Analysis

It is estimated there are 1,400 bears in captivity for the purpose of bile extraction on around 100 farms.
Photographer Romin Lee Johnson documents the adoption of 13-month-old Liam to Ashley and Kurt.
Groove asks ambassadors in Korea one simple question: What good is your embassy? Next up — Ireland.
A unique and colorful perspective from the eyes of your everyday serviceman — he’s my father, and this is his story.

Entertainment

Their Feb. 17 concert will surely be one of the best of the year.
This is another bland, run-of-the-mill suspense/thriller with a minor twist hoping to justify its existence
“Music is how people express, how they feel, and what better way to express this than to have music that is for something”
This film illustrates war’s psychological effects and how it transforms the common soldier.

Food

“The cabbage leaves, swallowed up almost immediately by the thick, porky broth, turned out to have a negligible effect on the taste of the dish.”
5 representative noodle dishes from Korea, Japan, China, Vietnam, Thailand
Easy ways to turn basic ramyeon into something tastier. Groove gets the scoop from a few Seoulites
Noodles as a comfort food never fail to satisfy. Whether simply served hot or cold with broth or intricately with artfully cut vegetables, they always hits the right notes.

Destinations

Laos is all too often left off South East Asian travel itineraries; vanguards of the sun flock to Phuket and Nha Trang.
You know you just earned street cred when your Korean coworkers ask, “There’s a Tax Museum in Seoul?”
I’m not going to lie to you, I was nervous. I have only been climbing for a few months. I’d also never tried bouldering,
Our guide, Moses, a 32-year-old Kenyan with 13 years of experience leading hikers to the summit of Mt Kenya.

Community

Thirteen years ago this month, Kim Chang-dae started the Seoul Hiking Club
What’s this — the third year you’ve decided to quit? The fourth? Time to stop disappointing yourself.
Roller derby embraces hard-hitting action and plenty of saucy attitude for what could be the baddest brawl this side of the DMZ.
This North Korean defector has more on her plate than her peers. She works hard to fit in, get ahead and re-learn the ins and outs of survival.

WHAT SAY YOU?

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Videos

Fear Eats the Seoul
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