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"Adulkid": The Accelerating Evolution of Homo Consumens
The adage that βchildren will be childrenβ may not hold true in South Korea. Adding to the pressures faced by kids to excel in academics and god knows what else, a new social trend revolves around the concept of βadulkid,β aimed at making children look and behave like adults. At
The quieter side of the MERS outbreak
Streets around a hagwon district in Jukcheon, Gyeonggi Province, are all but deserted as MERS forces schools and even private classes to go on a temporary hiatus. (Anna Park for Korea ExposΓ©) It has been over two weeks since MERS landed in South Korea, and an unusual quiet has descended