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Kate Middleton related to author Jane Austen

CultureJun 28, 2011
Lady Gaga sued over Japan earthquake charity bracelets

MusicJun 28, 2011
Chamber hosts Canada Day party

Expat LivingJun 28, 2011

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Korea is celebrating Canada’s 144th birthday with a poolside party in the Grand Hyatt Seoul’s JJ Garden on Thursday. There will be delicious food, including Canadian pork, beer and wine, and a raffle with two grand prizes of a round trip to Vancouver on Korean Air. The event runs from 6-9:30 p.m. Tickets are 70,000 won each for members or 75,000 won for guest...
GIC offers summer Korean classes

Expat LivingJun 28, 2011

Gwangju International Center is holding its summer session of Korean language classes starting July 9. The classes take place until Aug. 25. The classes are either twice a week on weekdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or on Saturdays. Saturday courses are at the same time, and there are extra reading classes on Saturday at 1:40-2:40 p.m. The days of the weekday schedule depend on level. The c...
Dance-theater show explores control

Expat LivingJun 28, 2011

Club After will play host to a different kind of dance this weekend Home Soil Theater will present “I am the Pilot in Command,” an experimental dance theater performance that explores our ability to control our lives, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Music will be provided by Seoul-based DJ J-Path. To get to Club After, walk along the road opposite the Hamilton Hotel and take the first left. Tu...
Volunteer group runs Gangwon tour

Expat LivingJun 28, 2011

Volunteer group BBB is celebrating its annual International Friends Day on July 10 with a trip to Namiseom in Gangwon Province. The river island near Chuncheon is famous for its tree lined paths that have appeared in several films and dramas The event is open to all foreign nationals in Korea. The program includes the Hallyu Tour Train, Making Mak-guksu (a buckwheat noodle dish) and a visit to...
Come Together

Expat LivingJun 28, 2011

This is a series introducing associations and clubs that expats can get involved in. This week, Expat Living spoke to Maria Lisak of Gwangju Artist Collective ― Ed. •Name of Club: Gwangju Artist Collective •Location: Gwangju •Number of members: 101 •Started: 2009 Who is it for? Gwangju Artist Collective is a multicultural artist community for Gwangju and Jeolla. Originating in 2009 from a G...
Expat comic artists aim to draw fans at Comic World

Expat LivingJun 28, 2011

English-language cartoonist group Polar Bear Comix will be making their first foray into Comic World Busan at the Haeundae Convention Center on July 9. The cartoonists plan to meet some new fans, and will sell comic books, mini comic-books and merchandise. The outing has been organized by English teacher Joseph Hewitt, who has been in Korea since 1998, and has had work featured in Comment is Fr...
Stand up tour brings global acts to Seoul

Expat LivingJun 28, 2011

Hot on the heels of U.S. comic Danny Cho’s stand up shows in Seoul and Busan, a group of overseas comics is due to play Korea next week. Dutch comedian Dider Chabi will host a show on July 8 and 9 as part of East Side Comedy’s Expat Stand Up World Tour. The show will be headlined by Jamaican Ian Edwards, supported by British comic Dharmander Singh and Nitin Mirani, who is based in the United Ar...
A new kind of golf takes to the air

Expat LivingJun 28, 2011

Korea proves discs aren’t just for dogs with first pro-standard course Folks in summers past were happy to toss a disc across the beach on a sunny day. Then along came the more frenetic Frisbee sport, ultimate, which saw disc fanatics team up to compete in championships around the world. Now, disc golf is a more genteel craze steadily gliding its way across Korea. “One of the things that I real...
K-League takes tough stance on match fixing

SoccerJun 28, 2011

When the match-fixing scandal engulfed the K-League in May, Incheon United head coach, the man who took South Korea to the second round of the 2010 World Cup, Huh Jung-moo said: “As a football devotee, we’re facing a problem that should never have happened. Once everything is exposed, we should scrutinize it to make sure everything will be cleared up, so that we can turn this to our advantage.” ...
Daegu Orions make move to Gyeonggi Province

More sportsJun 28, 2011

There will be no more professional basketball games in Daegu from next season as top division team Daegu Orions will leave the city for Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, according to the league governing body. The Orions, based in Daegu since the start of the Korean Basketball League in 1997, recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Gyeonggi Province city to move their home and become the Goy...
Past games no guide for N.K.-U.S. match

SoccerJun 28, 2011

North Korea is youngest team in tournament with 14 players 20 or younger DRESDEN, Germany (AP) ― After meeting in the first round at the last three Women’s World Cups, the United States should know everything it needs to about North Korea. Not even close. Then again, nobody knows much about the North Koreans. There’s a definite air of mystery surrounding the Americans’ opponent in their World...
CJ picked preferred bidder for Korea Express

IndustryJun 28, 2011

Samsung denies involvement in bidding process CJ Group on Tuesday was selected as the preferred bidder in the controversial race for acquiring a sizeable stake in logistics company Korea Express. If all goes smoothly, the food-to-entertainment conglomerate will be on its way to achieving its long-term goal of creating Asia’s largest logistics company by 2015. Korea Express is likely to fetch u...
BPA makes male mice act like females: study

ScienceJun 28, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Male mice who were exposed as babies to BPA, a chemical common in canned foods and plastic containers, act more like females and are seen as less desirable mates, a US study showed on Monday. The findings could have implications for how BPA, or Bisphenol A, may affect human development and behavior, said the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science...