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Nice Score on the Exams, Kids! Here's a Nose Job

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Nov 22nd 2010 1:17PM

In South Korea, good grades are rewarded with nips and tucks. Credit: Andrew Olney, Getty Images
Forget car keys, a spike in allowance or a mall gift card. Growing ranks of parents who want to bribe -- er, inspire -- their teens to do well on ...Great test scores are being rewarded with plastic surgery by some South Korean parents.
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Surge in South Korean Kids Born in Year of the Golden Pig Causes Kindergarten Crowding

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Nov 18th 2010 4:43PM

How lucky is the Year of the Golden Pig when kids can't get into kindergarten? Credit: Getty Images
Tradition says babies born during the Year of the Golden Pig are destined for a lifetime of good luck and fortune. But in South Korea, "little ...The year of the Golden Pig babies could mean overcrowding in South Korean kindergartens.
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South Koreans Sent Home to Make Babies

by Brett Singer, Posted Jan 21st 2010 5:00PM

After years of promoting family planning in the crowded nation of 48.6 million, South Korea is now pushing for larger familes. Credit: Jung Yeon, AFP / Getty Images
Workers at South Korea's Ministry of Health got a bonus on Wednesday. They were ...
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South Korea to pay for gym memberships

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Oct 5th 2008 1:00PM

The United States isn't the only country with a problem of childhood obesity, it seems. Apparently, South Korea is battling the problem as well. In fact, the situation is bad enough that the government there is planning to do something about it -- ...
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Paramount launches theme park

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted May 21st 2008 10:01AM

South Korea, get ready! In 2011 Paramount Pictures is set to open a theme park based on its movies in Incheon, about an hour from Seoul. The film company's top earners include Mission: Impossible and Laura Croft: Tomb Raider. The park is set to ...
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Boot camp for Internet-addicted kids

by Sandy Maple, Posted Nov 21st 2007 4:02PM

Kids in South Korea take Internet gaming very seriously. Earlier this year, when the makers of the game Starcraft announced an upgrade to the popular 9-year-old game, some 300,000 fans turned up in a Seoul stadium to hear the announcement and get the ...
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Bodyguards to help combat bullying

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Feb 28th 2007 1:31PM

I guess they're having a real problem with bullying over in South Korea. So much so that the government is starting a program to offer bodyguards to kids who need them on the way to and from school. "We are going to try to protect the student who is ...
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Robot mom gives birth

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Jan 5th 2007 12:02PM

South Korea's birth rate is so low, that medical students have to practice on robot mommies. Enter Noelle, a life-sized birthing robot, complete with "newborn." As the robot "gives birth," students monitor her vital signs, also checking the newborn ...
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South Korea trying to wean teens from cell phones

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Dec 17th 2006 12:05PM

In South Korea, where four out of five people own a cell phone, lawmakers are trying to change the rulebooks so that parents can control how long cell phones are used. Starting in January, children will need parental permission to go above a set ...
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