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Wed, May 31, 2023 | 13:09

MZ Generation flexing muscles behind booming luxury brand market

While COVID-19 has dealt a blow to almost every industry worldwide, bringing chaos and economic recession, the personal luxury goods market in Korea has shown an unusual pattern. Unfazed by the pandemic, it has set itself apart from the general economic slump with steady growth. According to the global research firm, Euromonitor International, the country's personal luxury go...

Lee Gyu-lee | 2021-12-02 15:34

Evolutionary biologist says having children in Korea today is a 'stupid' choice

Evolutionary biologist says having children in Korea today is a 'stupid' choice

A renowned evolutionary biologist in Korea has said that it is a “stupid” choice to have children here. Choi Jae-chun, a professor in the College of Natural Sciences at Ewha Womans University specializing in the behavior and ecology of animals, said on his YouTube channel that it would not be wise to give birth and raise a child in Korea today.

Yoon Ja-young | 2021-11-25 15:45

Architect designs shared spaces to grow concept of 'village'

Architect designs shared spaces to grow concept of 'village'

According to a biennial report on living conditions by the Seoul Metropolitan Government released in late April, a third of the households in Seoul are single-person ones. For those living alone, having a larger living space is a luxury, and as such, most of those people live in relatively small studio-style spaces. To improve the quality of life for these people in their dow...

Jung Da-min | 2021-11-24 16:42

[INTERVIEW] Korean contemporary art captures attention in US, Europe

INTERVIEWKorean contemporary art captures attention in US, Europe

Many, many years ago, the increase in trade between Western Europe and Asia following the Age of Discovery, which began in the 1400s, built Western Europeans' fascination with what they called “the Orient.” They had discovered “exotic” Asia thorough its arts and design. The artists' enthrallment eventually took the form of “Chinoiserie,” which originated from the French word ...

Park Han-sol | 2021-11-18 09:03

More young Koreans choose to leave the nest

More young Koreans choose to leave the nest

Park Yu-hui, 25, an office worker, lives alone in Jongno District in central Seoul. She moved out from her parents' house located in Incheon, a port city west of Seoul, to a 17-square-meter studio apartment in July as soon as she found a job. As her workplace is located in Seongdong District of Seoul, saving time on the daily commute was one of the major reasons she moved out...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2021-11-16 15:33

New Gijichon Women's Peace Museum focuses on women of US military brothels

New Gijichon Women's Peace Museum focuses on women of US military brothels

A new museum dedicated to the women who worked in U.S. military brothels, the Gijichon Women's Peace Museum, also known as “Seven Sisters,” opened on Tuesday in Anjeong-ri, a short distance from U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.

Park Han-sol | 2021-11-10 19:55

Criteria for designating treasures set to change

Criteria for designating treasures set to change

The criteria for selecting treasures for government-recognized status will be redefined starting from Nov. 19. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said it partially revised the rules on designation of treasures and national treasures under the Cultural Heritage Protection Act, which was enacted in January 1962. Currently, the law stipulates that items can be designated...

Park Ji-won | 2021-11-09 15:28

New York's in-person art auctions return with world's most expensive collection

New York's in-person art auctions return with world's most expensive collection

After more than a year, in-person auctions return to New York this week with the sale of the Macklowe collection - the world's most expensive to hit the market.

2021-11-08 20:57

19th-century pavilion in Korean royal palace restored by artisans

19th-century pavilion in Korean royal palace restored by artisans

There is a mysterious pavilion in the back garden of Gyeongbok Palace located in north-central Seoul that originally nobody knew when exactly it was built. Named the Hyangwonjeong Pavilion, literally meaning “the pavilion where the fragrance spreads afar,” the two-level hexagonal construction was thought to have been built in the 4,605 square-meter Hyangwonji Pond between 186...

Park Ji-won | 2021-11-07 15:50

More than century-old Korean braille textbook to be designated as cultural asset

More than century-old Korean braille textbook to be designated as cultural asset

Rosetta Sherwood Hall (1865-1951), an American medical missionary and educator who first came to Korea in 1890, is known for establishing Korea's first special education school for hearing and visually impaired students in Pyongyang in 1894.

Park Han-sol | 2021-11-05 17:21

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