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Fri, July 30, 2021 | 16:27

Multicultural artists, businesses offer Xmas in July

Christmas doesn't have to come only once a year. That's the premise behind the Xmas in July Market.

2021-07-27 14:05

[Friends of Korea] American woman's 1950s images of Korea

Imagine my curiosity and delight when, out of the blue in late 2015, I received an email from a 'Susan Hanley'…she had found the Friends of Korea website while searching the internet and reached out with a query.

2021-07-27 04:12

[Cityscapes] Gwangju collapse terrifies public temporarily

I'm by no means a demolition expert, but I know what I don't like. And I am constantly alarmed and troubled by what I see around me in urban Korea's “built environment.” Demolition techniques briefly entered mainstream conversation following the collapse of a five-story building on the edge of an urban renewal site in Gwangju, onto an active street, landing on a bus and killi...

2021-07-20 22:25

Photographer's layered Buddhist iconic images find harmony in nature, culture, concrete

Korea's Buddhist temples are a great source for artistic inspiration, but Anjee DiSanto, an American living in Iksan, has been using digital photography techniques to develop a new kind of Buddhist art that matches the contemporary qualities of the temples she visits.

2021-07-20 15:03

Goggas brings Korean comic books and more to English readers

A new bilingual publisher in Korea hopes to share interesting stories with readers in both English and Korean. Goggas, located in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, released for the first time in English, translations of two Korean comic books last month.

2021-07-13 21:26

[RAS Korea] 2nd annual essay contest concludes with awards ceremony

Three years ago, when the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea received several unsolicited essays from students at the Dongducheon Foreign Language High School, we were thrilled by the gesture. The students had heard of RAS Korea's financial plight, but since young students have limited finances, they hoped to contribute just the same. The gesture deeply moved the RAS Korea off...

2021-07-12 01:24

Gov't pushes to grant long-term stay permit to foreign talent

The government is pushing to grant the long-term residency F-2 visa to high-skilled foreigners as a way to tackle the shrinking population and retain talented workers, the justice ministry said Wednesday.

2021-07-07 16:18

Gov't to expand child care services to help more women work

Gov't to expand child care services to help more women work

South Korea's top economic policymaker said Wednesday the country plans to expand child care services in a bid to encourage more women to continue to work amid the chronically low birthrate.

2021-07-07 15:20

Gov't pushes to grant long-term stay permit to foreign talent

[Korea Encounters]When Korea's exiled royal family returned home

The 20th century was not kind to Korea's royal family. As Japan asserted control over Korea, Emperor Gojong was forced to abdicate in 1907 and the weak Crown Prince, Sunjong, was placed on the throne instead. Sunjong, by then a mere figurehead, died in 1926 without an heir.

2021-07-06 21:10

Foreigners to be allowed to stay in Korea only until their passport expiration date: ministry

Starting Thursday, foreigners will be allowed to stay in South Korea only until their passport expiration date, the justice ministry said.

2021-07-01 14:12

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