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[Weekender] Light up the holiday nights: 4 must-visits to get in the Christmas mood

As 2017 nears its end, the city of Seoul comes alive with a mesmerizing blend of holiday lights and music echoing through the streets. For those still undecided on where to go on Christmas day, follo...

Dec 22, 2017
Travel
[Weekender] Celebrate Christmas early with private hotel parties

Christmas has become an expensive holiday for young people in Korea. Many restaurants dish out set course “Christmas Meals” at double usual prices. Lodgings are offered at exorbitant prices, amid a ...

Dec 22, 2017
Culture
[Weekender] How do skyscrapers work?

Skyscrapers are not just buildings that are tall, but are the outcome of a complex combination of evolving technologies. From highly sophisticated engineering techniques to futuristic elements, today...

Dec 15, 2017
Industry
[Weekender] Skyscrapers altering skyline of Korea

With an unprecedented boom in construction of skyscrapers in South Korea, today’s tallest building in the country can never sit comfortably as candidates queue up to replace it. The 305-meter, 68-st...

Dec 15, 2017
Industry
[Weekender] South Korea’s skyscraper dream

Cloud-piercing skyscrapers filling the skylines are often held up as a symbol of a country’s economic power and technological development. Korea’s first high-rise 63 Building located in Yeouido, wes...

Dec 15, 2017
Industry
[Weekender] Where soju tastes sweet, and folks reminisce on yesteryear

In director Lee Jang-ho’s 1980 film “A Fine, Windy Day,” the pojangmacha is a place where members of Seoul’s growing underclass meet daily to talk about their pains, gains and fantasies over cheap fo...

Dec 8, 2017
Culture
[Weekender] The allure of pojangmacha

A foreign visitor to Korea may wonder what a brigade of what looks to be red tents may be doing lined up on the streets of Jongno-gu, Seoul. These pojangmacha, meaning a “covered wagon” in Korean, r...

Dec 8, 2017
Culture
[Weekender] Chicken feet and more -- odd, must-have specialties at Korea’s tented bars

Korea’s pojangmacha, or tented bars, have evolved over the years both in appearance and gastronomical offerings, now more polished and offering a wider array of dishes to go with drinks. But some ...

Dec 8, 2017
Food&Beverage
[Weekender] From Moncler to PyeongChang coat, padded jackets rule South Korea's fashion scene

Choosing the right padded jacket -- this winter’s ‘it’ item -- is a much more complicated task than one may think. It’s not just design and color, but the type of insulation also has to be decided --...

Dec 1, 2017
Industry
[Weekender] School uniforms? Why Korean students wear long, padded coats this winter

If you happen to be near middle or high school students during the morning commute, you may be surprised at the striking uniformity of their attire. Students are decked out in identical-looking, bla...

Dec 1, 2017
Social affairs
[Weekender] One coat that conquered street fashion in South Korea

Whether you’ve noticed it or not, long padded coats are all the rage in South Korea. PyeongChang Winter Olympics' official down jackets flew off the shelves, with people lining up overnight in front...

Dec 1, 2017
Social affairs
[Weekender] Exploring Seoul’s hidden underground world

From a slain dictator’s covert hideout to a forgotten subway station, secret bunkers have been lying for decades underneath the bustling city of Seoul. Recently, some of these spaces were unveiled t...

Nov 24, 2017
North Korea
[Weekender] Inside NK’s underground invasion tunnel

North Korean-built underground tunnels designed for a surprise invasion of South Korea pose a bone-chilling reminder that the 1950-53 Korean War never actually ended. After the first was discovered ...

Nov 24, 2017
North Korea
[Weekender] What lurks beneath

Beneath the bustling cities of South Korea lie underground bunkers that have hardly been entered for decades. From a dictator’s covert hideout to infiltration tunnels dug by North Koreans near the D...

Nov 24, 2017
Social affairs
[Weekender] Good old radio receivers are back

With mobile devices offering radio service through apps, radio receivers were thought to be machines of the past. Some “listeners,” however, still tune in to the receivers as of a way to connect with...

Nov 17, 2017
Culture

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