At A Glance

New criticism online points out flaws in "unflattering" World Economic Forum ranking that puts South Korea far behind Tanzania and Senegal in gender equality.

Netizens, Korean politicians condemn reports that the Japanese prime minister's administration supports using the "Rising Sun" flag, a symbol of Imperial Japan.

Photos of a girl staging a one-person protest outside the Korean National Assembly against multiculturalism policies prompts a thoughtful debate on a popular forum.

Civic group searches for Korean men who fathered children with prostitutes in the Philippines and then abandoned them, leading to national shame

Translated Korean netizen condemnation of gays and lesbians as disgusting perversion in reaction to the Yook Woo-dang literary award in honor of LGBT writing.

The star-child known as 'Little PSY,' made famous worldwide for his appearance in the Gangnam Style music video, is hated online for his multicultural background.

Responding to last week's article, Chelle B. Mille, editor of Korea Gender Cafe, offers an explanation for Korea's low ranking in international report.

Faces of this year's Miss Korea candidates, notably different from the ones circulated on Reddit, appear on Korean portal Ilbe. Netizens are blaming Photoshop.

Korea's Ministry of Gender Equality and Family receives an extra $13m than the government's initial budget. Netizens outraged.

New criticism online points out flaws in "unflattering" World Economic Forum ranking that puts South Korea far behind Tanzania and Senegal in gender equality.

Netizens, Korean politicians condemn reports that the Japanese prime minister's administration supports using the "Rising Sun" flag, a symbol of Imperial Japan.

Photos of a girl staging a one-person protest outside the Korean National Assembly against multiculturalism policies prompts a thoughtful debate on a popular forum.

Civic group searches for Korean men who fathered children with prostitutes in the Philippines and then abandoned them, leading to national shame

Translated Korean netizen condemnation of gays and lesbians as disgusting perversion in reaction to the Yook Woo-dang literary award in honor of LGBT writing.

The star-child known as 'Little PSY,' made famous worldwide for his appearance in the Gangnam Style music video, is hated online for his multicultural background.

Responding to last week's article, Chelle B. Mille, editor of Korea Gender Cafe, offers an explanation for Korea's low ranking in international report.

Faces of this year's Miss Korea candidates, notably different from the ones circulated on Reddit, appear on Korean portal Ilbe. Netizens are blaming Photoshop.

Korea's Ministry of Gender Equality and Family receives an extra $13m than the government's initial budget. Netizens outraged.

Korean netizens are insulted by Hollister models during the opening of a new store in South Korea by making 'squinty eyes' faces and mocking Asian pronunciation.

Debate on multiculturalism in Korea is up in the air again as the first naturalized-Korean is elected, with xenophobic comments rife on the Internet.

A K-pop idol band, Sistar’s recent pictures are revealed. Some netizens’ discriminatory reactions on the pictures spark controversy over Sistar’s skin colour

Korean daily newspaper Nocut News runs a series of articles on expats' pick-up line skills, how 'easy' Korean girls are, and what a typical night out involves.

Japanese scientists provide DNA evidence that Japan's earliest settlers were of Korean origin, much to the discontent and disgust of Korean netizens.

Australian Police have responded to an official complaint about the investigation of a brutal assault on a Korean student, by pledging to reinvestigate the incident

A popular saying in Korean says that Northern women are the most attractive women in Korea, but some netizens on conservative online community Ilbe argue otherwise.

In the wake of the Suwon Torso Murder, fresh allegations emerge of another violent attack by a Chinese-Korean, prompting anti-Joseonjok sentiment from netizens

South Koreans accuse the London 2012 Olympics of bias after fencer Shin A Lam loses in a controversial decision.