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Runners Brave Frigid Temperatures for Naked Marathon

PYEONGCHANG, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A marathon with rather a rather unusual rule requiring participants to run shirtless in the cold winter weather has attracted significant attention. On Saturday, some 500 people participated in an annual “naked marathon race” in Daegwallyeong Pass in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province. When the runners set off at 11 a.m., [...]

Activists Claim “My Body is Not Porn!”

SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — On Saturday, feminist activists took to the streets of Gangnam, marching, removing their tops and yelling “My body is not porn” before being stopped by police. The members of “Fire Femi Action” carried out a shirtless protest at Facebook Korea’s headquarters in Yeoksam-dong in Seoul’s Gangnam district, denouncing Facebook’s [...]