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Fri, March 31, 2023 | 12:57

Vegan & Beyond takes ethical food to the next level

Vegan & Beyond takes ethical food to the next level

Quinn Phan, the owner of Vegan & Beyond, doesn't just talk the talk but walks the walk too. Her real life echoes the ethos reflected in her business. Her aim with her restaurant and shop is to share delicious vegan food and products with both vegans and non-vegans alike.

2023-02-14 12:14

Navigating the minefield of dating in Korea

Navigating the minefield of dating in Korea

Exasperation comes in tow with dating regardless of where you are in the world but, if all goes well, it can lead to a meaningful and long-lasting relationship. Unfortunately, there is also a lot that can go wrong. Dating in Korea is no exception.

2023-02-13 02:50

Seoul city zeroes in on foreign residents' unpaid taxes

Seoul city zeroes in on foreign residents' unpaid taxes

Seoul Metropolitan Government has placed focus on the city's foreign residents who have not settled their taxes. The move came after the city government settled over 32,000 cases of tax delinquency through a special investigation conducted from last October to January, claiming 1.6 billion won ($1.27 million) in total.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-02-07 14:55

Chainsaw Fest set to rip apart Club SHARP

Chainsaw Fest set to rip apart Club SHARP

It's a busy weekend in a busy month for those in Korea's overworked, underappreciated live music scene. But among all the shows happening this weekend, Chainsaw Fest at Club SHARP is worth taking a close look at. The show features 10 punk, hardcore, metal and ska bands from Korea as well as Japan. Upstairs, SHARP Ink will be hosting a tattoo flash day and flea market.

2023-02-07 13:53

[RAS Korea] Poring through RAS Korea's 'lost books'

RAS KoreaPoring through RAS Korea's 'lost books'

Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea member Ryan Berkebile, a longtime urban explorer studying for a master's degree in digital humanities, is interning at the RAS office in Seoul. While RAS Korea has been working on digitalizing archival documents, books and monographs, journals, photographic images and so forth, Berkebile is helping RAS Korea set up platforms where the informa...

2023-01-31 14:22

Holy Moly concert series brings 4 punk bands to Haebangchon

Holy Moly concert series brings 4 punk bands to Haebangchon

What's so holy about Holy Moly? Jamie Finn, organizer of the Holy Moly monthly concert series, admitted he was stumped when an online commenter confronted him with the question. “Well, one of the singers at our next show is called Christmas. That's pretty holy,” he told The Korea Times several days later.

2023-01-31 12:07

Center offers free STI testing to foreign residents of Korea

Center offers free STI testing to foreign residents of Korea

Up past Itaewon's colorfully named Hooker Hill and Homo Hill, medical professionals showed up in an innocuous clinic space, located above a pizzeria and a transgender bar, for one day a week to collect medical samples from anyone who showed up. The anonymous patients getting tested for sexually transmitted infections received the test results by text message a few days later.

2023-01-25 13:10

NK actions in 1968 caused anti-US protests in Seoul

NK actions in 1968 caused anti-US protests in Seoul

On Jan. 21, 1968, 31 North Korean commandos who had infiltrated Seoul were discovered less than a kilometer from Cheong Wa Dae, the now-former presidential office and residence also known as the Blue House. In the ensuing confrontation, the commandos killed police officers and threw grenades at buses, killing three passengers.

2023-01-24 21:20

Korean ministry calls in Japanese diplomat to protest UNESCO heritage bid for Sado mine

Korean ministry calls in Japanese diplomat to protest UNESCO heritage bid for Sado mine

Korea's foreign ministry called in a Japanese Embassy official in Seoul on Friday to lodge a formal protest against Tokyo's move to have a mine linked to the wartime forced labor of Koreans listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

2023-01-20 15:57

Women find solo travel fulfilling, safe

Women find solo travel fulfilling, safe

The expectations and roles of women have seen a global shift thanks to women's rights, education and birth control. What were once longstanding societal norms are now being challenged and an acceptance for different lifestyles that complement the individual has started to emerge. However, this shift is still in its infancy and not without its judgments, with women who openly ...

2023-01-17 00:04

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