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Sun, September 24, 2023 | 02:27

Seoul Culture Club seeks artists, performers to present 'Change'

Seoul Culture Club seeks artists, performers to present 'Change'

Seoul Culture Club, a performing arts festival operated in downtown Seoul's Eulji Space, is holding auditions for its next performance show.

2023-09-19 12:56

[RESTAURANT OF THE WEEK] Petra Palace offers home cooking from Jordan

RESTAURANT OF THE WEEKPetra Palace offers home cooking from Jordan

In 2004, Yaser Ghanayem opened his first restaurant, Petra, on the hillside opposite Noksapyeong Station in Seoul's Yongsan District. The restaurant was an instant success, and in no time Yaser was on the phone with his brothers Basem and Khalid at home in Amman, Jordan - trying to convince them to move to Seoul and open more restaurants. He proved persuasive and in 2007, the...

2023-09-19 12:55

All elementary schools in Seoul to record calls from parents

All elementary schools in Seoul to record calls from parents

All elementary schools in Seoul will be installed with telephone recorders to record calls from parents, while a chatbot will be introduced across elementary to high schools to deal with parental complaints on behalf of teachers, the Seoul education chief said Tuesday.

2023-09-19 11:51

Korea to up quarantine efforts against African swine fever during Chuseok

Korea to up quarantine efforts against African swine fever during Chuseok

Korea will implement stronger quarantine steps during the upcoming Chuseok holiday to curb the spread of African swine fever (ASF) following the recent outbreak of the disease from wild boars, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday.

2023-09-19 11:12

Yoon signs off on motion requesting parliamentary consent to opposition leader's arrest

Yoon signs off on motion requesting parliamentary consent to opposition leader's arrest

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday signed off on a motion requesting parliamentary consent to opposition leader Lee Jae-myung's arrest over bribery and other charges, his office said.

2023-09-19 10:02

Ex-President Moon visits hospitalized DPK leader Lee on hunger strike

Yoon meets leaders of Sri Lanka, San Marino, other nations

Yoon meets leaders of Sri Lanka, San Marino, other nations

President Yoon Suk Yeol held summits with the leaders of Sri Lanka, San Marino and seven other nations in New York on Monday (local time), kicking off a series of bilateral meetings arranged on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly to seek support for South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo.

2023-09-19 09:13

Yoon arrives in New York to attend UN General Assembly

Yoon arrives in New York to attend UN General Assembly

President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in New York on Monday to embark on a five-day trip to attend the U.N. General Assembly and meet with world leaders amid signs of growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia.

2023-09-19 08:03

Tunnels in Incheon's Bupyeong reveal imperial history

Tunnels in Incheon's Bupyeong reveal imperial history

It was a Friday evening, and the sun was beginning to set. I got off the bus near the gates of the Central Force for National Defense's 3rd Supply Depot and walked along its barbwire perimeter. Against the concrete fence, senior citizens were getting ready to turn in for the day after tending to the narrow vegetable gardens they had planted there.

2023-09-18 18:38

Austrian doom-jazz band Black Air spreads night across Korea

Austrian doom-jazz band Black Air spreads night across Korea

The very oddly described doom-jazz-post-rock band Black Air is coming to Korea from Austria for at least one show and an art event. “Actually, the music we play is not very common in Austria,” said Marian Waibl, drummer of Black Air.

2023-09-18 18:35

RAS Korea celebrates 123rd anniversary with resumption of annual garden party

RAS Korea celebrates 123rd anniversary with resumption of annual garden party

Members of the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea, the world's oldest Korean studies organization, gathered at the U.K. ambassador's residence in central Seoul's historic Jeong-dong on Saturday for the organization's 123rd anniversary party.

2023-09-18 18:33

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