The eruption of an illegal oil well in Aceh, Indonesia, burned down nearby houses and resulted in the death count of over 20 people, on April 25th.Oil Well Eruption in Aceh Aceh is the northern-most province of Indonesia, located on the island of Sumatra. On April 25th, an oil well explosion in Peur
As reported on April 26th, archeologists in Peru have discovered more than 140 children killed ritually in a single event 550 years ago, which may have been the largest child sacrifice in history.Discovery of the Sacrifice The remains of 140 ritually-sacrificed children were found in Trujillo, a nor
On April 5th, a Samsung Securities employee made the mistake of typing 2.8 billion “shares” for stock dividends instead of 2.8 billion “won,” resulting in the circulation of 112 trillion won worth of unauthorized stocks. Details of the Incident Friday, April 6th, was a day when Samsung Securities de
The third inter-Korean summit is scheduled at the end of April, and a North Korea-United States (US) summit is also expected to take place for the first time in succesion. 2018 Inter-Korean Summit News of the 2018 inter-Korean summit was initially reported on March 6th when the special delegation of
President Moon Jae-in and the Blue House, the Presidential Office of Korea, announced that a presidential proposal for a constitutional amendment was billed on March 26th, 2018.Constitutional Amendments in Korea The Constitution of Korea has gone through nine amendments during the past 70 years sinc
The Syrian government’s assault on East Ghouta has accumulated over 300 civilian casualties in four days since its initial bombardment on February 18th, 2018. East Ghouta, SyriaThe Syrian Civil War has continued to result in deaths of unrelated civilians in East Ghouta. Located near Damascus, Syria’
Staff and students of Majory Stoneman Douglas High School suffered from a school shooting resulting in 17 casualties and 15 injuries on February 14th, 2018. Massacre at Majory Stoneman Douglas High SchoolNikolas Cruz, a former student of the Majory Stoneman Douglas High School who was expelled for d
Since last February, the international “#MeToo” movement has spread to Korea, and victims of sexual harassment have started to share their stories in hopes of exposing the magnitude of the problem to the public. #MeToo MovementThe #MeToo movement is a social media campaign with the purpose of exposi
There has been considerable discussion on the energy consumption of Korea lately. Controversies regarding the establishment of new nuclear power plants garnered public interest recently because no better options seemed to exist. Aside from the numerous new and renewable energies that could be possib
The Mobile Device Distribution Improvement Act was amended on October 1st of this year after three years of intense criticism since its implementation. With consumers changing phones more than ever due to this recent amendment, the government is proposing various methods to reduce telecommunication
Tourists in China frequently complain about the fact that major websites such as Google, Facebook or YouTube cannot be accessed without the help of a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Korea also has an Internet censorship system that blocks unsuitable websites by redirecting the user to the national ce
The film Okja gathered much interest in Korea this summer due to its rather unusual platform of delivery in Korea, Netfilx. The possibility of enjoying a new movie release in the comfort of one’s home is appealing to many people. Numerous services similar to Netflix have appeared in recent years as