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Sat, June 3, 2023 | 16:01

Olive Young's misogynistic ad

Olive Young's misogynistic ad

The ad puts down women by saying women are not already beautiful enough to begin with.

Posted on the windows of stores of CJ’s Olive Young cosmetics chain is an ad containing the likeness of male model and actor Kim Woo-bin with the caption saying: “Because you need to be more beautiful.”

Jeong Ji-su | 2014-12-01 17:36

UN Women shirks Japan's sex slavery issue

UN Women shirks Japan's sex slavery issue

BANGKOK - The purpose of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as U.N. Women, is to promote gender equality around the world.

Jung Min-ho | 2014-11-23 16:37

Moon's case shows IOC biz as usual

Moon's case shows IOC biz as usual

What more does the International Olympic Committee (IOC) need in order to make its position clear regarding one of its members, Moon Dae-sung, a former taekwondo practitioner whose doctorate thesis was proven to have been produced through plagiarism?

Jung Min-ho | 2014-10-22 16:53

Gov't turns blind eye to UN finding

Gov't turns blind eye to UN finding

Ending a week-long investigation, visiting U.N. special rapporteur Mutuma Ruteere said, "There are serious problems regarding the fishing industry that still need to be addressed.”

Park Jin-hai | 2014-10-07 18:01

Some manners, please

Some manners, please

INCHEON - Etiquette is a pivotal part of sports. By this standard, the ongoing Asian Games leave a lot to be desired. At the kickoff of the Korea-Japan quarterfinal soccer match, few Korean fans bothered to stand up when the opposing team’s national anthem was played.

Jong-eun | 2014-09-29 18:27

Is dissolving government entities a cure-all solution?

Is dissolving government entities a cure-all solution?

The Army chief of staff’s vow to disband an Army unit if human rights violations continue to take place within it reminds the public of President Park Geun-hye’s empty promise to dissolve the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) following the sinking of the Sewol ferry.

Jun Ji-hye | 2014-08-21 16:53

Long way to go on human trafficking

Long way to go on human trafficking

Being a Tier 1 country does not mean human trafficking is not a problem.

2014-06-23 16:54

LGBT rights are about human rights

LGBT rights are about human rights

Last week, the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) handed out their annual awards in Hong Kong for outstanding journalism. Among the prizewinners, our series about sexual minorities in Korea was awarded honorable mention for human rights reporting.

Jong-eun | 2014-06-16 15:12

Daum-Kakao's uneasy task

Daum-Kakao's uneasy task

Markets see the merger between Daum Communications and Kakao as a marriage of necessity by two weak players to fight the dominant Naver.

Kim Yoo-chul | 2014-05-27 16:39

Visit to Ansan joint altar

Visit to Ansan joint altar

On May 3 when this reporter visited the joint altar in Ansan for the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol as a mourner, the families of the dead Danwon High School students began a protest, demanding every missing body be collected, and the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the causes of the accident.

Kim Da-ye | 2014-05-07 17:57

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