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Mon, March 27, 2023 | 09:08

[Temple Adventures] Seoamjeong Temple presents vivid fall colors at Mt. Jiri

Temple AdventuresSeoamjeong Temple presents vivid fall colors at Mt. Jiri

With the sweltering summer heat finally coming to an end, and with the autumnal hues not too far off, it's the perfect time to explore Korea and the temples that dot its landscape. Arguably one of the most beautiful places to explore the changing season is Jirisan National Park.

2022-09-27 22:52

DMZ Peace Train Music Festival imagines 'borderless world'

DMZ Peace Train Music Festival imagines 'borderless world'

The DMZ Peace Train Music Festival returns to Cheorwon County in Gangwon Province this weekend for two days of “dancing for a borderless world.” The festival is returning after a two-year break due to the pandemic for this year's event this Saturday and Sunday, which will be the third such festival.

2022-09-27 14:00

Repatriated flag runs out of time in Korea

Repatriated flag runs out of time in Korea

Somewhere in the belly of the glassy, triangular Ganghwa History Museum, there rests a very important flag. The flag is on loan from the U.S. and its lease is almost up.

2022-09-27 13:59

Haebangchon braces for multiple music festivals

Haebangchon braces for multiple music festivals

Seoul's multicultural Haebangchon neighborhood had been gearing up for three multi-venue live music festivals over the next month - sarcastically referred to as “Rocktober” by one local in light of the confusion over the different events - but the number has now been reduced to two.

2022-09-20 15:09

US singer-songwriter Geoffrey Lewis makes 'Unions'

US singer-songwriter Geoffrey Lewis makes 'Unions'

American singer-songwriter Geoffrey Lewis is three quarters of the way through his “Unions” series of EPs, with the third volume having been released at the end of June. “I wanted to make a proper album, which to me is 12 songs,” he told The Korea Times. “These days people just put out singles or small EPs, but I wanted to accomplish 12 songs that are meant to be together, cr...

2022-09-20 14:28

South Africans to throw Heritage Day Picnic

South Africans to throw Heritage Day Picnic

South Africa's Heritage Day on Sept. 24 will be celebrated a week early, with a picnic on Sept. 17 co-organized by the South African Chamber of Commerce (Safcham) Korea, the South Africans in Korea Network (SAKorNet) and the South African Embassy.

2022-09-14 11:29

[SPECIAL REPORT] 'Too good to be true': Belarusian circus performers deceived by Korean agency

SPECIAL REPORT'Too good to be true': Belarusian circus performers deceived by Korean agency

YEOSU, South Jeolla Province - On a cloudy afternoon on Aug. 7, Andrey Ramanenka, 29, and Katsiaryna Balabolava, 27, were out at the seashore in the coastal city of Yeosu to practice their circus tricks, a daily routine the duo has never skipped since arriving in Korea in April. The Belarusian couple who go by the name Duo Candy energetically show off an energetic array of sk...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-09-13 09:00

[RAS Korea] RAS Korea's Dongducheon Chapter continues going strong

RAS KoreaRAS Korea's Dongducheon Chapter continues going strong

Put a handful of enthusiastic high school students together, and what do you get? Lots of energy and teamwork for a common goal. That's what is happening at Dongducheon Foreign Language High School. Busy people get things done, which couldn't be truer for the Royal Asiatic Society Korea's (RAS) Dongducheon chapter members.

2022-09-07 14:15

Migrants, expats compete in football tournament

Migrants, expats compete in football tournament

Global Money Express (GME), a remittance company in Korea, is hosting the Hanaro Football Cup 2022 next Monday at Seoul's Hyochang Stadium, with teams representing Korea's diverse migrant and expat communities.

2022-09-06 19:09

[Korea Encounters] Suppression of marijuana, 'degenerate' youth culture in 1975

Korea EncountersSuppression of marijuana, 'degenerate' youth culture in 1975

From 1968 to 1972, Westernized youth culture centered on music, art, fashion, literature and film gained a foothold in South Korean media and among young people, but from 1970 it was beset by yearly government crackdowns.

2022-09-06 13:02

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