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CEO & Publisher: Oh Young-jinDigital News Email: webmaster@koreatimes.co.krTel: 02-724-2114Online newspaper registration No: 서울,아52844Date of registration: 2020.02.05Masthead: The Korea TimesCopyright © koreatimes.co.kr. All rights reserved.

Multilingual broadcast airs Duterte's talks with compatriots

By Kang Seung-wooMulticultural Family Music Broadcasting, run by Woongjin Group, broadcast live Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's meeting with his fellow Filipinos living in Korea, Sunday. Duterte, who arrived in Korea earlier in the day for a three-day visit, attended the event in Seoul to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Philippine Independence Day, where he was hailed by the Filipino community here, comprised of workers, students, professionals, missionaries and marriage migrants.According to the Woongjin Foundation, the music broadcasting program streamed it live Facebook page to the world after it obtained permission to do so by the Philippine Embassy in Korea.Woongjin began broadcasting the music program as a communication tool to help foreign residents here settle stably in the country and overcome their homesickness.Currently, the 24/7 program is available in eight languages -- Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Thai, Japanese, Mongolian, Arabic and Russian -- through 22 channels on six media -- internet, satellite broadcasting, internet protocol TV, cable TV, smart TV a

Jun 3, 2018
Multilingual broadcast airs Duterte's talks with compatriots

Migrant seafarers lament 'being treated like dogs, cows'

Fisherman in Tegal, Indonesia in February 2016. Fishery workers from Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, come to South Korea for better pay but some suffer labor abuse and human rights violation. / Courtesy of Advocates for Public Interest LawBy Ko Dong-hwanA migrant workers' rights activist has lambasted the South Korean government for ignoring migrant seafarers' working environment, fraught with abuse, revealing part of a poem shared by the Vietnamese sailors who refer to themselves as “dogs and cows.”Kim Jong-chul, a lawyer from Seoul-based Advocates for Public Interest Law (APIL), spoke out for the victims in front of Cheong Wa Dae, the presidential office in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on May 29. Joined by members from Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and activist groups like Migrants Act, Joint Committee with Migrants in Korea and Green Party Korea, the press conference berated the Ministry of Justice's lax labor laws that have left migrant seafarers open to verbal abuse and physical and sexual harassment.Kim cited a poem verbally spread among Vietnamese seafa

Jun 3, 2018
Migrant seafarers lament 'being treated like dogs, cows'
  • VIDEO Alleged abuse of Vietnamese fishermen triggers uproar against Korean captain

VIDEO Alleged abuse of Vietnamese fishermen triggers uproar against Korean captain

Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and lawyer Kim Jong-chul from Advocates for Public Interest Law, sixth from right, demand prosecution of the Korean captain and his family who allegedly abused Vietnamese sailors for months aboard a fishing vessel working near Seogwipo, Jeju Island. They are pictured in front of the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on May 29. / Yonhap By Ko Dong-hwanThis still from a video shows a Vietnamese fisherman who was allegedly thrown into the ocean by a Korean fishing boat's captain. A fellow Vietnamese fisherman shot the video in March this year. / Screen capture from YouTubeCivic groups have called for the punishment of a Korean fishing boat captain after he and others allegedly assaulted and abused two Vietnamese fishermen. The groups took to the streets in front of the South Korean presidential office and the Jeju Employment and Welfare Center earlier this week. They demanded the suspects be prosecuted and their licenses revoked. The fishermen, in their early 20s, were on a vessel that left Seogwipo on Jeju Island. They claimed they we

May 31, 2018
Alleged abuse of Vietnamese fishermen triggers uproar against Korean captain [VIDEO]
  • Migrant seafarers lament 'being treated like dogs, cows'

Gov't nabs 8,300 illegal working migrants in big crackdown

Investigators from teams formed by five ministries raided workplaces nationwide to search for foreigners without valid working visas. / Courtesy of Ministry of JusticeBy Ko Dong-hwanThe government has nabbed more than 8,300 foreigners without valid working visas in a bid to stop illegal migrants taking jobs from Koreans.The Ministry of Justice and four other ministries formed four teams of investigators and targeted selected urban areas. The operation continued for 11 weeks from Feb. 26, catching 8,351 illegal migrants – 1,297 of whom came from construction sites – and 1,369 employers who hired them.The joint investigation, including the National Police Agency, the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, searched for illegal aliens who found jobs mostly through friends, employment agencies and brokers.The investigative teams each comprised seven to 12 officers. A team covering Seoul and Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces monitored Seoul’s Namguro Station in Guro-gu and Ansan Station in the city of Ansan, Feb. 27, where fo

May 31, 2018
Gov't nabs 8,300 illegal working migrants in big crackdown

Promoting Korea's peace to world, culturally

Shin Hae-jin, second from left, vice chairman of Seyoung Enterprise, hosts the 5.4 Club bimonthly gettogether at Stage 28 in Godeok, Seoul, Tuesday. Together with her are Chul Gyu Francis Kim, CEO of SEYOUNGEG, Shin, Didier Beltoise, president of Cs, Choi Jungwha, president of CiCI and Bernhard Brender, general manager of Grand Hilton Seoul. / Courtesy of 5.4 ClubBy Oh Young-jin On Tuesday, the 5.4 Club had a get-together, which was special for two reasons. First, it was held at Stage 28 in Godeok, Seoul, which has a museum dedicated to Korean movies. The owner of the place and the host of the 5.4 function on that day was Shin Hae-jin, vice chairman of Seyoung Enterprise. Shin is the daughter of Shin Young-Kyun, the legendary iconic figure of Korean cinema from the 1960s to 70s. The venue covers 25,000 square meters on what used to be the elder Shin's home and was built to bring attention to the history of Korean movies and promote them around the world. The second reason to make the Tuesday function special was the atmosphere that was boosted by the changes taking place on the Korea

