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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Seoul treasure hunt has key to $450 prize
If you think the locks fixed to railings on Seoul’s Mount Namsan are a dime a dozen, think again. One of them could be worth 500,000 won ($450).The first person to solve the puzzles to find one of three keys hidden in public places in Seoul that open the special lock will claim the top prize.Brian Van Hise, who runs the group organizing the treasure hunt, Stompy Ruffers Cultural Fusion, estimated that about 500 people were working on the clues, but said that the hunt was still wide open. He got
May 27, 2015
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JobSeekr launches job fair for techie expats
JobSeekr, an English- and Korean-language job hunting website in Seoul launched last year by two expats, is holding its first job fair and networking event Sunday to connect foreign entry-level job seekers with Korean start-ups.British entrepreneur Simon Chan, cofounder of parent company SeekrLab, said his team handpicked fewer than 10 startups that would make the best use of international members, such as those going global, those dealing with translation and language-related services or those
May 27, 2015
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The challenge of growing up as a ‘third-culture kid’
As the number of foreigners working in South Korea increases, so too do the number of third-culture kids ― children who spend a significant amount of their childhood growing up in countries outside of their nationality. At international school Dwight, whose students represent 38 nationalities, three students spoke to The Korea Herald about feelings of alienation, cultural adjustments and their sense of belonging.For 10th-grader William, who came to Korea from El Salvador six years ago, the exper
May 27, 2015
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Are 'foreigner only' rules legal?
This story was originally published on July 24, 2009. -- Ed.So I needed a new cell phone. But as a foreigner in Korea, I quickly found that my options were limited. There are models galore, but complicated Korean rules turn something as simple as buying a phone into an exercise in futility. Everything depends on my visa status. A recent visit to one store was typical. Did I have a national ID, the counter guy asked. I produced my Alien Registration Card, and the man brought out a chart matching
May 21, 2015
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‘Titus Andronicus’ as current as it is classic
Seoul Shakespeare Company will perform “Titus Andronicus” from this month as its annual full production, a play that bears striking echoes of modern issues, despite its age.The play ― chosen to contrast with last year’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” ― follows the cycle of revenge between Roman noble Titus Andronicus and Tamora, the queen of the Goths, in savage detail. One London production last year was so brutal that media reported audience members fainting.The gore was all a bit too “Game of Th
May 20, 2015
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Expat farming project to take soy beans from seedling to sauce
A group of expat farmers will try their hand at making traditional Korean condiments from the very basics, going from seedlings to sauce, in a new yearlong project to start May 31.The Kong Project, run by Gachi CSA, a community-supported agriculture organization that caters to expats here, will involve monthly gatherings at a farm in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, where participants will grow beans and turn them into sauce. The project will be run by Gachi CSA chief Kim Byung-soo, the owner of th
May 20, 2015
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HIV tests for E-2 visas discrimination, U.N. finds
The U.N. Committee on Eliminating Racial Discrimination has ruled that HIV testing of teachers on E-2 visas is discrimination.In an opinion released Tuesday, the committee said that “The mandatory testing policy limited to foreign English teachers who are not ethnically Koreans, does not appear to be justified on public health grounds or any other ground, and is a breach of the right to work without distinction as to race, color, national or ethnic origin.”It also urged Korea to take action to p
May 20, 2015
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Daegu musical straight from ‘Madhouse’
Daegu is set to see some crazed singing this weekend, as two expat theater groups present their original production “Madhouse: The Musical.”The plot of the musical, written by the cast and Daegu expat Joshua Vise, centers on the testing of a new drug, Sopranozol, by Dr. Moss.Sopranozol lowers patients’ inhibitions and increases cognitive awareness. There’s just one notable side effect: It makes them sing.“Dr. Moss and her assistant, Dr. Dreyfuss, are supposed to be observing and recording the ef
May 13, 2015
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Ulsan volunteers aim for NGO status
Ulsan-based expat volunteering group We-hope has applied for nongovernmental organization status in a bid to step up its activities and improve transparency.The group, which until recently operated as T-HOPE ― its Facebook page still has that name ― has been running since 2009, volunteering at orphanages, children’s centers and elsewhere.The group was founded by Dan Gauthier, with the initials standing for Teachers Helping Other People Everywhere. Nate Mandigo, who took over running the group wi
May 13, 2015
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Commonwealth chambers to host rugby charity dinner
The New Zealand, Australian and British chambers of commerce will host a rugby charity dinner Tuesday, with a World Cup-winning coach and a Korean Olympian among the guest speakers.The 2015 Rugby World Cup Charity Dinner will feature keynote addresses by Graham Henry, coach of the 2011 Rugby World Cup-winning New Zealand All Blacks, and Olympic gold medalist Chang Mi-ran, who will speak on sporting excellence. The dinner will generate funds for three charities ― Helping Hands Korea, Jeon Jin San
May 13, 2015
