Social Issues
Plastic Pollution over the World
Millions of tons a year, most of it used once. Recycling helps; experts say it is not enough.
Dongyun Hwang/May 2026
22 stories found.
Millions of tons a year, most of it used once. Recycling helps; experts say it is not enough.
Dongyun Hwang/May 2026
P3 at Yas Marina, two points clear of Verstappen, and the first McLaren champion since Hamilton in 2008.
Yujin Lee/Dec 2025
세계를 건너 너에게 갈게, by Lee Kkot-nim. A letter written in 2016 arrives in 1982.
Hannah Cho/Nov 2025
A follow-up strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean killed the survivors. Total death toll: 11.
Jalen Park/Dec 2025
92% of students use AI tools. Detection software flags non-native writers at 61.2%. Nobody has drawn the line.
Jalen Park/Jun 2026
A survival mechanism that still runs, and still gets people wrong.
Yebynn Son/Jun 2026
Many teenagers sleep under six hours on a school night. Counsellors say pressure, phones and no rest are the cause.
Dongyun Hwang/May 2026
Best Picture, 2019. A working-class driver, a Black concert pianist and a tour through the segregated South.
Sungyoon Park/May 2026
On being a scholar before a teacher, League of Legends, pineapple pizza, and whether he is leaving Valor.
Caiden Kim/May 2026
Twelve student-run booths on 11 February, raising funds for the Philippines, Korea, Kenya and Thailand.
Hayeon Son/Mar 2026
4.7 million accounts revoked. The minister calls it 'behavioural cocaine'. Teenagers call it unnecessary.
Yujin Lee/Mar 2026
Badges, points and leaderboards look like engagement on a dashboard. The argument here is that they destroy it.
Jalen Park/Mar 2026
New power units, a Mercedes loophole, and drivers warning that the energy-saving rules are dangerous.
Valor Times Staff/Mar 2026
Yeouido, Seokchon, Bomun, Nami, Jinhae. Go in the early days of April or you will miss them.
Caiden Kim/Mar 2026
An hour and forty-five minutes of songs, and a man who collects people society calls unique.
Juwon Kim/Feb 2026
C2 House takes Best Overall. C1 House most creative, MB 4006 most interactive, MB 4005 honourable mention.
Valor Times Staff/Dec 2025
The least-popular site by distance, and a country that leads on conservation, renewables and tourism.
Victoria Oh/Dec 2025
France, Australia and the courts. A Pediatrics study links preteen smartphone ownership to depression and lost sleep.
Jalen Park/Dec 2025
Human nature, power, fear and society — and the recognition that Golding was not writing about monsters.
Seoyun Lee/Dec 2025
It started as a New Yorker essay. The editor-in-chief on why the book is brave, and what it means on a re-read.
Victoria Oh/Dec 2025
A new organelle, found in ocean algae at UC Santa Cruz. New organelles almost never appear.
Hyunji Song/Dec 2025
📍 Chef's Kitchen, Inspire Resort, Incheon. You walk in for the buffet and walk out thinking about a donut.
Hayeon Son/Nov 2025
