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Sat, July 20, 2019 | 19:16

Tradition meets modernity in youthful takes on makgeolli, hanok

About a dozen young women and men clad in “hanbok” were spotted near Dongdaemun on Saturday. While it has become common to see selfie stick-waving tourists swathed in colorful silks around historical sites, one seldom sees thoroughly traditional Korean garb such as a costume drama-worthy “nambawi” winter headpiece or vintage men's “dopo” overcoat.

2018-11-27 20:33

HBC community needs foreign involvement

The Haebangchon (HBC) area has been chosen for a 2016-2020 city “regeneration” project aimed at balanced development and community empowerment. But French expat Charlotte Anne Li Chen Arribe was curious about the low level of foreign resident participation.

2018-11-27 18:01

RASKB lecture on Korean industrial development, 20th Anniversary Christmas Fundraiser for Global Overseas Adoptees' Link (G.O.A.'L)

2018-11-27 09:28

Foreigners have less chances of landing a job in Korea

According to the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business (KBIZ) that checked member companies that did not report hiring foreign nationals with E-9 visas this year, despite having done so in 2017, firms cited the business downturn as the main reason for opting to not hire foreign workers. The survey was carried out on 577 manufacturers from Monday through Wednesday as t...

2018-11-25 10:22

Russians upset over gang-lynched Russian-Korean boy

Russians in Korea are upset and bitter after a gang of teenagers allegedly lynched to death an Incheon boy, 14, whose mother was Russian and father Korean. The outrage was evident in online communities frequented by Russian residents here, according to a Russian friend of the victim's mother on a Korean morning radio show on Nov. 20. Some Russians lamented that under Korean j...

2018-11-23 14:28

22 outstanding foreign residents receive honorary Seoul citizenship

Last Thursday, 22 foreign residents of Seoul representing 17 countries were welcomed as honorary citizens of Korea's capital city. At this year's honorary citizenship ceremony, held at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Mayor Park Won-soon handed medals and certificates to diplomats and business people, as well as educators and cultural leaders.

2018-11-20 17:37

HBC Community Agreement survey results shared

The Haebangchon Urban Regeneration Center hosted an English-language meeting Monday to share the results of a proposed “Community Agreement” for members of the Haebangchon (HBC) community, and create a space for community discussion.

2018-11-20 17:29

Prostrating monks call for truth in Myanmar worker's death

Several Korean monks displayed a rare religious practice on Monday to demand the government investigate the death of a Myanmar migrant worker two months ago.

2018-11-20 16:57

Check your English ability with 'notorious' Korean college entrance exam

The English test of Korea's College Scholastic Aptitude Test (CSAT) is notoriously difficult - so much so that many native English speakers (well-educated adults) have called it a “CRAZY” test after looking through some of the texts and questions put on test takers' desks. This year's test, conducted on Thursday, is said to be “tougher to answer” compared with previous years....

2018-11-16 13:57

US scholar defends English section of Korea's college entrance exam

Hundreds of Chinese religious asylum seekers rejected in Jeju

Hundreds of members of a new Chinese Christian movement have filed for refugee status on Korea's southern Jeju Island, claiming religious persecution.

2018-11-14 15:00

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