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Sat, April 17, 2021 | 11:26

[Joseon Images] First flights in Korea drew massive crowds

Aviation history in Korea was made on the afternoon of April 3, 1910, when Ohtori 4 - an airplane built and piloted by 37-year-old Japanese Lt. Sanji Narahara - raced down an impromptu 35-meter-long runway at Seoul's Yongsan and soared into the air reaching the astounding height of 30 meters off the ground. For about 30 minutes the plane circled the field and then safely land...

2021-04-14 13:20

Migrant workers allowed to extend stay in Korea for one year

South Korea on Tuesday announced a decision to extend the period of stay for about 115,000 foreign migrant workers by one year in a bid to relieve labor shortages at small businesses and in farming and fishing communities. The labor and justice ministries said that the temporary extension of stay will apply to the E-9 non-professional employment and H-2 visiting employment vi...

2021-04-13 10:54

Foreign line

Maria Osetrova, a researcher from the Center for Korean Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, will give a talk in Seoul National University's Anthropology Department through Zoom, and members of the public are welcome to tune in for free. She will look at how Korean cuisine has developed in separate directions since the division of the Korean Peninsula over 70 years ago...

2021-04-13 10:11

Daejeon Arts Collective returns to in-person exhibit

The Daejeon Arts Collective (DJAC) is opening its new exhibit, titled, “Semblance of Dreams,” on April 15, for five days at the Daejeon Gallery. The event will showcase 16 of Daejeon's international and domestic artists sharing their photography, paintings, pottery, upcycled wooden pieces and sound art.

2021-04-13 00:07

[RAS Korea] Ondol: Korea's unique floor heating

When asked about what living in Korea might be like, one of the first answers is always: the warm floors. Korea's living spaces are not cluttered with radiators, common in the United States and other parts of the Western world well into the 20th century, and are still used today in many places. In the old days, the place of honor in the room was right at the “hot spot,” close...

2021-04-06 17:44

Young singer RAAI releases debut album for 9th birthday

2020 was a hard year for RAAI, the eight-year-old son of Korean-Japanese couple, Itta and Marqido, who make up the transnational ambient band TENGGER. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted his family, his education and almost every aspect of life. But as his ninth birthday approaches on May 10, RAAI is getting ready to release his first album.

2021-04-06 02:41

Korean Americans fall victim to anti-Asian hate crimes

Amid growing anti-Asian sentiment, people of Korean descent in the United States are being exposed to a torrent of hate and violence as one Korean American-owned convenience store was ransacked, while a Korean American couple was attacked as they were walking in the street.

Kang Seung-woo | 2021-04-04 16:07

School newsletter translation service to be launched for foreign parents

A free service will be launched that translates Korean-written school notices and teachers' messages for foreign parents of elementary school children to their mother tongues, a conglomerate-run social contribution foundation said, Thursday. According to the Happiness Foundation, established by SK Group, it will begin the service on April 12 in Seoul in four languages: Englis...

Kang Seung-woo | 2021-04-02 09:12

Korea to ease visa rules for skilled foreign IT, R&D workers

The government will ease visa rules for foreign workers in R&D and new industries such as artificial intelligence (AI) to more actively attract skilled foreign professionals as part of measures to secure a competitive edge in the rapidly changing global industry ecosystem, officials said Wednesday. The government will also create a “digital nomad visa” that would allow skille...

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-03-31 16:52

[Korea Encounters] Hoaxster James 'Swim' takes readers to 'places the RAS dare not go'

On May 4, 1974, the author of The Korea Times' “Scouting the City” column, Alf Racketts, wrote that, “the local spring tour season is in full swing,” and offered a list of upcoming “picnics disguised as cultural tours” that were to take advantage of the pleasant spring weather.

2021-03-30 17:09

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