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Festive Christmas events in Seoul

Christmas is a time to gather together, feast on good eats and drink mulled wine or hot chocolate and listen to holiday tunes or meet Santa Claus. There are various events held around Seoul each year, from holiday markets to Nutcracker performances. Here is a round-up of holiday get-togethers and events to find the spirit that abounds this month.

Foreign Communities | 2018-12-04 18:04

Worn-down house Dilkusha reveals rich history

The Seoul History Museum is holding a special exhibit of more than 1,000 items donated by the family of Albert and Mary Taylor. The Taylors had a long and colorful history in Korea and the pieces on display are a mixture of everyday household items, photo albums, correspondence, clothing and an early national flag of Korea. But the centerpieces of the collection are their bel...

Foreign Communities | 2018-12-04 14:26

47% of SNU int'l students do not understand Korean lectures

Nearly half of the international students attending Seoul National University (SNU) said they do not understand lectures of their majors given in Korean, according to a survey by the school's Diversity Council.

Foreign Communities | 2018-12-04 14:24

46 Yemenis appeal Korean government's refugee status rejection

Forty-six Yemenis have appealed the Korean government's decision to reject their application for refugee status, the Jeju branch of the Korean Immigration Service said, Tuesday.

Foreign Communities | 2018-11-28 17:51

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.

Foreign Communities | 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.

Foreign Communities | 2018-11-27 18:01

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

Foreign Communities | 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...

Foreign Communities | 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...

Foreign Communities | 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.

Foreign Communities | 2018-11-20 17:37

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