I order some food. I’ll pay for it later.” The owner decided to send the food even though he couldn’t trust her immediately. …
Going too fast over a speed bump
On a dark night, a 24-year-old deliveryman was fatally injured when his motorcycle went airborne and flipped over while traversing a speed bump on a downhill road. After arriving at the hospital in cardiac arrest, he sadly passed away. It was later discovered that the height of the bumps had been increased during maintenance just …
Monkeypox in local communities
The chill of dread has spread across the nation as the number of Mpox patients soars to thirteen. The latest three cases have all been traced back to local communities, with one in Seoul and two in Gyeongnam. In an unprecedented move, a new patient was discovered during an epidemiological investigation into the twelfth case. …