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Sun, July 21, 2019 | 11:12

More young people seeking public jobs, professional licenses

A growing number of young South Koreans are preparing for state exams for public jobs and professional licenses, data showed Tuesday. The data released by Statistics Korea showed that 714,000, or 15.3 percent, of 4.68 million economically inactive youths aged 15-29 prepared for state exams in May, up 2.2 percentage points from the same period last year.

2019-07-16 13:15

Home away from home - a guided tour of US military base in Pyeongtaek

PYEONGTAEK, Gyeonggi Province - Behind the thick brick wall of the U.S. military base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, some 65-kilometers south of Seoul, the environment is completely different to that of the rest of the city. The United States Army Garrison Humphreys, also known as USAG Humphreys, in this city is cozy and convenient. The new headquarters of the United State...

Lee Gyu-lee | 2019-07-14 16:59

Why salon culture blooms back in Korea

Salon culture is becoming one of the popular trends among people in their 20s and 30s, as a means to find satisfaction outside of work. The term is derived from 18th century France, and is a place where intellectuals and artists gathered socially, expanding their networks and sharing knowledge. Most of the new “salon platforms” require a fee to join and each runs for about th...

Jung Hae-myoung | 2019-07-04 17:29

1 in 2 Koreans use social media: survey

About half of all Koreans use social media, a report showed, Sunday. The report, conducted by the Korea Information Society Development Institute surveying 9,426 people last year, said 48.2 percent were using at least one social networking service, up 2.4 percentage points from a year before.

Kim Rahn | 2019-06-09 17:08

'Planterior' emerges as new trend in interior design

One of the Korean buzz words emerging among consumers conscious of health is “planterior,” a term coined by the country's interior designers to refer to the use of plants in interior design.

Anna J. Park | 2019-05-16 17:38

Plant-filled bookstore provides comfy community space for local people

80% of Korean singles willing to date foreigners: survey

The biggest plus of having a foreign lover was “learning about the lover's mother tongue” (31.4 percent), the survey found. Second was “uniqueness and freshness” in terms of dating (22.3 percent), followed by “learning about foreign culture” (19.6 percent).

Park Si-soo | 2019-05-16 15:22

Social media extend influence beyond promotion, marketing: CICI

Mobile phones have replaced the medium as a tool for information, giving mighty power to social media such as YouTube and Instagram that are easily accessible on cellphones.

Dong Sun-hwa | 2019-05-16 14:51

Animation startup TONKO House holds exhibition in Seoul

In July 2012, Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi, quit Pixar Animation Studios in search of greener pastures. Two years later, the two artists teamed up to found animation startup TONKO House in Berkley, California to “create stories that deliver entertainment and awareness for people of all ages.”

2019-05-05 16:40

Tired of poverty porn, photographer presents 'a new Africa'

Photographer Cho Jang-sok is disturbed by some nonprofit groups' TV campaigns soliciting donations for Africa-based charities because of the way they present the poor people there.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2019-05-02 14:16

Beauty bloggers praise homegrown skincare products for ingredients, creativity

Amid K-pop seeing success in the global music scene, another Korean export is gaining steam - homegrown skincare products.

2019-05-02 11:07

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