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Gwangju center to host activity-packed Gokseong tour
The Gwangju International center will host an outdoorsy GIC tour for people into energetic activities this month.The tour will visit Gokseong and include activities along the Seomjingang River.The first stop on the tour will be a walk up the valley toward Dorimsa Temple. The scenic valley has been named a provincial monument. After the valley the tour will stop for lunch, which will be trout sashimi and trout soup ― specialties of the Seomjingang River area.Then participants will ride railbikes
May 13, 2015
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Free start-up class for expats in Seoul
The Seoul Global Center is opening a new session of its Business Start-up School in June to provide aspiring foreign entrepreneurs in Seoul with training on how to run a business and networking opportunities. International residents in Seoul can apply for the course until May 22 by sending an application form via email. Attendees will learn about 10 subjects including business plan writing, employment issues and financing. Classes will be held in English on weekdays at the Seoul Global Center fo
May 13, 2015
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Exhibition highlights small things that make Korea special
While South Korea’s promoters push images of tourist landmarks and tech masterpieces, one expat artist is looking at the smaller things in his representation of Korea.From an order bell from a bar or restaurant to a cup of instant coffee stirred with the “stick” packaging, the subjects of Joe Wabe’s upcoming photo exhibition explore the smaller things that make Korea unique. “This subculture of popular manners and traditions, which are not mass promoted or well known among newcomers and are some
May 6, 2015
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Free TOPIK classes offered in Seoul
Seoul Global Center is offering a free intensive course for people planning to take the Test of Proficiency in Korean in July.Applications for the eight-week TOPIK education program will be accepted from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on May 16 and 17 at the Seoul Global Center’s main building in Jongno. The course is open to foreign residents in Korea who are planning to take the TOPIK test on July 19. Applicants are required to take a level test, which will be held immediately after the registration period
May 6, 2015
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Camarata to perform Beethoven mass, concerto
Camarata Music Company’s Chorale and Orchestra will perform Beethoven’s Mass in C Major and Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major on Saturday. The mass will be sung by the Camarata Chorale, an amateur singing group that has included members from over 60 different countries since its inception. Special guest performers will include German pianist Andreas Ehret, who will play the concerto, and the vocal soloists: soprano Myung-sung Han, alto Yeon-sun Cho, tenor Bok-nam Kim, and bass Seung-wook Seong. Th
May 6, 2015
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Hagwon group to hold charity walking event
The Korea Association of Foreign Language Academies will hold a charity walking event next week to raise money to help earthquake victims in Nepal.The walk is expected to last two hours, along a route that snakes around the city’s historic Bukchon area, with spot prizes along the way. Participants will be given a detailed map and clues on where to find chests with prizes in them.Those who find a chest will draw an envelope from it, with details of prizes inside, which can vary from a free hug to
May 6, 2015
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Lycee Francais hosts French Flea Market
The Lycee Francais de Seoul will host a flea market on its school grounds in Seorae-maeul in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on May 17.Secondhand donations should be in good condition and may include toys, children’s clothes, child care items, household goods, and adult and children’s books and DVDs, although adult clothes will not be accepted. Homemade cakes are also accepted. Donated goods can be brought to the Maison des Lyceens in the French school’s main hall on Tuesday and May 14 from 9-10 a.m. and 4-5
May 6, 2015
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Eased F-4 visa rules lead to rise in senior migrants
The number of seniors here on ethnic Korean visas has risen sharply in the last four years, as visa conditions have eased.However, there are no checks on senior ethnic Koreans’ ability to support themselves, and little in the way of assistance for them, as existing support centers are geared mainly toward migrant wives, workers and entrepreneurs.The number of long-term foreign residents in South Korea stood at 1.38 million at the end of 2014, up from 1.02 million at the end of 2010, according to
May 6, 2015
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‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ explores trials of success
Seoul Players is set to perform David Mamet’s “Glengarry Glen Ross” as the second part of its spring season.The troupe ended performances of “Top Girls” last weekend in the first part of a double-header featuring all-female and all-male casts.Seoul Players artistic director Barri Tsavaris said the two plays complemented each other in their exploration of success as a man or woman and what it took, as well as other themes.“‘Glengarry’ contrasts with ‘Top Girls’ first and foremost just in the way
April 30, 2015
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Nepalese students raise funds to help quake victims
The Society of Nepalese Students in Korea is holding a fund-raising drive to help their compatriots recover from the earthquake that hit their home country on Saturday.More than 5,000 people are reported to have died in the magnitude-7.8 quake, with thousands more hurt and an estimated 8 million Nepalese in need of help. SONSIK president Bimal Subedi said that the group, which has members at 65 universities across Korea, had raised $7,000 so far, through general appeals that included a candlelig
April 30, 2015