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'God Life' vs. 'Brat Life': Korean Gen Z students prepare to explain

The language of Generation Z can be confusing to older people, but a panel discussion this coming Tuesday, titled "God Life or Brat Life? Korean Women and the 21st Century," will either settle these intricacies or make them a whole lot harder to understand.

Nov 17, 2024By Jon Dunbar

'God Life' vs. 'Brat Life': Korean Gen Z students prepare to explain

MONA facilitates book donations worth 40 mil. won

MONA, a pioneering social impact startup dedicated to helping businesses reduce waste and supporting communities, announced the successful redistribution of 40 million won ($28,608) worth of books to various charities across Seoul and Gyeonggi Province.

Nov 14, 2024By Bereket Alemayehu

MONA facilitates book donations worth 40 mil. won

Overlooked, underappreciated: Gyeonghui Palace struggles for recognition among its sisters

Korea has four seasons. Seoul has five royal palaces. These numbers have been set in stone for years, driven into us at every opportunity. But lately, we've been seeing mention of only four palaces in downtown Seoul.

Nov 14, 2024By Jon Dunbar

Overlooked, underappreciated: Gyeonghui Palace struggles for recognition among its sisters

British indie band Yard Act brings its 'Leeds sijeol' to Korea

British indie rock four-piece Yard Act has become one of the most exciting acts around. The band combines fun-infused dance-punk with searingly funny social commentary talk-sang by frontperson James Smith. Ahead of their world tour, which includes dates in Korea, Smith talked to The Korea Times about giving up drinking, signing to major labels and his favorite Korean bands.

Nov 13, 2024By Jamie Finn

British indie band Yard Act brings its 'Leeds sijeol' to Korea

Seoul Shakespeare Company to hold auditions for 'Romeo and Juliet'

"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"

Nov 12, 2024By Jon Dunbar

Seoul Shakespeare Company to hold auditions for 'Romeo and Juliet'

RESTAURANT OF THE WEEK Bob's Barbie packs nostalgia in a hot dog bun

Anyone who remembers the 2000s in Korea knows the foreign food scene was lacking. That goes for the area around western Seoul's Hongik University as well, which had a lot of good, cheap Korean restaurants and Korean street food, but very little in the way of foreign food. One of the early establishments to challenge that was Bob's Barbie.

Nov 10, 2024By Jon Dunbar

[RESTAURANT OF THE WEEK] Bob's Barbie packs nostalgia in a hot dog bun

KOREAN TEMPLE ADVENTURES Dongguk Temple remains a reminder of Korea's tumultuous past

Like an unseemly scar, Dongguk Temple in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, is hidden away in a side street just off the main road. Dongguk Temple is a rather peculiar-looking Korean Buddhist temple that doesn’t quite look like all the other traditional Buddhist temples in Korea. Dongguk Temple is one of only four Japanese-style Buddhist temples that was built during the 1910-45 Japanese occupation period that is still in existence in Korea.

Nov 9, 2024By Dale Quarrington

[KOREAN TEMPLE ADVENTURES] Dongguk Temple remains a reminder of Korea's tumultuous past

Trump's win offers lessons for Korea's immigration policy

Donald Trump’s tough approach to immigration was one of the key reasons that helped him recapture the White House. A surge in the number of migrants crossing into the U.S. illegally at its southern border during the Joe Biden administration apparently raised worries among many voters and hardened their views on immigration.

Nov 7, 2024By Jung Min-ho

Trump's win offers lessons for Korea's immigration policy

Calls grow for measures against brokers targeting foreign workers

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea called for the government to come up with measures to protect seasonal foreign workers from abusive brokers.

Nov 5, 2024By Jung Min-ho

Calls grow for measures against brokers targeting foreign workers

Adoptee and artist Mirae kh Rhee runs Seoul Marathon with 'Run Towards My Family' project

Runners from across the globe gathered for the annual JTBC Seoul Marathon on Sunday. For most participants, months of training centered around fitness goals, a love of friendly competition or simply the thrill of completing one of the city’s most renowned races. But for one participant, Mirae kh Rhee, an international artist and Korean adoptee, this marathon was a journey reaching far beyond the 42 kilometers of the race course — it was a journey of identity, family and connection and to continue raising awareness for overseas adoptees who are searching for their roots. Mirae, who took up running during the pandemic as a means of managing stress, has used her participation in races as both a personal therapeutic practice and an expressive medium for her art. This year, she brought a deeply personal project to the Seoul Marathon. Titled “Run Towards My Family,” Mirae’s initiative invites adoptees from around the world who are searching for their birth families to join her symbolically on this journey. Each adoptee that participated in the project received a bib number digital

Nov 5, 2024By Antonia Giordano

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