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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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Art magazine (b)racket closes
Expat art magazine (b)racket is closing its doors after 24 issues as key staff have moved on.The magazine started out with 200 issues in Daegu in October 2012, to provide a platform for artists in the city and nearby.Founder Jess Hinshaw said he was proud of what the magazine had been able to achieve, but that the workload of putting out a magazine every month was too difficult to keep up.“It was still run by a very few, and I was neglecting my own artwork,” said Hinshaw, who also jointly runs a
Dec. 16, 2014
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Seoul seeks student volunteers
Seoul Metropolitan Government is seeking student volunteers for the first half of next year, with scholarships of up to 2.5 million won as an incentive.The program, in partnership with IT corporation KT, will involve twice-weekly volunteering with KT student university volunteers and online language teaching for children in remote areas.There are 30 places available, and volunteers get a payment of 500,000 won when the program starts on Jan. 20 and 2 million won more at the end of the program, o
Dec. 16, 2014
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N.K. documentary screening to raise funds for defectors
The North Korea Human Rights Rescue Fund on Saturday is holding a screening of a documentary on defectors trying to reach South Korea and a presentation by an escapee from the North on his own experience.The documentary, “The Defector: Escape from North Korea,” by Korean-Canadian filmmaker Ann Shin, follows three North Korean escapees trying to reach the South via China. In the film, Dragon, who smuggles people out of North Korea for a living, and two North Korean refugees find themselves unexpe
Dec. 16, 2014
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Gwangju International Center to say ‘Adios’ to 2014
The Gwangju International Center will run a special year-end event Saturday, with family-friendly events at “Adios 2014.”Reviews of the year’s activities will be presented, along with announcements of plans for next year and some live acts. There will also be games and an exhibition of artwork created by the cultural experience events at the GIC, including the GIC Kid Art Camp and calligraphy writing, and pictures of GIC activities. Hands-on activities will be offered, such as making paper snowf
Dec. 16, 2014
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Baekma to play anniversary show for Hollaback Korea
As the year of the horse comes to a close, expat band Baekma is celebrating its first anniversary show on Saturday, in conjunction with Hollaback Korea.Maggie Crosset, So Long Buffalo, Colin Phils and Baekma will play at the show, and there will be a sale of “feministmas cookies” and other baked goods.Takings from admissions and sales will go to help fund activities by the Korean operation of Hollaback, which campaigns against sexual harassment that takes place in public places. The show begins
Dec. 16, 2014
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Angle magazine to release charity Christmas album
Ulsan-based arts magazine Angle has teamed up with musicians from across the South of the peninsula to create a Christmas album in aid of Habitat for Humanity.Titled “Home for the Holidays,” the album has eight tracks, all by different artists, and will be available online Wednesday, with a very limited run of CDs to be released later.Angle magazine cofounder Philip Brett said he chose Habitat for Humanity because it was the cause that resonated most with him at this time of year.“Many people as
Dec. 9, 2014
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Rock shows to raise funds for HOPE Christmas events
Two concert fund-raisers will take place Thursday and Friday to help expat charity group Helping Others Prosper through English run its Christmas programs for underprivileged children.HOPE plans to run events at the children’s cancer ward at Severance Hospital in Sinchon, Seoul, and at the Mulmangcho Adolescent Shelter, an adjustment center for North Korean defectors who have recently arrived in South Korea.The concerts will feature Angry Bear, Colin Phils, Magna Fall and Mineri on Friday and Be
Dec. 9, 2014
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Expat hails foreign community spirit
A Seoul expat has hailed the local expat community for their support after she was diagnosed with a medical condition.Kim Jung-ah, who has a desmoid tumor, says the volunteering and fund-raising efforts were testament to a bond between expats here.Although they are not cancerous, desmoid tumors can grow locally and cause pain. They also often repeatedly grow back after removal.Her condition is rare and only a handful of doctors specialize in the field here. After bad experiences with treatment,
Dec. 9, 2014
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Concert to support Butterfly Fund
Charity rock and hip-hop concert series CLASH is returning Saturday with a concert featuring top hip-hop acts Garion and Insane Deegie to benefit the Butterfly Fund, which helps women across the world affected by wartime sexual violence.The Butterfly Fund was started by Kim Bok-dong and Gil Won-ok, two victims of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II, in coordination with the Korean Council for the Women Drafted into Military Sexual Slavery by Japan. The money from the fund
Dec. 2, 2014
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Kenyans, Tanzanians unite for friendship party
The Tanzanians in Korea and the Kenya Community in Korea held their first East African Urafiki Party in Seoul on Saturday. The party, named after the word for “friendship” in the two countries’ common language of Swahili, was a chance for people from both nations to sample some traditional cooking, while members also shared some cultural performances.The performances included dancing by a group of Daejeon-based students from across Africa, a performance poem and a Tanzanian song and dance. One m
Dec. 2, 2014
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Camarata to perform Handel’s ‘Messiah’
Camarata Music Company’s Chorale and Orchestra will perform its annual concert of Handel’s “Messiah” on Dec. 13.The performance will feature the Camarata Chorale, an amateur singing group made up of members from dozens of countries. Soloists will perform parts of the work. They are soprano Alida Mostert, countertenor Jeong Min-ho, tenor Kim Joo-han and bass Seong Seung-wook. The event will also include a preconcert Christmas performance by Bucheon Civic Children’s Choir. The event will start at
Dec. 2, 2014
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GIC tour to visit Jangheung
Gwangju International Center will run a GIC Culture Tour to Jangheung, on the southern coast of South Jeolla Province, on Dec. 20.The tour will include two main programs. The first will be a visit to a seawater sauna and a “jjimjjilbang” ― a Korean steam room and bathing complex. The second will be a session of grilling oysters for lunch.The program will depart at 9 a.m. and return at 4 p.m. and costs 40,000 won for GIC members and 50,000 won for nonmembers. Preschoolers can join for 25,000 won.
