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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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Bloggers get guided Namhansanseong tour
The Senior Public Diplomacy Group led a tour for dozens of expat bloggers to Namhansanseong Fortress in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, Saturday.The visit was organized by the SPDG, a nonprofit affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to promote the fortress ― South Korea’s most recent UNESCO World Heritage listing ― and to find out how people from overseas saw it.It was also promoted as a forum to encourage expat bloggers and photographers to meet and network. Expat bloggers listen to expla
April 30, 2015
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V-Day Jinju to perform ‘Vagina Monologues’
V-Day Jinju will hold a performance of the “Vagina Monologues” on Saturday in support of a local women’s charity.The play by Eve Ensler is one of several performances put on each year by participants of V-Day, a global campaign to stop violence against women and girls. Jinju has held V-Day performances each year since 2009.Proceeds from the performance will go toward Naeil Yeoneun Jip, a women’s shelter in Munsan, just outside the city. The play starts at 7:30 p.m. at Hyunjang Art Hall in Jinju,
April 22, 2015
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Talk to discuss Joseon-era tombs
The Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch will host a talk next week by Durumari History Education Institute president Jinny Hwang Inhee.The tombs, collectively added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list, are scattered in and around Seoul and span the entire Joseon era, with nearly all royal tombs that were built still standing.Hwang will explain in-depth features of the tombs, and touch on the Jongmyo Jeryeak, the royal ancestral rites that have been performed annually for 623 years.The lecture will be
April 22, 2015
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Temple home from home for Korea’s Sikhs
Down a small back street in a run-down suburb in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, is an inauspicious, two-story red brick building. If there were no sign on the outside, it could be mistaken for a school, a factory or even a low-security prison.It is actually the Gurudwara Singh Sabha ― the beating heart of South Korea’s Sikh community. As the country’s only Sikh temple, it is a place where South Korea’s 500 or so Sikhs gather, and is even home to some lay members.For Manjit Singh, 35, a businessman
April 22, 2015
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Center offers training on pitching your product
The Seoul Global Center will host a session Friday to guide would-be foreign entrepreneurs on how best to pitch their ideas.At the session, budding start-ups will present pitches, after which a panel of experts including venture capitalists and accelerators, will give feedback on their presentations.A networking session will follow the event.The session will run 6-8 p.m. at the Seoul Global Center in Jongno, Seoul. For more information visit global.seoul.go.kr.(paulkerry@heraldcorp.com)
April 22, 2015
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Seoul book club hosts authors for panel discussion
The Seoul Book and Culture Club will meet Saturday to mark the completion of the Bilingual Edition series of books with a panel discussion featuring authors and a translator.Biligual Edition is a series of 110 books containing modern Korean fiction in Korean and English, with critical analysis, author biographies and explanations of the background to the books.The panel will feature Bang Hyeon-seok, author of “A Decade” and “When They Call My Name”; Kim Jae-young, author of “Gluttony” and “The E
April 22, 2015
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Tibetan Buddhist leader to speak, host retreat in Seoul
Buddhist leader the Sakya Trizin will visit Korea in early May to give a talk and lead a religious retreat.The Sakya Trizin, who is the head of the Sakya Order, one of the four major orders in Tibetan Buddhism, will arrive in Korea on May 5.The visit is being organized by Shechen Korea, a Tibetan Buddhist group, which has brought several high-level Buddhists to Korea over the last few years.Shechen Korea head monk Yongsoo said his group had been trying to bring the Sakya Trizin since 2007 and wa
April 22, 2015
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Big Day South a cultural showcase in Ulsan
After a successful run last year, the Big Day South Festival will return this month, with a three-day artistic showcase in Ulsan.The festival was set up last year by Ali Safavi and Philip Brett as a showcase of creativity in the south of the country.Last year’s festival was in Daegu, featuring bands, acoustic performances and printing and art showcases alongside interactive art activities.“We just wanted to take it on the road,” said Safavi, who is based in Daegu and organizes music shows in his
April 15, 2015
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Adoptee support group seeks funds for relocation
Global Overseas Adoptees’ Link, a nonprofit organization in Seoul for overseas Korean adoptees, is seeking funds to help pay for a relocation of its offices after rent became unaffordable.GOA’L provides support programs for overseas adoptees from Korea, including a mentor program, help with language and visa issues and First Trip Home, which organizes trips to Korea for adoptees for the first time since they were adopted.An increase in rent forced GOA’L to move its offices from Hongdae to nearby
April 15, 2015
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Free start-up classes offered in Yeouido
Yeouido Global Business Center will hold a free advanced business course for expat entrepreneurs late this month.The course will cover tax affairs and establishment of a company and is open to any foreign resident thinking about setting up a business in Korea.Classes are in English and run 7-9 p.m. from April 27-30.Applications close April 23.To apply, visit global.seoul.go.kr/yeouido.biz. For more information, contact (02) 6137-9831 or yeouidosmbiz@gmail.com.(paulkerry@heraldcorp.com)
