4 Angles Ep10

Sea of Treasures Around Mado Island
The sea around Mado Island in Taean-gun, Chungcheongnam-do province is where many shipwrecks occurred, due to the large difference in tides and rapid waves. These geographical characteristics is why the seabed is now home to priceless ancient treasures dating back a thousand years.Over 30,000 artifacts have been found so far but many more are thought to remain , making the sea of Mado Island a treasure trove. Beginning with the discovery of ‘Taean’ in 2007, 3 more Goryeo era ships have been found in the subsequent 4 years, and named ‘Mado No. 1’, ‘Mado no. 2’ and ‘Mado No. 3’. The relics containing history from 800-900 years ago are now available to us in the present.In 2014, the ‘Mado no. 4’, a possible Joseon era ship was discovered in the area. The exploration team began preparations for excavation and the exploration ship set sail in May. The 4angles team went to the historic first day of underwater excavation.

Decline in Domestic Adoptions
May 11th is Adoption Day in Korea. The government and related organizations have held a variety of activities to commemorate the occasion for a week, culminating on May 17th. However, the Korean society still has a long way to go in the area of domestic adoptions.Even though Korea has the lowest birthrate in the world, 2 babies are abandoned every 3 days. A total of 1,172 Korean children were adopted last year, with 45% finding new homes overseas. An important point to note is that the overseas adoption rate which had been in decline until 2013 started rising again in 2014. Statistics show that Korean babies are the 5th largest group of adoptees to the U.S.Korea is free from war and famine. It is a developed nation, part of the G20 and the OECD. Yet it remains an exporter of adoptees, with a low rate of domestic adoptions. Why is this?We meet adoptive families, overseas adoptees as well as experts from NGOs and academia to understand the obstacles to domestic adoptions in Korea.

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