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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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DBUK holds first exhibition
Design Bridge U.K. will hold its first exhibition of British and Korean artists in Seoul starting next week.The exhibition features nine artists who are either from the U.K. or have studied and lived there and looks at the theme of cultural displacement. “Through art works by Korean artists who used to stay in the U.K. and British artists who are currently staying in Korea, DBUK makes a network between Korean and British artists as well as builds a creative cultural foundation by sharing unique
June 24, 2014
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Criminal justice: Jury trials in Korea
In continuing our discussion of criminal law in Korea, today we discuss a recent addition to the Korean judicial system: the jury trial. Before July 2012, all criminal trials in Korea were bench trials, in which the judge decides what is true. This contrasts with a jury trial system where the judge acts like a referee, making sure the two sides follow the law, and the jury of ordinary people decides who to believe.To qualify for a jury trial, the crime a defendant is charged with must carry a po
June 24, 2014
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English camp seeks volunteer teachers
Mustard Seed, an organization that provides educational help for underprivileged children in Seoul, is seeking volunteer teachers for a one-day English camp in Sillim-dong.The camp, in its second year, is expecting to host about 150 children aged 7-13 on July 12, providing English lessons and fun activities. The camp organizers are looking for up to 20 native-speaking teachers to join its volunteer team. Volunteers help underprivileged children make flower bouquets at last year’s Mustard Seed En
June 24, 2014
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Daegu Softball League runs match for local orphanage
Daegu Softball League hosted a charity softball event Saturday in partnership with a local orphanage. The event itself involved 15 members of the DSL and 21 children from a local orphanage. It was funded by donations, weekly raffles and money raised from league merchandise sales this year. The DSL donated the necessary softball equipment, as well as jerseys and hats for each of the children. After arranging the kids into teams, some of the league’s veterans held introductory training sessions to
June 17, 2014
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Language class helps Filipino-Korean kids stay in touch with their roots
A Filipino language class program for Filipino-Korean children was launched in Seoul on Saturday by the Philippine Embassy.The Wika Nga! Filipino Language Classes for Filipino-Korean Children, run in partnership with the Seoul Global Center, Pinoy Iskolars sa Korea (PIKO) Inc. and Seoul Filipino Parents and Children Organization, will run for 10 weeks at the Seoul Global Center.“We hope we could continue this project not only until August, but make it the cornerstone of a more comprehensive and
June 17, 2014
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Gwangju Youth Network to hold swap shop for students
Gwangju Youth Network will host a swap shop for everyday items at Gwangju International Center on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.The event will offer free items such as school supplies, winter clothing, kitchenware, small appliances and bedding.The idea of the swap shop is to provide essentials for foreign students, who usually have to buy all their basic essentials when they move here, and to recycle the goods they might otherwise throw out when they leave. However, anyone may trade. Item dona
June 17, 2014
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KISSA to host students’ cultural festival
Korea International Students Support Association will hold its first Seoul International Students Cultural Festival on Sunday.The festival will feature booths from 12 countries including Nepal, Guatemala and Kenya, as well as Espanol en Espanol and Revista N.There will also be a parade of nations, dance and music performances, a national costume fashion show and other activities. The festival will take place from 2-6 p.m. in Cheonggye Plaza in central Seoul.(paulkerry@heraldcorp.com)
June 17, 2014
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Daegu Theatre Troupe to stage original work
Daegu Theatre Troupe will stage “Glitch,” a play by one of its members this weekend.Written and directed by Cara Markewicz, the play explores the relationship between two siblings -- Chloe and Richard. Chloes's obsessive compulsive disorder affects her relationship with her younger brother, who finds himself pressed into a protective role. This indirectly affects the relationships he has with others, too.“Because Richard has taken on a ‘guardian’ type role for his sister, any relationship he has
June 17, 2014
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Seoul Global Center runs start-up contest
Seoul Global Center is running a competition for tech-based start-up ideas.The top three entries will get a year’s use of one of the center’s incubation offices, support for a start-up visa, business coaching and professional business consulting.Entries that make it through the preliminary round will be given points toward a start-up visa, mentoring and priority for the center’s business start-up course.The competition organizers are looking for business ideas in tech-based manufacturing or serv
June 17, 2014
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Lecture to explore songs of Korean War
British expat Michael Duffy will give a lecture hosted by the Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch, introducing the songs of the Korean War and what they reveal about the feelings of U.N. troops during the conflict.He will introduce the first song of the war, Jimmie Osborne’s “God Please Protect America,” and show how patriotic tunes gave way to songs about the hardships of war as the conflict dragged on. Duffy will explain how some songwriters were critical of Truman’s dismissal of Gen. Douglas M
