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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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Ministry denies blame for Jamboree debacle
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Pianist Cho Seong-Jin named Berlin Philharmonic's artist-in-residence
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‘Varyd’ designs help label stand out
Online fashion label Varyd brings together different styles under one name with the aim of empowering people.The label was set up by Vanessa Burke and Rydia Kim in June, selling T-shirts, tank tops and dresses with designs provided by the three main designers of the label: The two founders and Rock san, an award-winning artist.Varyd, which is pronounced like “varied” and is a combination of the two women’s names, was founded as a women’s fashion label, but included a male fashion line soon after
Jan. 7, 2014
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Making scenes pop out in style
Seoul City Improv will be hosting a long-form improvisational comedy workshop led by Kaci Beeler, who runs the Hideout Theater in Austin, Texas, later this month. The class will focus on connecting with other players onstage and introducing the “monopop” format. The format is an improvised play lasting 20-35 minutes, in which performers usually stay in one character, but then “pop out” of the main narrative to perform short flashbacks, musings or hypothetical scenes, Beeler said.But, since there
Jan. 7, 2014
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Talk on Baekdu-daegan as North-South connector
The Royal Asiatic Society is hosting a presentation by Roger Shepherd, a photographer from New Zealand, on the Baekdu-daegan mountain range on Jan. 14 in Seoul. Shepherd was one of the few people who has traveled both the South Korean and the North Korean lengths of the Baekdu-daegan, which runs along the entire Korean Peninsula. He took pictures of the mountains he climbed during his journey, which he later published in a book.The presentation will discuss how the Baekdu-daegan might be shared
Jan. 7, 2014
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Women’s self-defense course to run in Daegu
Two expats are launching their third women’s self-defense course next week. Nick Heroux and Fish Finch together have more than 25 years of experience in several mixed martial arts disciplines, with black belts in taekwondo, hapkido and kickboxing, on top of years of experience in wrestling and karate.The MMA background of both instructors influenced the concept of the course, which includes elements from wrestling, muay thai, Brazilian jiujitsu and self-defense basics.The course will run for thr
Jan. 7, 2014
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Film workshop explores relationship with the camera
The International Film Guild of Korea is holding a two-day workshop called “Camera Placement for Maximum Impact,” giving people a chance to look deeper into the understanding of filmmaking and the relationship between the camera and the story. It is the IFGK’s first workshop of this kind.“It’s not about simply showing the audience pictures of the story, but creating an experience of something,” said Theron Patterson, the host of the event. “The story is one of the ingredients of that experience.
Jan. 7, 2014
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Exhibition explores Korea’s mountains
The mountains are a popular retreat for those looking to escape the city in Korea, but for those who wish to escape to the countryside this winter without braving the bracing winds, an expat exhibition provides one solution.Curated by expat artist Martyn Thompson, “Mountains” features six artists from as many countries and runs at Gallery i in Seoul’s Insa-dong until Saturday.“What attracts me to the mountains more than anything is that it’s an escape. People in Korea, they work like crazy, they
Dec. 24, 2013
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Gallery[t] to provide regular space for expat artists
Daegu expat art magazine [b]racket has teamed up with local brunch cafe T.Morning to create Gallery[t], a space for regular exhibitions in the cafe.Magazine cofounder Jess Hinshaw said the cafe had already opened with the intention of showing art, but he had been unable to get the ball rolling. “He remodeled and made it bigger, and he specifically made the walls to house art but he never could get a connection with somebody or any artists to take the initiative and get something up there,” he sa
Dec. 24, 2013
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Clothing drive aims to help Seoul Station homeless
Two expats are leading a drive in the Seoul area to collect winter clothes for homeless people.Linda Lam and Abigail Flores are collecting backpacks, blankets and warm men’s clothing in the Seoul and Paju areas that will then be distributed to people sleeping rough around Seoul Station.The two are both active in PLUR, an expat volunteering organization that has groups helping homeless people, disadvantaged children and abandoned animals. Lam said that the clothes will be handed over to Help Your
Dec. 24, 2013
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Cartoons poke fun at the expat experience
Blogging has long been a way for expats to relay their experiences to people back home or to each other. Sometimes negativity can worm its way into the sphere.But comics, long an alternative to conventional blogging, are emerging as an outlet almost impervious to ridicule.Nichola Gwon, the Australian behind “My Korean Husband,” who once worked as an artist, began cartoons last year when she wanted to start a blog.The format helped her talk about a wider range of topics, she noted.“People tend to
Dec. 17, 2013
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OpenIDEO Seoul invites you to apply design thinking
More than 58,000 people worldwide have got involved in openIDEO since the innovation platform was launched in 2010 to help the public apply design to bring about social good.Now a Seoul chapter has been set up to allow people here to get involved.Group organizer Siannie Dita Putri, who goes by the Internet handle Cyan, has been involved in projects with the Seoul Global Center and Seoul International Students’ Forum, and was a member of online platform openIDEO.com. This is her first offline ope
