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Tue, October 15, 2019 | 18:26

Foreign TV personalities appointed as ambassadors for Seoul Immigration Office

Seoul Immigration Office appointed 10 foreign TV celebrities as its ambassadors on Monday to help immigrants better understand Korean culture and society.

2019-10-15 14:42

Speech of Fire enriches Seoul's theater scene

The newest theater company in town, Speech of Fire, has launched this autumn under the leadership of co-artistic directors Lauren Ash-Morgan and Michael Downey. The duo's new company is an effort to create great performances while also connecting to the community in order to foster true human connections in this increasingly digital and isolating age.

2019-10-15 14:05

[Korea Encounters] Korea's battle over the 'domineering use of Chinese characters' in 1970

Hangeul Day's existence as an official holiday began only six years ago, reflecting the high regard in which the Korean alphabet is held. But it was not always this way, even after Japan's control of Korea ended and the Republic of Korea was founded. Attempts to move away from the use of Chinese characters to the exclusive use of Hangeul prompted protests when it was first an...

2019-10-08 14:25

Store closure has readers asking 'what the book?'

The used bookstore What the Book? has closed its doors suddenly, shocking foreign residents of Seoul and sparking conversations across local internet communities. The bookstore's website disappeared from the internet and its Itaewon location closed down last month, catching customers by surprise, some of whom had outstanding orders with the shop.

2019-10-08 11:41

Former torture site reopens as human rights museum

One of the darker episodes of Korea's modern history is hidden in plain sight. Anyone taking a train south of Seoul Station, either on Line 1 or a commuter train, or driving on the parallel Cheongpa-ro or Hangangdae-ro, passes by an imposing but anonymous seven-story building standing near the train tracks. The building features sharp lines, narrow slit windows and black bric...

2019-10-08 00:01

Magpie's Ghost gose named Asia's best beer

Magpie Brewing Co. co-owner Erik Moynihan admits his brewery's signature Ghost gose-style beer, which just won the top award at a major international beer convention, can be “difficult” at first. The sour citrus taste is not what a newcomer might expect from a beer, especially one that's fresh out of the keg. One may ask, should beer taste that way? Has it gone bad? But that'...

2019-10-01 18:22

Traditional fishing village welcomes foreign visitors

Development has spared no corner of the Korean Peninsula, not even remote fishing villages on the east coast. The coastal fishing community of Galnam Village, south of Samcheok in Gangwon Province, is losing its vitality, as the country's fishing industry industrializes and relies increasingly on imports, and 70 percent of local residents are over 70 years of age. With seemin...

2019-10-01 18:12

[Yongsan Legacy] Korea's postwar country music scene keeps kicking

As import and domestic pop variations like trot, rock and roll, folk, and disco flooded national airwaves and club stages throughout postwar Korea from as early as the late 1950s, Park Soon-hwan remained behind the walls of U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Yongsan and other U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) bases. There, he would perform American-style country music in front of large crowds ...

2019-10-01 18:10

This Thursday is Gaecheonjeol, commemorating the mythical founding of Korea 4,352 years ago. It is an important day for Korean shamanism. David Mason, an academic specializing in spirituality and tourism related to Korea's mountains, is leading a visit to a major public ceremony honoring Korea's ancient founding king and a walk up nearby Mount Inwang, where participants have ...

2019-10-01 18:03

Seoul City gives foreigners Korean names

The Seoul city government said Monday that it has launched a pilot program to give foreigners Korean names as part of efforts to promote the Korean alphabet, hangeul. The program, titled "Korean Names for Non-Koreans," is available to foreigners who reside overseas and are interested in Korean culture, Park Jin-young, a city official in charge of communication, said. The appl...

2019-09-30 10:59

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