May 31, 2018
Promoting Korea's peace to world, culturally

'K-Pop Killers' film explores Korea through heavy metal

Korean death metal band Seed appears in the documentary "K-Pop Killers" by Ian Henderson and Michael O'Dwyer. / Courtesy of Michael O'DwyerBy Jon DunbarK-pop consistently upstages all other music made in Korea, including in this article, even in the title of the heavy metal music documentary “K-Pop Killers” by U.S. expats Ian Henderson and Michael O'Dwyer.The movie lets Korea's extreme metal underground take center stage. Korean metal history stretches back to the 1980s and covers a wide variety of subgenres, performed by highly skilled Korean men and women across many generations. But after the rise of idol groups, ironically championed by former Sinawe bassist Seo Taiji, metal took a nosedive into the underground.Henderson and O'Dwyer, two bald-headed metalheads, dedicated the better part of the last two years to telling this story. In separate interviews, they both described the 90-minute film as their “love letter” to the scene and the country they have called home for years.“It's kind of my love letter or swan song to the scene that's been like

May 29, 2018
'K-Pop Killers' film explores Korea through heavy metal

Foreign Community briefs

Lisa Trebs tours KoreaGerman singer-songwriter Lisa Trebs has been sighted all over Seoul since arriving in early March, but she has her first official concert at Strange Fruit near Hongik University this Thursday. The 21-year-old indie-folk performer has spent the last three years traveling the world and writing music. Now staying in Korea, she released her latest mini-album, “Home,” April 2. The show will also feature Matias Macias Gomez. Entrance costs 3,000 won and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Visit fb.com/trebslisa for more information. Startup competition holds info session“Citypreneurs” will hold an information session Friday for entrepreneurs interested in solving Seoul's urban issues and achieving the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Attendees at D.Camp in Gangnam, southern Seoul, can learn about the 2018 Citypreneurs Competition and SDGs business opportunities, and hear from last year's competition winners. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) organizes the event with the Seoul Metropolitan

May 29, 2018

House of Hathor brings diversity to expat burlesque scene

House of Hathor / Courtesy of Yusuf GamieldienBy Celeste KrielHouse of Hathor (HoH), Seoul's latest neo-burlesque troupe, is gaining attention in the foreign community for their charm, as well as diverse acts ranging from burlesque comedy to soulful singing with a sultry edge and their cabaret-style performances.The art of burlesque has been growing for a few years now in the expat scene ― walk down any street in Haebangchon and you won't miss the sexy stickers of Whitelies Burlesque posted on the walls and inside elevators advertising their latest rock 'n' roll-themed show, or eye-catching House of Tease posters showcasing their latest take on sci-fi theater burlesque. While Whitelies Burlesque and House of Tease have become permanent fixtures here, HoH is the newest addition on the sultry scene, and they are adding their own soulful flavor.The HoH performers are all open-minded, body-positive individuals who wish to educate people about traditional American burlesque as a performance art. They are also keenly aware conservative audiences need to be gently guided to understand the o

May 29, 2018
House of Hathor brings diversity to expat burlesque scene

Yongsan Legacy Returning to Yongsan, in search of long-lost family

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. ― ED.By Marsha AltvaterRichard S. Mead, a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, passed away in 2010. / 2018-05-24 (The Korea Times)I was born in Yongsan to an unwed Korean mother and an American GI. But unlike many other Amerasian children, mine was an atypical story. I was brought up in a Korean family home, unlike so many like myself who were either abandoned or put up for adoption. For this, I will be forever grateful to my grandmother, since I know my birth brought great shame to our family. Also unlike many of the others, I have always known who my father was and what he looked like from pictures. He, too, did not abandon me.My father was a young MP during the mid-1950s assigned to Yongsan when he met my mother. Toward the end of his tour, he finally got his command's approval for their marriage. However, my mother decided she didn't want to leave her family to marry him. After he relocated to Germany, she

May 29, 2018
[Yongsan Legacy] Returning to Yongsan, in search of long-lost family
  • Inside and outside the gates of Yongsan Garrison

Breathing new life into Seoul's traditional housing

Korea Times photo by Jon DunbarBy Jon DunbarTourists flock to Korea's many hanok villages, but do they understand them, and truly know what it's like to live in one of Korea's traditional houses?Robert Fouser saw his first hanok in 1983 when he came to Seoul National University to study Korean. In those days he often visited Bukchon Hanok Village, then known as Kahoi-dong Hanok Preservation District.Now popularly known as a “keeper of the hanok,” he first moved into a hanok in 1988 in Hyehwa-dong while he taught English at Korea University for a year.“It was a nice house with gorgeous wood, but dealing with the charcoal heating was inconvenient and it had no shower or bathtub,” he told The Korea Times. “I took sponge baths in the kitchen and went to public baths when I had more time.”But Fouser, originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan, downplays the difficulties of hanok living.“There's nothing mysterious about living in a hanok,” he said. “The most notable difference between a hanok and other forms of housing is a hanok is made of al

May 22, 2018
Breathing new life into Seoul's traditional housing
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