In Mongolia, sex tourism by S. K

With Korean men contributing to growth of industry, the damage to Korea’s image has increased » In the photo on the left, Korean tourists enter a karaoke bar in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on June 18. On the right, another karaoke bar in the Mongolian capital has put the Korean national flag on its signboard. The number of Korean men traveling to Mongolia as sex tourists has continued to increase, resulting in a corresponding rise in anti-Korean sentiment. South Koreans’ sex tourism to Mongolia remains widespread. According to an investigative report by The Hankyoreh, Mongolians accused South Korean tourists of spawning a culture of buying sex in their country. In 2002, a South Korean opened the first karaoke bar in Mongolia’s capital city of Ulan Bator and most karaoke bars in Mongolia are owned by South Koreans. The number of... [read full story]