Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A South Korean man who ate to the point of obesity in an attempt to dodge the army has avoided prison after he pledged to take up his mandatory military service. Seoul, ...

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Members of the 25th Infantry Division in South Korea take a break to eat some South Korean melons, Aug. 18, 1950.

SEOUL, South Korea (WKRC) — A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for deliberately gaining weight to avoid mandatory military service, according to local media reports. The South Korean man, ...

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Exemption loopholes in military conscription requirements were taken to heart — and midsection — when one man intentionally put on more than 44 pounds. (Mike Morones/Staff) South Korean men between ...

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A worker accused of “stealing” snacks worth less than a dollar in South Korea found himself embroiled in a more than year-long legal battle.The worker, ...

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A South Korean man who ate to the point of obesity in an attempt to dodge the army has avoided prison after he pledged to take up his mandatory military service. The man, who was not publicly ...