Personally, I worry more about how much it’s going to cost me to put food on the table (than North Korea),” said You, from Sejong city in central South Korea. Financial problems, illnesses, loneliness and relationship issues are leading causes for depression that later lead to suicide in South Korea, according to a recent presentation at the Korea Association for Suicide Prevention. Some have made contingency plans to evacuate beyond the reach of North Korea’s artillery. Churches have been addressing North Korea more in sermons and prayer sessions, says Choi Ei-woo, the head pastor at Chongkyo Methodist Church in downtown Seoul. “North Korea is conducting more nuclear tests and every time I turn on the news my heart starts beating like crazy,” said Mun.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 21, 2017 23:03 UTC