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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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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Slow food cooking contest for expats
Expats are invited to enter a cooking contest as part of a “slow food” event in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, on Oct. 3.The International Residents Cooking Contest is run in partnership with WWOOF Korea, the local branch of an international group that arranges for public volunteers to help on organic farms, and Asio Gusto, a slow-food festival for the Asia-Pacific region. Slow food is a movement encouraging the use of local and regional foods and sustainable farming methods.Kota Fukuyama, who he
July 9, 2013
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Korea Muslim Federation provides Ramadan services
As Ramadan begins Wednesday, the Korea Muslim Federation has uploaded a timetable of sunsets, sunrises and other times.The timetable is available at koreaislam.net and includes a list of places of worship.The fast-breaking meal of iftar will be provided at the Seoul Central Masjid every day after magrib prayers. Taraweeh prayers will be held throughout Ramadan at the masjid.(paulkerry@heraldcorp.com)
July 9, 2013
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Irish expats petition for better pension agreement
The Irish expat community is petitioning the Irish government to reform the existing pension agreement between Ireland and South Korea. The petition has close to 500 signatories and was created by Kenneth Quillinan, a professor at Kyungpook National University. “I strongly believe that it is only a matter of time that this outdated agreement is altered,” Quillinan said.In a growing Irish community living and working in South Korea, many are frustrated at not having access to a substantial amount
July 9, 2013
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Industrial Theater goes back ‘Into the Light’
Ulsan’s Industrial Theater Troupe is returning with a rapid-fire performance of short plays this weekend. “Into the Light” features 30 plays performed in random order over 60 minutes.This is the Industrial Theater Troupe’s third production in this format, after last summer’s “Too Much Light” and February’s “Fade to Black.” “We changed the name the second time and now again for our current show so that people would not assume it is exactly the same as previous performances,” said Pete Musto, the
July 9, 2013
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[Voice] Is the system for choosing textbooks working?
Who controls the past controls the future; so read the immortal lines of George Orwell’s “1984.” No wonder, then, that the interpretation of complex historical events rarely fails to generate controversy. Not for the first time, the teaching of Korea’s turbulent modern history to the nation’s young has become the subject of bitter division. At issue is the alleged distortion of history by a textbook preliminarily approved for use in high schools by the National Institute of Korean History. Like
July 8, 2013
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GIC offers excursion to Byeonsanbando Peninsula
Gwangju International Center will run a tour to Byeonsanbando Peninsula National Park on July 20.The tour will start at Naesosa Temple, home to the country’s largest Buddhist mural, where the participants will try mulberry tea.The tour will then walk up the national park’s main valley, through an old temple site, and end at a waterfall, where the group will have a picnic.The group will then spend the afternoon at Gosapo Beach on the Yellow Sea. The tour starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 6 p.m., and c
July 2, 2013
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Gangnam center to run e-commerce course
Gangnam Global Business Center will hold a free course on starting up an e-commerce business from July 15-18.The course will explain the start-up procedure for online businesses and discuss online business opportunities. It will also cover sales approaches to Korean and international markets, and marketing strategies for different online sales outlets.The course takes place on each of the four days from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Gangnam Global Business Center in the COEX building.Those wishing to at
July 2, 2013
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Auditions open for 10 Minute Play Festival
Seoul Players is holding auditions Saturday and Sunday for its 10 Minute Play Festival, which will take place in late September.Sixteen plays have been chosen for the festival from submissions by writers here and overseas. The plays cover a wide variety of genres, and actors of all backgrounds and levels of experience are invited to attend.Auditions will be held in three 45-minute sessions each day starting at 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. at Bar Carmen in the Gyeongnidan area of Itaewon. There is a
July 2, 2013
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‘Top Talent’ audition event enters final stage
Talent contest “Top Talent” has whittled its scores of contestants down to the last 12 for the final Saturday show. The 12 finalists vary from singers and bands to jugglers and beat boxers.The show starts at 5 p.m. at Yongsan Art Hall, in the basement of Yongsan District Office, and will be entirely in English.Tickets are 10,000 won in advance and 15,000 won at the door. Visit www.toptalentkorea.com for details on how to preorder tickets and a full list of performers.(paulkerry@heraldcorp.com)
July 2, 2013
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Giving Back increases opportunities for kids
For Barry Smith and his wife Yvette Park, the chance to do something for society came from a chance encounter.Their new group Giving Back teaches English to about 50 disadvantaged children at a child care center in Mapo, Seoul. Smith’s brother-in-law works for a local politician, who suggested the project to his wife after meeting her. “It was a bit overwhelming to begin with especially as most of us already have full-time jobs, but we have some great volunteers who have pulled together well to
