The luxurious treasures enjoyed by the ruling class in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries have been gathered at the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan-dong, central Seoul. Organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the exhibition “Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600-1800 from the Victoria and Albert Museum” showcases a wide range of 101 objects including painting, ...

The owner of Suji’s Deli in Itaewon will share her experience of setting up shop in Korea and overseas expansion at the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea SME committee meeting Friday. Suji Park has six restaurants and delicatessens in Korea and two in Japan. She also provides catering services to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo and directs publicity for the Korean Olympics Committee. The event st...

This is a series introducing associations and clubs for expats. This week, Expat Living spoke to Seoul City Improv ― Ed. - Name of Club: Seoul City Improv - Location(s): SCI rehearses at the White Box Theatre in Hyochang Park, and performs regularly in the Itaewon area. We have also started touring shows in different cities in Korea (Daegu, Daejeon, and Cheonan), as well as internationally (...

Fifteen acts will converge on Midan, a new city near Incheon International Airport, for the RocKorea festival on June 4 with expat groups taking the lion’s share of the bill. Tributes to rock legends will come from six bands, including Rolling Stones renditions from Sticky Fingers, Led Zeppelin classics from Over The Hills and Far Away and a performance from Leotard Skynrd. Original acts make u...

Ordering food to your door has often led Korean novices to test their problem-solving skills. Some ask a friend, some go to the restaurant with their address and phone number written down, while others take a gamble on their shaky Korean and hope they don’t get sent a pizza covered in jellybeans and a potato figurine of Guus Hiddink covered in gochujang. Korea Bites aims to reduce the challenge...

International Artists Community exhibition explores icons of Korea, West This month sees Seoul-based expat and Korean collective, the International Artists Community, head to Ulsan for their first exhibition outside Seoul. Titled “Where are all the Heroes?” the exhibition, opening May 8, will look into the role models and ideals of Korean society and how that resonates with foreigners living he...

'팟캐스트 '김영하의 책 읽는 시간' 곧 재개할 생각' 트위터를 접겠다고 선언했던 소설가 김영하는 최근 코리아헤럴드와 뉴욕에서 가진 단독 인터뷰에서 트위터를 다시 할 생각은 전혀 없다고 밝혔다. 트위터를 다시 할 의향이 없느냐는 질문에 김영하는 “트위터를 안 하니까 편하다. 안 하고 나서 좀 더 느긋해졌다”고 대답했다. 그는 “(트위터를 할 때는) 매일 뭔가를 얘기 해야 할 것 같고 그랬는데 여기서 그걸 끝내고 나서 1주일이건 한 달이건 어떤 문제를 혼자 생각할 수 있게 되었다” 라고 말했다. 그는 어떤 이슈에 대해 말을 한다는 건 “압력솥의 뚜껑을 여는, 김이 새는 효과”와 같다고 설명했다. 밥이 되려면 닫아놓고 오래 압력을 가해야 하는데 자꾸 사회적 이슈에 대해 발언하고 하다 보면 김이 빠져버리...

South Korean national team manager Cho Kwang-rae has announced that he will call up his best players, including some of the country’s rising young stars, for two friendly games in June, much to the dismay of U23 team manager Hong Myong-bo. Cho said earlier that he would take the strongest available squad for the home friendly against Serbia on June 3 and also Ghana on June 7 in preparation for 2...

It is becoming almost commonplace but fans in South Korea shouldn’t take it for granted. Park Ji-sung is currently playing in his fourth set of UEFA Champions League semifinals. His two successes should become three with Wednesday’s second leg (3:45 a.m. Thursday Korean time) between Manchester United and Schalke 04 of Germany. The English Premier League team won the first leg 2-0 in Gelsenkirch...

Renowned Korean author says he will resume podcast soon but never return to Twitter NEW YORK ― It has been quite a while since Korean novelist Kim Young-ha was last heard from. Apparently burned by the heated online debates over systemic problems in Korea’s literary scene and the tragic death of aspiring screenwriter Choi Go-eun, Kim had declared in February that he would quit tweeting and blog...

Left-handed people feel more fear than right-handers, recent research revealed. In a test reported by the Telegraph Sunday, people were asked to watch an eight-minute video clip from “Silence of the Lambs” and recall scenes from the horror thriller. The left-handed participants remembered only fragments of the scenes and their descriptions about them were filled with more repetition, showing sy...