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    Culture  >  
    Author offers tips for happy life after retirement
    To lead a happy life after retirement, author Oh Jong-nam recommends: Don't be too ambitious. Enjoy where you are. The question about happiness had haunted him occasionally, even after he left Statistics Korea in 2004 for another mission in Washington, D.C. He served as executive director at the International Monetary Fund. While living in Washington for two years, he met ple...
    Books | 2018-05-18 15:19
    Taipei - Asia's popular destination
    TAIPEI - Taipei is a rising tourist destination in Asia. In 2015, the city ranked 10th on the most popular tourist cities by MasterCard. A total of 7.4 million people visited the city, edging over other tourist destinations such as Bali, Shanghai and Sydney. The city nowadays attracts tourists mostly from Japan, China, Hong Kong and South Korea in that order.
    Hotel & Travel | 2018-05-17 18:48
    Discover Seoul with upgraded tour pass
    Foreign tourists visiting Seoul will be able to travel around the city more independently with an upgraded version of a tour pass, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said.The Seoul Tourism Organization will offer the Discover Seoul Pass exclusively to foreigners at a price range from 39,900 won to 70,000 won. A mobile pass is also available.The pass is similar to passes offere...
    Hotel & Travel | 2018-05-17 12:05
    'White Book' unravels emotional pallet
    In “The White Book,” award-winning author Han Kang utilizes unconventional storytelling methods _ she relays the narration in small passages, rendering it almost poetic.
    Books | 2018-05-16 16:04
    Enjoy street food at Linjiang Night Market
    TAIPEI - Linjiang Night Market, better known to locals as Tonghua Night Market, is located in the Da'an District near the country's landmark Taipei 101.It may not be as popular as Shilin Night Market or Yansan Night Market, but Linjiang is popular among tourists for its lively atmosphere and wide choices of delicacies.It extends about 400 meters from Keelung Road and Anhe Roa...
    Hotel & Travel | 2018-05-17 18:50
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    Fortune Telling | 2018-05-17 16:29
    Jeju, hot spot island for brewery tours
    JEJU - The island of Jeju, off the southern coast of the Korean peninsula, is in a festive mood this week with an abundance of food and wine as the annual Jeju Food and Wine Festival is underway from May 10 to 19. Into its third year, the festival is now settled as one of the major yearly events held on the island, attracting tourists and locals to enjoy the food and drinks i...
    Food | 2018-05-15 20:42
    'Hallyu Silk Road' under construction
    Just like the ancient trade route Silk Road, which connected China and Europe and later evolved into the main route for cultural exchanges between East and West, Yang Eui-sig says he hopes the annual events can eventually serve as a platform through which Asia and Europe can increase cultural exchanges.
    Fashion | 2018-05-14 16:21
    Canadian author releases poetry book to celebrate self-love
    “This isn't poetry because it's not Shakespeare or Dickens or Goethe or White,” author Magda Ayuk writes in her newly released poetry and prose piece, “Blue Bird.”
    Books | 2018-05-14 17:01
    Lotus Lantern Festival celebrated in rain
    Even drizzling rain couldn't deter the festivities of people celebrating the Buddha's birth. At the lantern parade, the highlight of the annual Lotus Lantern Festival which ran on Saturday and Sunday, over 100,000 lanterns created a magnificent wave of light that flowed through the heart of Seoul like an earthbound Milky Way. People holding lanterns they made walked three-kil...
    Religions | 2018-05-13 18:07
    Cold noodles - how wintertime specialty became year-round dish
    In the past, cold noodles were a joyful culinary experience that helped people overcome the monotony of long, cold winter nights.
    Food | 2018-05-13 11:37
    Books
    • Author offers tips for happy life after retirement
    • 'White Book' unravels emotional pallet
    • Canadian author releases poetry book to celebrate self-love
    • Joseon prodigy indulging in intellectual stimulation
    • Domestic violence tears woman's life apart
    Healthcare
    • Escaping gravity of everyday life
    • Gov't warns on wasp-based soju
    • Korean medical first: Infant gets artificial heart
    • Health gurus strip off to push organ donation [PHOTOS]
    • Get massage from blind person or you may be party to crime
    Fashion
    • 'Hallyu Silk Road' under construction
    • Models' first 10 seconds on runway make or break the show
    • This is Seoul fashion
    • Investing 15 minutes every day makes skin more than just good
    • Seoul fashion ready to turn buzz into business
    Fortune Telling
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    Korean traditions
    • Peterson to offer 'frog out of well' view
    • 'Simcheong-ga': no tricks, but eye-opening
    • Changsin-dong shows rise, fall of sweatshops
    • The first steam engine car in Joseon
    • Korea pushes lantern festival for UNESCO heritage list
    Religions
    • Lotus Lantern Festival celebrated in rain
    • Some religious leaders misuse power
    • Court recognizes refugee status of Iranian over religious persecution
    • Irish priest, social entrepreneur McGlinchey dies
    • 'Taking photos is part of meditation'
    Food
    • Jeju, hot spot island for brewery tours
    • Cold noodles - how wintertime specialty became year-round dish
    • [WEEKENDER] On the road for the table
    • A 'Midnight Diner' in Seoul
    • Noodles pushing rice off Korean dining table
    Hotel & Travel
    • Bukchon residents protest excessive tourism
    • No. of visitors to South Korean border city soars
    • Households' overseas spending up 18.9 percent in Q4
    • Enjoy street food at Linjiang Night Market
    • Taipei - Asia's popular destination
    Marriage
    • Husbands more satisfied with marriages than wives: survey
    • A tale on a romantic relationship guru
    • Searching for a spouse: potential vs. perfection
    • Why some of the most eligible females send men running
    • Why even the most eligible bachelors have yet to marry
     
    • Trump names Harry Harris US ambassador to South Korea
    • All aboard! Traveling through Korea by train in the 1930s
    • Bukchon residents protest excessive tourism
    • LG Chairman Koo Bon-moo dies
    • Hite accused of copying logo of 'Lite'
    • Two North Koreans defect to South at sensitive time
    • Korea shows appreciation of migrant workers
    • Doctors rally against 'Moon Jae-in Care'
    • After liberation: Train travel in Korea in 1947
    • Harry and Meghan marry in emotional wedding [PHOTOS]

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    • Human rights chief meets Swiss envoy

    • Wish for successful hosting

    • You can take your hands off

    • Sophia in Seoul

    • Caught a whopper!

    • 2018 Imjin Classic

    • Torch relay at 'freedom village

    • Veterans association donates $10,000 to USFK

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