April 15, 2015
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Camarata choir to ‘Sing into Spring’
The Camarata Chamber Singers will be holding a spring concert on April 26, with music from across ages and genres.“Sing into Spring” is an annual concert featuring music in a variety of styles including madrigals, pop and spiritual songs.The singers are an auditioned choir run by the Camarata Music Company, and have performed for various dignitaries including former President Lee Myung-bak.The performance will be at 7:30 p.m. at the International Lutheran Church in Seoul, near Hangangjin Station
April 15, 2015
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Volunteer group PLUR to hold scavenger hunt fund-raiser
Expat volunteer group PLUR’s Help Your Seoul Branch is holding a fund-raising scavenger hunt in Hongdae on Saturday. The group’s operations include projects to help feed the homeless and teach underprivileged children.“During the spring and summer months, the two main shelters in the Seoul Station area close their doors a lot longer, so the amount of homeless people we have to feed increases. We frequently go over budget during this time,” said Alex Neve, who is organizing the event and heads th
April 15, 2015
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Daegu Theatre Troupe to run 24-hour theater event
Procrastinators need not apply. Daegu Theatre Troupe is running a 24-hour theater event this weekend in which participants have to create a short play from scratch in a single day.In “Once Upon Another Time,” writers, actors and directors meet in the evening and are split into teams. They will have until 8 a.m. to come up with a 10-minute script based on a given theme and the fairytale characters and props assigned to them.The casts will then rehearse the script before the curtain goes up.The ev
April 15, 2015
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‘Top Girls’ looks at women and success
Seoul Players is returning to the stage this month with a production of Caryl Churchill’s “Top Girls,” an unconventional look at womanhood and what it takes for women to succeed.The play was one of two chosen for Seoul Players’ spring season, with “Glengarry Glen Ross” featuring an all-male cast and “Top Girls” played by all women. Although quite different plays, the company says that they both explore overlapping themes, including lies, deception and what it takes to be successful as a man or w
April 8, 2015
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Sewol exhibition explores permanence, legacies
Almost a year has passed since the Sewol ferry sank off the coast of Korea, taking with it some 300 lives, most of them students on a school trip.An exhibition looking at the main figures involved in the media coverage of the sinking opened Wednesday to mark the anniversary of the disaster.The exhibition, “After Death, a Tiger’s Skin Remains; A Man Leaves Only His Name” ― the title coming from an eight-character traditional proverb ― features paintings of key figures in the incident. They are ma
April 8, 2015
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Seoul seeks international student volunteers
Seoul City is looking for international student ambassadors to help with activities and promotions for foreign college students from May 1 to Nov. 1.Activities will include social networking promotions for the government at one upload a week, helping to promote cultural events such as the three global friendship days, and participation in an international students cultural festival. The chosen ambassadors will receive a stipend for the time they volunteer, a certificate of recognition and invita
April 8, 2015
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Gwangju center offers tour to Muan
Gwangju International Center will run a GIC Culture Tour to Muan, South Jeolla Province, on April 25.The first stop on the tour will be the birthplace of Choeui, a Joseon-era Zen monk who also became a tea master.Lunch will follow at a restaurant for grilled pork over an open fire.After lunch the tour will visit the workshop of traditional pottery master Kim Ok-su, where participants can try their hand at making some ceramics of their own.The last stop will be Sikyeongjeong Pavillion, a favored
April 8, 2015
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Free health consultations for foreign workers in Busan
Busan Workers Health Center will run free consultations for foreign workers on April 19.The consultation includes basic tests on cholesterol and blood pressure, administering drugs, and advice on stress and workplace illnesses.Further consultations are also planned for July 19 and Oct. 18.The consultations will run from 1-4 p.m. at Busan Workers Health Center near Gamjeong Station on Subway Line 2. For more information (in Korean) visit www.bswhc.or.kr.(paulkerry@heraldcorp.com)
April 8, 2015
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Daejeon Arts Collective holds group exhibition
Daejeon Arts Collective will be holding a group exhibition at Daejeon City Hall.The exhibition, titled “Beyond the Fields We Know,” features work in a variety of media, including ceramics, photography, silkscreen prints, painting and multimedia.The show runs from Thursday until Tuesday at the first-floor gallery, with a reception Saturday from 4:30-7 p.m.The collective is also showing a group exhibition by members of local art studio Reason for Space at the DAC Gallery.Directions and information
April 8, 2015
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ZenKimchi food guide a surprise hit
The ZenKimchi Seoul Restaurant Expat Guide surprised even the author when it started placing at the top of travel categories on Amazon.com when it was released last month. The independently published food guide was created by Joe McPherson, a food writer and consultant in Korea who recently worked on the Emmy-award-winning “Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain.”The book includes brief sections on more than 400 restaurants, wine bars, makgeolli houses and other places to eat and drink in the city.
April 1, 2015