Dec. 17, 2013
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Calendar sale helps dog sanctuary
Expats are helping to sell Christmas cards and calendars to raise money for a local shelter for abandoned pets.The money raised will go to help Busan Abandoned Pet Sanctuary, which sells calendars every year, featuring pictures of current and former BAPS dogs. Among those selling calendars is Ashleigh Simons, who has helped out for just over six months at BAPS, a volunteer-funded private dog shelter. She got involved in volunteering there after adopting her first dog, and she has since adopted a
Dec. 17, 2013
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‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ takes to stage
Expats looking for a bit of Christmas fun could consider a visit to “The Nightmare Before Christmas” location of Yuletown from this weekend, as a stage version of the film is set to take the stage.The film has been adapted for the stage by Susan Morgan, who directed Camarata Music Company’s production of “The Wizard of Oz” earlier this year and will also direct this musical.After her friend Nikolas Kite Thompson ― who will play Jack Skellington ― wheeled out his Danny Elfman impression during a
Dec. 10, 2013
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Hollaback! rallies against harassment
Lisa Betham said she still finds it hard to shake off being groped on the street of Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province, during the city’s mud festival one year. As she and a friend were walking back along the beach to the motel, a group of men headed toward them, shouting in Korean. Only when they had approached did Betham realize they were just distracting her so one of them could grab her crotch. “They walked off, laughing and clearly proud of what happened,” said Betham. “I did not seek hel
Dec. 10, 2013
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Seminar to introduce new tech visa
Seoul Global Center will hold a seminar on the new technology-based business visa on Friday. The Ministry of Justice created the new visa in October, which is designed for entrepreneurs with technology-based business ideas.The seminar includes an introduction to the visa, its requirements and the application procedure, and a lecture on intellectual property and patent registration. The event will be delivered in English, Chinese and Korean and begins at 3 p.m. at the University Museum of Seoul N
Dec. 10, 2013
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Camarata to perform Handel’s ‘Messiah’
Camarata Music Company will hold their annual performance of Georg Friedrich Handel’s “Messiah” in Seoul on Saturday.The CMC Chorale and orchestra will be joined for the choral masterpiece by four soloists: soprano Alida Mestert, counter tenor Jeong Min-ho, tenor Ha Man-taek and bass Choe Jong-woo.The music will start at 6:30 p.m. with a pre-concert performance by Yangcheon CTS Children’s Choir.The performance will be held at Chungdong First Methodist Church, opposite Seoul City Art Museum.Ticke
Dec. 10, 2013
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Daegu troupe seeks 10-minute play submissions
Daegu Theater Troupe is accepting script submissions for next year’s 10 Minute Play Festival until Jan. 1.Entries can be new works or previously published and should be sent to daegutheatre@gmail.com. The selected scripts will be performed at the festival, on Feb. 22.Those wishing to get a look at the troupe’s work before then will be able to do so at its fund-raiser on Dec. 21. The evening, which features live performances and a raffle, will run from 7-10 p.m. at G’Day Cafe in Manchon-dong.Admi
Dec. 10, 2013
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Lecture-performance on Asian Music
The Royal Asiatic Society’s Korea Branch will host a lecture-performance of Asian music at its final lecture of the year on Dec. 17.Jocelyn Clark, who will lead the event, graduated in gayageum performance from the National Classical Music Institute in Seoul in 1994. She has appeared as a soloist at the Jeonju Sanjo Festival, Opera Latenight Nrnberg, and the Global Ear Series in Dresden, and studied gayageum with some noted musicians, including Ji Seong-ja and Hwang Byeong-gi.She began studying
Dec. 10, 2013
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Seoul Players comedy blurs reality with fiction
Seoul Players takes a silly turn for its end-of-year performance, with “The Real Inspector Hound,” a comedy by Tom Stoppard.The farce centers on a play within a play, with two pompous theater critics sent to review the play initially commenting from the sidelines ― sometimes more about themselves than the murder mystery they are supposed to be evaluating. As the drama proceeds, the critics find themselves trapped in the action, and the boundary between the play’s onstage and offstage worlds is b
Dec. 3, 2013
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HOPE to make Christmas jollier for kids going through tough times
Helping Others Prosper through English is looking for donations and volunteers for three Christmas for Children Programs this month.As well as professional entertainment from a clown magician and a Psy look-alike, HOPE will provide winter-related children’s games, fun English activities, homemade cookies and ice cream, and a visit from Santa.The events will be held Dec. 15 at the children’s cancer ward at Severance Hospital in Sinchon, Dec. 21 at Goodtree Children’s Center in Nowon-gu and Dec. 2
Dec. 3, 2013
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CLASH concert to raise money for Angel House
CLASH is gearing up for its final charity show of the year Saturday, with music from Korean hip-hop artist Deegie and tenor Yong Joon Ho.CLASH brings together Korean and expat performers in hip-hop, rock and indie to perform charity concerts for different causes.This event will raise money for Angel House, a shelter for the disabled that is home to 50 people aged from 1 to 70.“The owner is also a disabled person who set up the house for one of her children, who is disabled,” said Kiki Katsika, o
Dec. 3, 2013