As stigma remains ...

With the government under pressure to increase both employment and living standards ...

With the industry still highly visible ...

After an election in which both main candidates called for a revision ...

As the government looks to change the law on life-prolonging treatment...

With government to spend over 6 billion won on public diplomacy this year ...

With Korea set to host a raft of large sporting events...

With parents starting their children’s education younger ...

With 1 in 4 Seoulites defined as seriously overweight ...

With the government aiming for 200,000 by 2020...

With yet another row recently ignited by a proposed new history textbook...

With more than 100,000 pieces scattered around the globe ...

As the government moves to level the economic playing field ...

As the Internet shrinks the private sphere ...

From the right vantage point, it might be tempting to imagine there is a national love affair with the bicycle. Lycra-clad cyclists descend on the Hangang River in droves on any given weekend, while more adventurous riders pedal hundreds of kilometers on cross-country bike trails.Seven in 10 Koreans own a bicycle and more half of the population cycled at least once a month last year, according to the Ministry of Security and Public Administration. But despite the obvious popularity of the bicycl