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Whatever happened to hangul?

Hangul Day on Monday was a festive finish to the Chuseok holiday season that continued for almost 10 days. Korea’s biggest internet portal Naver decorated its homepage with Korean logo art. Jeju Airline made an in-flight announcement in pure Korean free of foreign words, with the National Institute of Korean Language providing the script. The focus on Korean, including a word...

Trend | 2017-10-09 17:37

[Innovation #6] A good work culture is made top-down, not bottom-up

How many Korean companies have you heard of that send employees on a two-month "paid" sabbatical leave? Not even one, for me, until I came to know of Hanmi Global. Hanmi Global is a construction management company which takes on projects that overlook and manage the construction of a building from beginning to end. For a company that's part of a rough and tough industry, Hanm...

Trend | 2017-09-24 18:39

Designer seeks to change wedding culture

Many grooms- or brides-to-be dream of a small yet meaningful wedding. Paradoxically, this translates to squandering money and monotonous weddings, formulated by existing wedding businesses in Korea. Lee Kyoung-jae, a 37-year-old designer, has sought to shift the formulaic trend since 2006 with her wedding planning startup “Sewing for the Soil.” Her motto is making weddings ec...

Trend | 2017-09-13 15:52

[Weekender] Seoul's co-working spaces

Even before the term “co-working spaces” became popular, there was the term “serviced offices” which referred to rented office spaces where businesses could get hotel-style service simply by paying membership fees. The history of serviced offices traces back to global brands such as the Hong Kong-based serviced office provider The Executive Centre (TEC) established in 1994. T...

Trend | 2017-08-10 16:39

Holiday hell: Thousands of pets abandoned over summer vacation

Summer is the season to chill out, when many people put their worries behind them and take a break. But there is a darker side to the vacation season -- many people abandon their pets. Last year, over 89,000 abandoned animals were rescued nationwide, with nearly 20 percent in July and August, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Considering many m...

Trend | 2017-08-08 16:44

A place where time is worth spending

BUSAN_ As the car pulls into the “entrance,” a huge white wall greets its passengers, in front of which is the all-white concierge desk behind which stand concierges clad in black and white. Anything beyond the wall is unseen. This is supposed to be a hotel and resort situated next to the beach, but none of it is visible from the entrance. When a car enters the parking lot, i...

Trend | 2017-07-30 19:53

15 popular foreign YouTubers visit S. Korea

Fifteen YouTube stars creating videos themed on Korean culture from around the world are visiting South Korea at the invitation of the government, the trip's organizer said Tuesday. The Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange said the creators from 12 countries arrived in the country Tuesday for a nine-day program in Seoul and the southern tourist city of Jeonju t...

Trend | 2017-07-11 13:57

Korea's content competition draws record number of foreign applicants

A global contest to attract foreigners to participate in creating content about Korea has attracted a record number of participants this year. According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), who are hosting the "Talk Talk Korea 2017" in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 31,055 submissions were received from 135 countries. This is about 7,000 more submissions than were made in the previous year and is the largest number of applicants among all competitions in the country that have been open to foreigners. Applicati...

Trend | 2017-07-03 17:25

Change spaces to change people

Have you ever thought that your level of stress or happiness could be influenced by the structure of the space you inhabit? If you say yes, you're already thinking like an innovator. When designing their offices, forward-thinking companies are extremely conscious of ergonomics. They pay meticulous attention to the details of movement and behavior of their employees to provide...

Trend | 2017-07-02 18:20

'Produce 101' creates new fandom culture

Defying initial concerns that the second season of “Produce 101” may become just a boy version of the show’s first season, which featured a pool of female singers and culminated in the project girl group I.O.I., its second season all-male survival show recently closed its two month journey, creating an unprecedentedly strong fandom. At the time when talent survival shows have...

Trend | 2017-06-29 17:10

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