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Find out why more Koreans are spending Christmas home alone, a South Korean company gives pet owners a chance to have their pets cloned, see the rise of Korea's 'super dads', and what is an expat Christmas like?

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"More Koreans Spend Christmas Alone"

Over the weeks leading up to Christmas, there has been somewhat of a stand among young men in Japan over how Christmas has become, largely, a couple's thing. In Korea, although that particular protest is not yet apparent, there are numbers to suggest that a growing number of Koreans are spending Christmas alone: "But they normally just watch TV. In a study by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism last year, 51.9 percent cited TV viewing as the most popular weekend and holiday activity, followed by going to the movies with 48.6 percent. Building plastic models was also among the lonely leisure pursuits".

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"You can now pay to have your dog cloned in South Korea"

Do you have a family pet you never want to say goodbye to? Well, for around $100 thousand, you can now have your favourite pet cloned! Reportedly, a company in South Korea has already cloned more than 400 pets: "The dog will not be 100 percent the same - the spots on a Dalmatian clone will be different, for example - but for breeds without such characteristics it will be very hard to tell them apart".

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"South Korean 'Superdads' on Paternity Leave Break With Tradition"

Culture changes are abound in South Korea: the Wave has successfully exported bits of K-culture to the world, but back home there are also really changes occurring that are challenging traditional relationships and social expectations of both sexes. In Korea, more and more dads are stepping into roles previously reserved for women as citizens are putting pressure on organisations to recognise paternity leave for working men so that they can help out at home with their children. There is still a stigma around such  choices (men often avoid taking company's up on paternity leave), however, but the times they are a changing.

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"An expat's Korean Christmas"

Christmas time in Korea for expats can be stressful: being thousands of miles from home, from friends and family, can take its toll. In this post, the Jeju Weekly asks, what is the true meaning of Christmas? And how do expats celebrate it in Korea?

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