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Ambiguous scope of work puts Filipino caregivers at risk of exploitation in Korea: rights group

As authorities in Seoul are trying to recruit 100 Filipino caregivers for 100 households as part of their effort to boost Korea’s birthrate, a group promoting the rights of migrant workers said a lack of clarity in the scope of their work could emerge as a controversial issue eventually.

Jun 4, 2024By Jung Min-ho

Ambiguous scope of work puts Filipino caregivers at risk of exploitation in Korea: rights group

Peace Corps volunteers donate Korean art collection worth $250,000

An American couple who came to Korea in 1969 to work as Peace Corps volunteers have donated the art they collected during their six years here. The 140 items donated last year were valued at a quarter of a million dollars, they said.

Jun 4, 2024By Jon Dunbar

Peace Corps volunteers donate Korean art collection worth $250,000

Suwon community center hosts 'Ah! Africa!' special exhibition

While South Korea is hosting the first Korea-Africa Summit this week, the Nosong Gallery at Jangan Community Center is holding a special exhibition with the theme "Ah! Africa!" from June 3 to 8 in Suwon, the capital of Gyeonggi Province.

Jun 3, 2024By Bereket Alemayehu

Suwon community center hosts 'Ah! Africa!' special exhibition

Jeju Island hosts Gaelic football tournament

Jeju Island recently hosted the 25th North Asian Gaelic Games (NAGGs), gathering 174 Gaelic football players on 14 teams across Korea, China and Taiwan.

Jun 2, 2024By Jon Dunbar

Jeju Island hosts Gaelic football tournament

KOREA ENCOUNTERS Tales from Chosun Hotel in 1970

After opening in 1914, the four-story, 52-room Chosun Hotel was witness to a great number of historical events, even hosting U.S. occupation troops in the 1940s after liberation and North Korean officers in 1950. Despite being a beautiful building, by the mid-1960s it was outclassed by its larger competitors, so in 1967 the original building was torn down and a new building with 500 rooms on 18 floors was erected.

Jun 1, 2024By Matt VanVolkenburg

[KOREA ENCOUNTERS] Tales from Chosun Hotel in 1970

Bruce Fulton to give book talk on Korean short stories

Bruce Fulton, editor of "The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories," will give a book talk at the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea next Tuesday.

May 30, 2024By Jon Dunbar

Bruce Fulton to give book talk on Korean short stories

Foreign artists present 'Mismatched' musical showcase in Seoul

Seoul Culture Club will present “Mismatched,” an original English-language musical showcase written and composed by Cuban artist and singer-songwriter Camila Diaz, this weekend.

May 29, 2024By Bereket Alemayehu

Foreign artists present 'Mismatched' musical showcase in Seoul

End is nigh for Busan's Goths on the Beach

If you're a goth and like feeling depressed, have I got good news for you: The Busan band Goths on the Beach (GOTB) is coming to an end, as the two lead figures of the band are moving away.

May 28, 2024By Jon Dunbar

End is nigh for Busan's Goths on the Beach

US hardcore band Stick To Your Guns comes to Korea

Jesse Barnett, hardcore frontman, has already performed in Korea once before, but that honor doesn't belong to the Orange County-based hardcore band Stick To Your Guns — that honor belongs to an obscure band named Down for the Sound, which only played one show ever back in 2019.

May 28, 2024By Jon Dunbar