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South Korea's president considering raising Sewol, EYK comment on Korea's anti-gaming laws, Korea's diversification probed, and Japan's World War II atrocities to be taught in schools.

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"South Korean President Considers Raising the Sunken Sewol Ferry"

Park Geun-hye is now considering raising the hull of the Sewol ferry that sunk last year and claimed more than 300 lives, most of whom where students. This tragic event struck hard at the nation's core, but the South Korean president has said that he will only make the decision "after accepting the opinions of relatives of those still missing and experts".
 

…READ ON I AM KOREAM: http://iamkoream.com/south-korean-president-considers-raising-the-sunken-sewol-ferry/

"Korea's Anti-Gaming Laws"

Gaming culture in Korea in big business, but the culture effects of this massive industry has, particularly in recent years, produced a number of serious cases of addiction, abuse, and worse. It's an immediate (also fascinating) social problem that the EYK team comment on in this recent video/blog post.
 

…READ ON EYK: http://www.eatyourkimchi.com/koreas-anti-gaming-laws/  

"South Korea's population becoming more diverse, but tolerance lagging"

South Korea has made remarkable and positive changes since the mid-20th century, even more so in recent times, but the country's social consciousness is harder, and often slower, to adapt. Racism and xenophobia are still issues that plague South Korea, and the country is still experiencing the loss of its historic husk. Hearts and minds are changing as the country diversifies, but the accompanying tolerance required for a health culture is slow to show itself.
 

…READ ON UPI: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/04/08/South-Koreas-population-becoming-more-diverse-but-tolerance-lagging/6301428414418/

"Seoul to Strengthen Education on 'Comfort Women'"

Recent the South Korea government announced plans to better inform elementary school students about the Japanese's treatment of women during World War II. The topic of Korea's "comfort women" is a sensitive one, but the government wishes to be open about the wartime sex slavery that occurred: "While our goal is to educate our children about what happened and what we should remember so such tragedy does not repeat in the future, we also don't want them to form a negative sentiment against Japan as a whole", Nam Sang-gu (a Northeast Asian Foundation researcher) told the Korea Herald.

 

…READ ON I AM KOREAM: http://iamkoream.com/seoul-to-strengthen-education-on-comfort-women/

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