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Linus caroling, Mentles Beatles tribute at Pet Sounds - Christmas is almost over, but if you want a last dose of Christmas cheer, head over to Linus' BBQ aaaand Chicken in Haebangchon tonight for a special performance. Saxophonist Eric Antoine Giles and Atembe Giles will be playing their usual Wednesday gig at the Alabama-style barbecue joint, but for Christmas Day they'll be...

2019-12-24 18:30

Employment rate of foreigners drops in 2019 despite population rise

Employment rate of foreigners drops in 2019 despite population rise

The employment rate among foreigners living in South Korea dropped in May this year, compared with a year ago, despite an increase in their overall population, data showed Sunday. Of 1.32 million foreign residents aged 15 and older, about 914,000 were working as of May this year, which means that their employment rate stood at 69.1 percent, down 2.3 percentage points from a y...

2019-12-22 13:42

Where to find Christmas in Korea

Where to find Christmas in Korea

Christmas can be a lonely time of year, especially for foreign residents in Korea who are separated from family back home and surrounded by unfamiliar scenery that doesn't seem that festive. The holiday is celebrated here primarily as either a secular day off or a religious affair held behind closed doors, and foreigners, especially Westerners, used to reminders of Christmas ...

2019-12-17 18:33

Expat band Foreign Object releases 1st single

Expat band Foreign Object releases 1st single

Expat band Foreign Object is releasing its first single, titled “Hearts and Embers,” this Friday, with a show at Club FF the next day to celebrate. “Hearts and Embers is a simple song about someone you thought you loved using you and leaving you for worse, with complex metaphors that hit hard,” vocalist Matt Makowski told The Korea Times. “However, there's a positive takeaway...

2019-12-17 18:22

[Korea Encounters] Solemnity vs revelry on Christmas Eve in the 1960s

[Korea Encounters] Solemnity vs revelry on Christmas Eve in the 1960s

Under the influence of a growing Christian community and a large U.S. military presence, Christmas in Korea had become a notable holiday by the early 1960s. This was due to Christians promoting the Christmas spirit and helping the poor, growing commercialism in urban retail areas, and the lifting of curfew on Christmas Eve. It was arguably the latter feature that drew a great...

2019-12-17 18:19

1 in 4 migrant workers in Gwangju struggling with unpaid wages

1 in 4 migrant workers in Gwangju struggling with unpaid wages

One out of four migrant workers in Gwangju say they are struggling to get unpaid wages, a survey showed Monday. According to a survey conducted by the city government between March and October, 24.7 percent of 369 workers from 12 countries said they are struggling to get unpaid wages from current or former employers. The rate is higher among illegal aliens (33.3 percent) than...

Jung Min-ho | 2019-12-16 13:46

Gov't to better protect human rights of foreign entertainment workers

Gov't to better protect human rights of foreign entertainment workers

The Ministry of Justice on Tuesday announced new policy measures aimed at improving the human rights of foreigners working in the local hotel and entertainment sectors with the E-6 visa. The new measures to strengthen screening and monitoring for applicants and holders of the E-6 visa, dubbed the "culture and entertainment" visa, will take effect at the beginning of next year...

2019-12-10 14:19

164 Vietnamese students vanish in South Korea

164 Vietnamese students vanish in South Korea

Police are searching for 164 Vietnamese students enrolled at Incheon National University's Korean language school after they have been unaccounted for 15 days.

Park Si-soo | 2019-12-10 13:41

Japanese skate punk band Green Eyed Monster heads for Seoul

Japanese skate punk band Green Eyed Monster heads for Seoul

Japanese skate punk band Green Eyed Monster is coming to Seoul this weekend for two shows. First the group will play at Club FF on Friday, and then on Saturday at Club Hippytokki.

2019-12-10 10:21

Former Seoul expat spends 1 year in Chinese custody

Former Seoul expat spends 1 year in Chinese custody

It was a year ago yesterday that Michael Spavor left his home in Dandong, China, to catch a flight bound for South Korea. He never made it. Chinese security agents detained him on suspicion of endangering national security, 10 days after Canada arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at an airport in Vancouver. Spavor, as well as Canadian ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig, has now sp...

2019-12-10 10:18

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