Dec. 2, 2014
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Gwangju troupe to stage ‘Proof’
Gwangju Performance Project will stage a production of “Proof” by David Auburn.The play, which won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award, centers on the daughter of a mathematical genius. When her father dies, a crucial finding about prime numbers is found in his office, and she faces the task of proving it is his work.The production has two separate casts who will perform alternate shows.The play is recommended for ages 14 and up and Korean translation will be provided.Performances will run at Gwan
Dec. 2, 2014
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Santas to converge on Sinchon, Hongdae
A horde of Santas is set to congregate in Seoul for an unusual gathering.Those rich in festive spirit are invited to gather in Sinchon to sing carols, be merry and ponder the collective noun for a group of Santas.The men and women in red will converge on Beer O’Clock at 6 p.m., before heading to Sinchon Station at 8 p.m. to surprise passengers with some Christmas cheer. After a short ride to Hongdae, the night will continue, ending in Hongdae Park.To get to Beer O’Clock, leave Sinchon Station Ex
Dec. 2, 2014
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Rubber Seoul bounces back
Rubber Seoul is bouncing back to Hongdae for the seventh year on Saturday, hosting bands at five venues to entertain and raise money for people affected by HIV-AIDS in South Africa. The event is an annual night of concerts that raises money for Little Travellers, an organization that sells beaded dolls of the same name made by women at the Hillcrest AIDS Centre in South Africa, which takes care of women who have AIDS or HIV and their families. “In (Hillcrest’s) province of Kwanzu Natale, there i
Nov. 25, 2014
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Film fest seeks to link Korean, expat scenes
Expat and Korean independent filmmakers will be given a chance to rub shoulders at a film festival in June.The Korea Expat Indie Film Festival is inviting submissions of films in three categories ― expat, Korean and no-budget, with the last being open to low-budget films from around the world.Entries opened earlier in November, with the deadline being April 15, but already the festival has received film submissions from at least eight countries, with entries from Korea, Canada and Kosovo among t
Nov. 25, 2014
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Troupe offers Shakespeare shorts and song
Seoul Shakespeare Company will present “The Players Play: An Evening of Monologue and Song” this Saturday to raise funds for its next main production.Proceeds will help fund the company’s production of “Titus Andronicus” next year. The troupe puts on one major Shakespeare play a year, with previous productions including “The Tempest,” “Hamlet” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The event will run at the Camarata Music Studio in Haebangchon. Drinks and refreshments will be available.Doors open at 7
Nov. 25, 2014
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Give a Gift Appeal gathers presents for Daegu kids
Expat volunteer association Daegu’s Time to Give is seeking generous-hearted folk to help supply gifts for disadvantaged children in the area.The Give a Gift Appeal, which brings gifts to orphanages and welfare centers in the area, is now in its fourth year. Last year, it brought gifts for more than 200 children.Would-be secret Santas are given a gift bag and the details of the child that the gift will be going to. Gifts should cost no more than 20,000 won.The last pickup is on Dec. 13.Visit the
Nov. 25, 2014
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Busan pet shelter sells calendars
Busan Abandoned Pet Sanctuary is selling calendars to raise money to support its running costs. BAPS is a privately run no-kill dog sanctuary in South Korea that cares for homeless animals until they can find a new home. It says the annual calendar sales have accounted for almost half its total income over the last three years.The calendar, featuring various photos of four-legged friends, is available for 20,000 won plus postage through shindogs.org/products-page or at BAPS volunteer day events.
Nov. 25, 2014
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Busan women’s group Christmas Charity Bazaar
Busan International Women’s Association is hosting its Christmas Charity Bazaar at the Haeundae Grand Hotel on Saturday.The fair is an international family event. Handmade Christmas items and baked goods will be sold, and it will include a raffle and the chance for kids to have their picture taken with Santa.All proceeds go to support orphanages, disabled people and the elderly in Busan and surrounding areas. Previous beneficiaries have included Maesil Orphanage, Love Field Elderly and Busan Wom
Nov. 25, 2014