In the 2002 World Cup held in South Korea and Japan, authorities seized more than 3 million World Cup counterfeit goods before and during the tournament.

Source:  International Authentication Association, “World Cup fakes war could be won with penalties,” Counterfeiting Confidential, April 2010.

Between 2008 and 2009, the number of pirated music files found online by the South Korean Government dropped by 92 percent.

Source: “Repelling the attack,” Economist, April 22, 2010.

In 2009, Louis Vuitton was the most counterfeited brand in South Korea, accounting for up to half of all counterfeit goods seizures.

In 2008, Chanel was the most counterfeited brand in South Korea.

Source:  Korea Herald, “”Louis Vuitton” No.1 fake brand in Korea,” Asia One, October 15, 2009.

In 2010, Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry banned marriages between Cambodia women and South Korean men over concerns of human trafficking.

In 2008, 551 Cambodian women married South Korean men. In 2009, the number increased to 1,372. Nearly 60 percent of marriages between foreigners and Cambodian women involve South Korean men, with a majority of marriages arraigned through brokers.

Source:  Associated Press, “Cambodian Bans Women From Marrying South Koreans,” New York Times, March 19, 2010.

Customs officials in Japan seized 1.04 million counterfeit goods items in 2009, according to Finance Ministry. The total amount seized was up 10.6 percent from the previous year.

86 percent of the counterfeit items originated from China, followed by 6 percent from South Korea.

The most counterfeited good was counterfeit purses, which accounted for 55 percent of all goods seized.

Source:  “Pirated goods halted by customs in 2009 top 1 million,” Japan Today, March 13, 2010.

South Korea’s National Human Rights Commission found that 20 percent of women in refugee camps bribes North Korean guards with either sex or money in order to defect from the country.

Source:  AFP, “N.Korea women refugees suffer abuse: watchdog,” Google News, February 22, 2010.

According to a survey of 8,500 people in 13 countries, people in China illegally downloaded the most music in 2009, followed by South Korea.

Source: “Korea World’s No.2 in Online Music Piracy,” Chosun Ilbo, January 26, 2010.

307 Chinese boats were seized by South Korean officials in 2009 for illegal fishing activities, down 15 percent from the 353 boats seized in 2008.

Source: “Fewer Chinese boats seized for illegal fishing last year,” Yonhap News, January 2, 2010.

In 2007, the sex trade in South Korea is estimated to be worth 14 Trillion South Korean Won, or $12 Billion. This is equal to 1.6 percent of South Korea’s GDP.

The Korean Women’s Development Institute reported that there were 46,000 brothels in the country in 2007.

Source:  Kim So-hyun, “Sex trade accounts for 1.6% of GDP,” The Korea Herald,September 20, 2008.

An estimated 400 whales are illegally killed or poached in the water surrounding South Korea.

Source:  “Black Market Whale Meat Seized in South Korea,” Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, January 14, 2008.