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'City without border' hosts World Cup for migrants

While the World Cup in Russia captures global attention, a different international football tournament kicked off in Ansan last weekend. Instead of national athletes and armies of cheering crowds, migrant workers from 11 countries in Korea took to green fields for their own World Cup.

Foreign Communities | 2018-06-19 18:45

[Cityscapes] Exploring Songdo, Korea's incomplete futuristic dystopia

It's not every day you see a city being born, unless you live in Songdo, an island metropolis built on reclaimed land in southern Incheon. Songdo is not Korea's first attempt at building a utopian city, nor is it even the latest. Touted for its “car-free” design (despite now sporting a Starbucks drive-thru) and cutting-edge waste-disposal infrastructure, the fairest thing we ...

Foreign Communities | 2018-06-19 18:38

#WithRefugees hits Seoul with films, music, stories

A United Nations-led global movement to embrace refugees worldwide, “#WithRefugees,” hits Seoul on June 25 for a week-long schedule of films, musical performances and guest visits by celebrities and refugees.

Foreign Communities | 2018-06-19 15:58

Refugee fears grip Korea

Navah “Shake It Up” concert, Nepali singer Neteesh J. Kunwar, K League United watch party

Foreign Communities | 2018-06-19 11:49

Film festival aims to raise awareness of refugees

The fourth annual non-competitive film festival founded to raise awareness of refugees in Korea was held on June 17.

Foreign Communities | 2018-06-18 17:14

Syrian asylum seekers face hard life in Korea

Yemeni refugees' fate tested on Jeju Island

Refugees from war-torn Yemen have had two opposite reactions on Jeju Island. While the self-governing body of the tourism-centric southern island of South Korea held public sessions teaching them Korean and introducing jobs in the local fishing industry, local citizens unhappy about the influx of refugees have begun online campaigns demanding that authorities rein in the newc...

Foreign Communities | 2018-06-17 17:03

No. of Yemenis seeking asylum on Jeju Island surges

Hanyang University entices foreign K-pop fans with summer camp

Hanyang University has rolled out a K-pop summer camp in July for foreigners to experience what it takes to become a K-pop star.

Foreign Communities | 2018-06-17 12:04

Famed Buddhist monk Pomnyun to host Q&A-style meditation session for expats

It will take place at the Memorial Hall of Korean Buddhist History and Culture in Jongro, downtown Seoul, 7-9 p.m. Friday.

Foreign Communities | 2018-06-14 13:36

Royal Asiatic Society celebrates 118 years in Korea

The world's oldest Korean studies group held its annual garden party at the British Embassy in central Seoul to celebrate 118 years since its creation in 1900. The Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch welcomed over 180 guests onto the lawn behind the British Ambassador's residence in Jeong-dong, seeing a healthy mix of foreign members, Korean members and those somewhere in betw...

Foreign Communities | 2018-06-12 11:58

HBC Festival goes south

As the U.S. military relocation from Seoul to Pyeongtaek is well underway, the area surrounding Seoul's Yongsan Garrison is becoming unrecognizable. Not just soldiers have moved on, but also businesses that serve them, including real estate agents, health services, restaurants and now musicians, even if for one weekend. This Saturday, Seoul's Hae Bang Chon (HBC) Festival moves south to Anjeong-ri, the area outside Camp Humphreys, for a full day of music at six participating venues in the “Ville.”

Foreign Communities | 2018-06-12 11:48

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CA wildfires: Number of missing persons skyrockets