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Thu, January 28, 2021 | 12:08

Briton faces punishment for violating self-isolation rules

Briton faces punishment for violating self-isolation rules

According to Suwon City, the Briton in his 30s returned from Thailand on March 20 with symptoms of coronavirus infection. At Incheon International Airport, he was ordered to stay at home in Suwon for two weeks, monitoring his health. But he broke the instruction the following day - he visited several public places in the city using a friend's car, bus or subway, having contac...

Park Si-soo | 2020-03-29 14:22

S. Korea to mandate two-week quarantine for all international arrivals from Wednesday

[Joseon Images] 'Wind Eaters' - Bicycling in Seoul

[Joseon Images] 'Wind Eaters' - Bicycling in Seoul

In the mid-1890s, bicycles were extremely popular in Korea, especially in the foreign community. Foreign bicyclists zipped through the streets veering around lumbering oxen, dodging the hooves and teeth of cantankerous Korean ponies, laughing at the yapping dogs and barely avoiding collisions with Korean pedestrians who were amazed and irritated with the antics of their forei...

2020-03-24 16:48

Superfood company provides Bad*ss meals

Superfood company provides Bad*ss meals

As people around the country are sitting at home, avoiding strangers, but still trying to maintain some normalcy, eating habits have likely gone out the window. But they shouldn't. It is exactly when an illness is sweeping the country that a strong immune system is vital and Melanie Kim, creator and owner of Bad*ss Superfood is delivering natural plant-based meals to doorstep...

2020-03-24 06:29

Expats caught ignoring anti-coronavirus directions to face deportation

Expats caught ignoring anti-coronavirus directions to face deportation

The government said Thursday it will deport foreigners who do not comply with COVID-19 measures despite ...

Jung Min-ho | 2020-03-19 13:58

Korean-American business leader committed to Korea-US friendship

Korean-American business leader committed to Korea-US friendship

Sunny Park, founder of U.S.-based janitorial service company General Building Maintenance, has endowed a scholarship of $220,000 (273 million won) to Berry College in Georgia, which will fund two American students to study in Korea, a move to promote better cultural understanding.

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-03-18 13:48

South Dakota woman faces difficulty teaching in South Korea due to coronavirus

Mar. 15 -A South Dakota woman who is on a visa to teach English in a private elementary school in Busan, South Korea, is unable to work because her school is closed over concerns with the coronavirus.

2020-03-17 11:28

Reading Korean history, culture in early magazines

Reading Korean history, culture in early magazines

As we in Korea are hunkering down during the current health crisis, the Royal Asiatic Society-Korea Branch (RASKB) has made available an electronic version of The Korea Magazine (1917-19) for your reading enjoyment.

2020-03-17 09:14

Krav Maga studio relocates to Gangnam

Krav Maga studio relocates to Gangnam

“It's no secret, although people often act like it is, that women are targeted more, assaulted more, threatened more and attacked more than men. As a young girl my biggest fear was assault, and especially sexual assault,” began Krav Maga Federation (KMF) Korea instructor and manager Rachel Goodgion.

2020-03-17 08:28

[Joseon Images] The First Noble Patient

[Joseon Images] The First Noble Patient

Horace N. Allen is often credited as being the first Western doctor to live and work in Korea. But that honor goes to an American doctor named Huntington who came to Korea in 1883 to work for the Korean Customs Service - he only lasted a few weeks before he was fired

2020-03-10 16:42

KBeauty Collective brings cosmetics companies forward

KBeauty Collective brings cosmetics companies forward

"Beauty is a concept. Beauty is a state of mind. Caring for yourself is not vanity. And we're a bit tired of businesses trying to control the review game and turn it into a marketing mouthpiece,” explained Unity Jackson, one of the founders of the KBeauty Collective that was launched last year.

2020-03-10 11:08

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