July 2, 2013
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Bands to support art for kids in Nepal
Expat bands will gather for a fund-raiser Saturday to help Nepalese women and children learn art and use craft to support themselves.Bluesnake, Magna Fall, Red Cha Cha, and Samba Mamba will be performing at the “Love Music” event, in aid of Global Arts Therapy, a new charity to be led by English teacher Samantha Thomas. Thomas, who is based in Suji, Gyeonggi Province, has experience in teaching art to disadvantaged children at programs in her native Iowa and the Czech Republic over the past seve
July 2, 2013
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Expat bands to play at rock fund-raiser for N.K. defectors
North Korean human rights group PSCORE is running a fund-raising event on Saturday at Club Freebird in Hongdae, with music from expat and Korean bands.The event will feature indie and rock music from bands including Beatniks, Spacepapa, The Lads, Magna Fall and Wasted Johnny’s.The money raised will help fund educational and social programs for North Korean defectors in South Korea, and activities to highlight human rights abuses in North Korea.The music starts at 9:30 p.m. and tickets are 10,000
June 25, 2013
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GIC offers Korean classes
Gwangju International Center is running a new round of Korean classes from July 6 to Aug. 23.The classes range from beginner to advanced. Regular courses are available on Wednesday and Friday mornings, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, or on Saturday mornings.Two specialist classes, on grammar and punctuation, are available on Wednesday mornings and a class based on Korean pop culture runs on Saturday afternoons.There are basic classes for kids that run on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and on Satur
June 25, 2013
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Seoul City takes nominations for honorary citizens
The Seoul Metropolitan Government is accepting nominations for foreign residents to be named honorary citizens.Nominees should have lived in Seoul for at least three years and have improved the status or economy of Seoul, helped enhance the quality of life and promoted cultural activities, or introduced cutting-edge technology. Important guests to Seoul are also eligible.Candidates must be nominated by the head of a public organization, a civic group with more than 10 members or at least 10 Seou
June 25, 2013
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A life of a different order
Hospital Orderly Peter Russel does not quite appear the cut of a hero. But the hunched and husky-voiced 46-year-old has a fearsome pastime. At the weekends, he likes to battle Vikings. Making up beds as he hides out from his boss in a hospital ward, Peter croaks about his weekend reenactments of the 991 Battle of Maldon. But when he steps on stage as Earl Byrhtnoth, his words boom out as though against the waves that separated the Anglo-Saxons from the Viking hoards. Recounting the ancient battl
June 25, 2013
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English camp grows green shoots
Mustard Seed English camp is seeking expat teachers to volunteer for underprivileged children on July 13-14.Brad Curtin, who leads the expat volunteers at the weekend camp, said that they were hoping to get about 30 foreign teachers involved on Saturday and about 10 for the next day.The teachers will lead lessons planned by camp organizers on the first day, and the camp is seeking people who can lead special classes for Sunday.“On Sunday we try to get teachers to teach special subjects,” he said
June 25, 2013
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British Council to open monthly lecture series
The British Council Korea is beginning a monthly series of talks by British authors and public figures in Korea on Friday. The first presenter is Andrew Salmon, a Seoul-based reporter who has written two books on the Korean War. His presentation will be based on his book “Scorched Earth, Black Snow,” which documents the actions of British and Australian troops during the early part of the Korean War.Future presentations will be provided by Michael Breen, a journalist and the author of “The Korea
June 18, 2013
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Improv comedy show to run in Itaewon
Seoul City Improv is running a show at the Bull and Barrel in Itaewon on Saturday.“We’re always looking for new ways to expand the art of improv, and we hope to show you a few of the new games we’ve got up our sleeve at the Bull & Barrel show this month,” said SCI president Don Eskridge.“We’ll be performing short-form in the first half and long-form in the second half, hoping to achieve the best of both worlds. We certainly love both forms of improv and think the audience will, too,” he said.Sho
June 18, 2013
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Climbing course for teenagers offered in English
Sanirang Alpine Networks, a Seoul-based climbing school specializing in catering to expats, is offering training camps for middle and high schoolers this summer.The overnight youth Climbing Camps run on June 29-30 and July 27-28 and take place at Bukhansan National Park in northeastern Seoul.The course, given in English, will cover basic climbing, abseiling and belaying at an artificial wall on the first day. They will then move to Bukhansan National Park to learn good practice when hiking and c
June 18, 2013
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White Box to stage ‘The Orderly’
Probationary Theater is partnering with The Rebel Alliance to put on an original play performed and written by a local expat.The play was written by Michael Downey, a professor at the department of acting and visual arts at Suwon Science College, who will also perform the one-man play.The piece is based on a man Downey met in his native New Zealand, who worked as an orderly at Auckland’s North Shore Hospital during the week and on weekends fought as a Viking with a historical reenactment society
June 18, 2013