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Thu, December 12, 2019 | 18:19

Opposition leader backs off on 'discriminatory' foreign worker wage call

Opposition leader backs off on 'discriminatory' foreign worker wage call

This came a day after he raised the need to introduce a “different” minimum wage system for foreign workers at a meeting with CEOs of small and medium companies (SMEs) in Busan. He said foreign workers have “contributed nothing” to the country. “That's why I think it's unfair to subject Korean and foreign workers to the same wage system,” he said.

Park Si-soo | 2019-06-20 15:17

Muslim, Arabs denied refugee status through 'rigged' interviews

Muslim, Arabs denied refugee status through 'rigged' interviews

Mohamad Sabry came to Korea in July 2016 to seek asylum. In his refugee interview, Sabry told the immigration officer he faced political persecution in Egypt for being an active member of the Muslim Brotherhood. The official didn't write this down.

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-06-19 16:41

[Cityscapes] Graffiti's rise on Korea's streets, walls, trains

[Cityscapes] Graffiti's rise on Korea's streets, walls, trains

It may be hard to believe now, but that particular culture of spray paint and tagging is a relatively new phenomenon in Korea. Sure you could find restaurants where customers were encouraged to write on the walls, but street art graffiti was rare ― even in Hongdae, where today nearly every wall now is as tagged up as a toilet stall.

2019-06-18 18:16

South Africans host braai party in Nanji Campground

South Africans host braai party in Nanji Campground

The South Africans in Korea Network (SAKorNet) is hosting its biannual Nanji Braai event this Saturday. Braai is basically Afrikaans for barbecue, but a braai, or Chisa Nyama in Zulu, has so much more meaning to South Africans that isn't immediately apparent to outsiders. A braai is a grand social event, but one that is casual and laid-back, welcoming friends and family to a ...

2019-06-18 17:48

Korea badly needs officials to handle increasing asylum seekers

Korea badly needs officials to handle increasing asylum seekers

More than 20,000 asylum seekers are waiting to hear back from the Korean Immigration Office, according to recent government data made public Sunday. The backlog is apparently due to chronic understaffing at the office resulting in insufficient staff to review applications.

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-06-16 17:14

Seoul punk band Gumiho plays final shows with guitarist

Seoul punk band Gumiho plays final shows with guitarist

Three white guys started a punk band in Korea, and brought in a female singer with no music experience whatsoever, and they recorded a demo for 20,000 won in a practice space and a hotel room. You might not be reading about this in a newspaper, except the demo blew listeners away and led to the swift rise of Gumiho.

2019-06-14 19:49

'We will both die if my father fails to earn refugee status'

'We will both die if my father fails to earn refugee status'

A 16-year-old Iranian refugee, who goes by the Korean name Kim Min-hyuk here, held a one-man relay demonstration - taking turns with his friends - in front of the Gwacheon Government Complex in Gyeonggi Province, where the Ministry of Justice is located, Monday, to call for the immigration authorities to also recognize his father as a refugee.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-06-14 17:55

Beach punk festival takes over Muui Island

Beach punk festival takes over Muui Island

Korea's punk scene is uprooting itself from various cities across the peninsula, and heading to Hanagae Beach on Muui Island, for the first-ever IT'S A FEST! (IAF!), a free two-day music festival for June 15 and 16. The festival is the latest imaginative project by World Domination, Inc. (WDI), a punk label run by Jeff and Trash Moses, who celebrated 10 years as a married cou...

2019-06-11 18:23

Local punk band introduces big plans for 10th anniversary

Michael Simning award honors community building in Gwangju

Michael Simning award honors community building in Gwangju

Canadian expat Michael Simning gained a reputation for his oversized community spirit in Korea's southwestern city of Gwangju. He passed away in 2014 after a long fight with leukemia, but his spirit lives on in the community he helped build, as well as in the Michael Simning Community Builder Award.

2019-06-11 17:20

Cambodian tops national three-cushion tournament again

Cambodian tops national three-cushion tournament again

Cambodian three-cushion player in Korea, Sruong Pheavy, won the women's section of the latest national three-cushion tournament, cementing her distinguished reputation as a marriage migrant-turned-carom specialist.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-06-10 16:25

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