Paper is used as a cultural transmitter and a life essential in our daily life. In particular, paper is light and easy for cutting, folding, tearing, etc. While it is easy deteriorated by insects or microbes. As a friendly substance to environment, therefore, it will go together with the human being forever. As of 1996, the production volume of both paper and paperboard in Korea totaled 7, 681, 000 metric tons and the paper consumption a citizen averaged 150.2 kg. The principal meterial of paper having such importance is wood, specifically pulp. The production amount of pulp in Korea was 531, 759 tons, accounting to 25% of her total demand for the year, which was covered by Hansol Paper (GP 51, 196 tons : TMP 13, 247 tons), Sejong Paper (GP 23, 782 tons), Daehan Paper (GP 9, 299 tons), and Donghae Pulp for the remainder (BKP 319, 232 tons). The production of pulp in Korea needs wood and chips domestically as well as abroad. Korea is very short of wood, not to speak of pulp.
Considering the situation facing Korea, therefore, this review intends to discuss in more detail the situation and forecast of the production of pulping wood in Korea and the status of demand for and supply of virgin pulp and waste paper.

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In Korea, with the rapid spread of the Internet, "cyber violence" has been a social problem such as the spread of a falsehood, revealing of a real name and personal information on the Net. The suicide of a famous actress in October 2008 caused by cyber violence led the Korean government to propose "a cyber contempt charge" that imposed a severe punishment of a slander on the Internet. In this paper, based on the investigation of socio-cultural background of cyber violence in Korea and the trend of law development by the Korean government, the author examines the propriety of the cyber contempt charge. Furthermore, on the basis of consideration of the recent court cases of libel on the Internet in Japan, the author proposes a recommendation of the method for protecting the freedom of speech on the Net from the viewpoint of "information ethics".

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Free newspapers are remarkable not only for the new business models they represent but also for their readership. They started as free commuter tabloids when existing newspapers were still pay-basis or when the paid newspapers were closed down. In Korea, it was in 2002 when free newspapers began to be distributed through transportations. In 2005, there were 9 free newspapers in Korea with the total circulation at 2.7 million. Most Korean free newspapers are published as tabloids or magazines. Seoul Metro and AM7 are smaller in volume with only 32 to 40 pages, while Daily Focus has up to 56 pages. Many readers of free newspapers are so-called 'new readers', who are young and did not read any newspapers in the past. Free newspapers highly depend on advertising revenues. In Korea's newspaper market, as for advertising, free newspapers at first had low intake levels. However, they have grown both in terms of volumes and shares of revenue. Free newspapers may hurt sales of traditional newspapers, weakening their existing standing in the market.

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