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Plants at Konjiam Resort's Hwadam Forest | By: Konjiam Resort

Oct 14, 2015 AM EDT - Staff Reporter

Hwadam Forest In Gwangju City Makes For A Quiet Autumn Destination In South Korea

As the fall season enters South Korea, a hidden gem of colorful Maple trees may be enjoyed by tourists and locals alike at Konjian Resort's Hwadam Forest.

Korean gimbap | By: EyeEm| Getty Images

Oct 14, 2015 AM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

South Korea Sets Guinness World Record For The Longest Seaweed Roll

On Friday, the people at South Jeolla Province created a 1,344-meter long gimbap earning the Guinness World Record title for "Longest Seaweed Roll."

Plastic Surgery

Oct 12, 2015 PM EDT - Ji Hyun Joo

What Is The Most Popular Procedure In The Plastic Surgery Capital Of The World?

Double-eyelid surgery is reportedly the most popular plastic surgery operation done in the world.

Gingko trees (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images )

Oct 26, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Seoul Metropolitan Government Organizes A Team That Would Collect Gingko Nuts To Solve The ‘Smelly’ Problem In The City

Gingko nuts emit foul odor that causes problems in Seoul, South Korea. The Seoul Metropolitan Government organizes a team that would collect the fallen nuts to solve the smelly problem.

Orphaned sisters separated for 40 years reunite while working at a hospital in Florida  (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Oct 25, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Orphaned South Korean Sisters Meet Again After 40 Years of Separation

After South Korean sisters Holly and Meagan were orphaned, put in different orphanages and adopted separately by American families decades ago. They have coincidentally been reunited recently after being hired to work on the same floor in the same Florida hospital.

South Koreans protest history distortion in Japanese textbooks.  (Photo by Chung Sung Jun /Getty Images)

Oct 25, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

South Korea’s Blue House And Ruling Saenuri Party Pushes Plan For Government-Controlled History Textbooks

To prevent misinterpretations and biased views on history, the government of South Korea, as well as the ruling Saenuri Party, is set to push for a government-controlled history textbooks.

Young consumers testing new tablets at the 2015 International CES Convention. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images News)

Oct 22, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Study Shows That Teens Who Spend More Hours On Internet Use Are At Risk For Elevated Blood Pressure

Researchers from the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit conducted a study on teenagers and found that those who spend more hours on the Internet are more likely to develop high blood pressure.

South Korean students pose in the shape of the 'aids ribbon' during an event to promote the awareness of Aids at Cheonggyecheon on December 1, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea.

Oct 20, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

WHO Releases New Antiretroviral Therapy Guidelines For Early HIV Intervention

After further studies and discovery of new evidences on the effects of antiretroviral drugs, the World Health Organization developed a revised guideline on the use of ARV therapy on patients testing positive with HIV.

Skin care products

Oct 07, 2015 PM EDT - Ji Hyun Joo

South Korean Men Are Purchasing Cosmetics To Conform To An Appearance-Obsessed Society

The cosmetics industry in South Korea has found new consumers.

The formerly Cheongju Tobacco Factory covered in glittering CDs | By: Guinness World Records

Oct 07, 2015 AM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

South Korean Public Volunteers Turn Abandoned Tobacco Plant In Cheongju Into CD Artwork

A Guiness World Record was set in Cheongju, South Korea for the "Largest Display of Compact Discs Ever" at an abandoned tobacco plant.

Massage chair

Oct 06, 2015 PM EDT - Ji Hyun Joo

Relaxation Parlors Open In South Korea For Stressed-Out Workers

Relaxing is becoming a priority in South Korea.

South Koreans protest against Japanese

Oct 06, 2015 PM EDT - Therese Agcopra

Japanese Textbooks Allegedly Contain Errors That Distort Historical Accounts Relating to South Korea

Over the past five years, tension between Japan and South Korea has been festering due to the subdued accounts of wartime aggression in Japanese textbooks.

Physician talking to a patient | By: Don Mason | Getty Images

Oct 19, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

South Korea To Charge Extra 500-Won For Saturday Morning Visits To Local Clinics And Oriental Medicine Clinics

Local clinics and oriental medicine clinics have implelemented a 500 won increase in Saturday morning consultations amid a large number of workers scheduling their medical visits on weekends.

South Korean genomic research provider Macrogen aims to help people live longer without disease. (Photo by Chung Sung Jun / Getty Images News)

Oct 21, 2015 PM EDT - Diana Tomale

Genomic Research Provider Macrogen Aims To 'Help People Live Longer Without Disease'

Founding CEO of genomic research provider Macrogen says their primary vision is to "help people live longer without disease."

More women suffer from sleep disorders due to work and child-rearing. (Photo by Paula Bronstein / Getty Images News)

Oct 20, 2015 PM EDT - Diana Tomale

More And More South Korean Women In Their 30s Suffer From Sleep Disorders

The number of patients of sleep disorder continues to increase. Last year, some 415,000 patients were given medical expenses for the disorder.

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