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Thu, September 20, 2018 | 23:47

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Service company upgrades bilingual program

Personal services company, Wonderful, has launched a new time-based bilingual personal assistant service for expats and travelers in Korea. Clients can now pay by-the-minute for help with anything to help save time, overcome language difficulties in Korea and get things done.

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-20 13:55

Group to offer paragliding experience

The Seoul Hiking & Nature Group invites participants to experience paragliding, bungee jumping and hiking at Danyang on Saturday.

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-20 13:53

Iranian-Dutch singer Sevdaliza to hit Seoul

Iranian-Dutch singer-songwriter Sevdaliza brings her unique brand of music to HanaTour VHall near Hongik University in western Seoul, March 20.Following the success of her debut album “ISON,” the singer, songwriter and record producer has embarked on a world tour with sold-out shows in Europe, the U.S. and Asia.

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-13 21:17

Chinese Football bring emo to Seoul, Busan

Chinese emo band Chinese Football will visit South Korea this weekend to perform in Seoul and Busan, the last two stops on their East Asia tour. The Wuhan-based band has been building a worldwide fanbase through word of mouth, since releasing their 2015 self-titled first album. That album plus last year's “Here Comes A New Challenger” mini-album are a mix of delicate picked g...

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-13 21:15

St. Patrick's Day stirs up weekend festivities

Seoul will see a host of activities, festivals and concerts to honor St. Patrick's Day taking place this weekend.By far, the biggest event will be the Irish Association of Korea (IAK) annual St. Patrick's Day celebration, themed “An Irish Welcome” (“Failte” in the Gaeilge language), at D-Cube City in southwestern Seoul on Saturday.

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-13 21:13

[Yongsan Legacy] A new language?

As the U.S. military relocates out of Yongsan Garrison, Yongsan Legacy aims to archive the living memories of those who served, worked and lived there. This is one of them. When I first arrived on Yongsan Compound in June 1968, I had to learn a new language. Not proper Korean, which was beyond my youthful ambitions, but rather a new dialect of GI slang: a dialect one part Kor...

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-13 15:22

Dulwich College to host open house

Dulwich College Seoul (DCSL) invites participants to its open house for current and prospective parents on March 20. The open house provides the opportunity to observe a “normal” school day in action. Throughout the morning, lessons will proceed as usual while visitors, with supervision, will be able to move in and out of classrooms.

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-13 11:19

Holi “Festival of Colors” in Korea

Starting from scratch in 2011, the Holi 'Festival of Colors’ has become one of most popular events for cultural partygoers in Korea. Every year in March thousands of foreigners and Koreans throng to the beach to enjoy this festival of colors with their friends and loved ones.

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-11 13:08

KOTESOL calls for submissions

A call for proposals has just opened for the 26th Korea TESOL (KOTESOL) International Conference to be hosted by Sookmyung Women's University scheduled for Oct. 13-14.

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-06 20:35

Hong Kong band Red Stripes visit Seoul

Hong Kong's mod-ska band Red Stripes visits Seoul this weekend for a concert in Korea's reggae and ska scene. Named after Jamaica's signature beer, the Red Stripes members are long-term expat residents of HK who wear their influences on their sleeves.

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-06 19:46

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