June 17, 2014
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White Lies celebrates the art of tease
On a Saturday night at Myung Wol Gwan Club in Hongdae, a crowd has gathered to watch women take their clothes off. But this is not a strip show ― there are no poles, no elevated stage and no leering old drunks reaching to stuff dollar bills in G-strings. The performers here are from the White Lies Burlesque Revue, and are here to celebrate the art of tease. The audience is mostly young women and men, cheering rowdily.Nell Fox, the leader of the group, dressed in a long black skirt cut to the thi
June 10, 2014
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Criminal justice in Korea: Interrogations and appointed attorneys
In our next two columns we would like to discuss parts of Korean law that we hope you don’t need to know much about: criminal law. Unfortunately, it is all too easy to wind up in a bad situation ― whether you are guilty or not ― and find yourself dealing with police and prosecutors in an adversarial setting. The beginning of criminal cases in Korea is a lot like their beginning in the U.S. and many other countries: One person reports a crime, and if the police deem it worthy of investigation, th
June 10, 2014
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Dulwich College Seoul to send gnomes to England
A woodland in England will be getting some surprise visitors from Seoul this summer.Year-six students of Dulwich College Seoul have been busy crafting gnomes as part of an art project, and a breakaway group ― the “Dulwich Dozen” ― have been chosen to make an expedition all the way to England.The 12 brave gnomes will spend their summer exchange trip at the Gnome Reserve in Devon, a woodland with more than 2,000 miniature men run by artist and gnome enthusiast Ann Atkins. Dulwich College Seoul hea
June 3, 2014
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Mediterranean food to order ― Ynot?
Those fed up with the usual choice between Korean-style Chinese and pizzas splattered with an unusual array of sauces and purees might breathe a sigh of relief at the news of a new takeout option in Seoul.Ynot-Takeout.com is offering types of food that have not been available for delivery before, focusing on international food. Options vary from the conventional Mexican, Chinese and Indian options to West African and Moroccan cuisine.The venture grew from the founders’ frustration with the lack
June 3, 2014
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GIC Tour to visit Sorokdo, island beach
Gwangju International Center will be running a GIC Culture tour beyond the southern tip of the peninsula on June 25, with a trip to two islands.The first, Sorokdo Island, is infamous for its connection to the abuse of patients with Hansen’s disease, also known as leprosy. The disease is generally not very contagious and treatable, but patients have been long stigmatized. In Korea they were forced to live in colonies like the one on the island. Recently some patients have won compensation for the
June 3, 2014
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Camarata to stage ‘Alice in Wonderland’
The Camarata Music Company will be performing a musical version of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” this month.Directed by Susan Morgan, who also directed last year’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” musical, and produced by CMC director Ryan Goessl, the show is designed to be accessible to all ages and will be an hour long. The performances will be at Haechi Hall in Seoul Center for Culture and Tourism on the fifth floor of M-Plaza in Myeong-dong.The show will run at 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. o
June 3, 2014
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Seoul Players seeks writers, actors for 10-minute play fest
Seoul Players is seeking scripts and actors for its fourth Ten Minute Play Festival in September. The group is looking for 10-minute scripts for the festival. Writers can be based either in Korea or abroad, but the plays should be in English. Around 15 plays will be chosen to be performed at the festival.Directors of all levels of experience are invited to apply. The application deadline for director applicants and scripts is Saturday.There will be auditions from June 28-29 for acting parts in t
June 3, 2014
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Stamps offer miniature window into Koreas
In the age of email, postage stamps are steadily losing their place in everyday life, but their position as state-issued items means their designs give insight as to how the government sees the world. A Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch lecture by Peter Beck on June 10 will explore this as a way of examining how North and South Korea see things.After exploring the development of the postal service in Korea 120 years ago, Beck will turn to the postage-stamp rivalry that emerged between the Korea
June 3, 2014
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Loose Union to launch first compilation album
Seoul-based indie music collective Loose Union is launching its first 17-track compilation of local artists two years after it first formed.The mixtape includes songs from 17 Korean and expat artists, including all seven bands that Loose Union officially works with, and will be available on CD at the showcase and eventually streamed online. Loose Union cofounder and Used Cassettes member Danny Arens said that the CD would not be available for purchase due to rights issues, he said.“We are doing
May 27, 2014
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Types of legal professionals in Korea
If you have a legal problem, finding the right contact point for help can be mystifying. Most expats have at least heard of the Korean Legal Aid Corporation and the free counseling centers at the various Global Villages and Global Centers. Another option is Lawyers for a Democratic Society, a group of lawyers who dedicate themselves to handling matters “for the public good” ― they have helped represent foreign nationals regarding HIV testing, and they offer cost-controlled representation for pri
May 27, 2014