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[Weekender] From tech to tonics, sleep aids are all around

Life&StyleJun 28, 2019

Sleepless in South Korea? Tech could be just the ticket. A range of sleep aids are now available to help you rest, from mobile applications and home electronics to more conventional options like foo...
[Weekender] A game of chicken

Food&BeverageJun 21, 2019

Ask South Koreans how they unwind after a long day at work, and many will say chimaek -- deep-fried chicken paired with cold beer. Koreans love the combination of fried chicken and cold beer so much...
[Weekender] What would you do for fried chicken?

Food&BeverageJun 21, 2019

A majority of Koreans love fried chicken, but some take it to a whole new level. For instance, those who attend BBQ Chicken University, dedicated to the art of the deep-fried dish. Established by t...
[Weekender] The new KFC: Korean fried chicken

CultureJun 21, 2019

With a crispy crust, juicy meat and a variety of flavors to choose from, South Korean-style deep-fried chicken seems to be the food world’s latest craze. Call it the new KFC. Korean fried chicken jo...
[Weekender] Perfect your summer look

FashionJun 14, 2019

Summer is here, which means it is time to update your wardrobe to match the warmer weather. From neon colors to tie-dye, summer 2019 is going to be a season of bright colors and playful fun. Here ar...
[Weekender] Beat the heat with cool apparel

FashionJun 14, 2019

In the world of menswear, mesh, seersucker and linen have long been traditional summer fabrics. But the latest trends show innovative, new cooling fabrics and technologies at the forefront of men’s f...
[Weekender] Meet Korea’s age-defying social media icons

PeopleJun 7, 2019

Social media may still be the domain of millennials. But they are also producing a new crop of age-defying influencers in their 60s, 70s and even 80s. Call it a graynaissance. From fashion blogging ...
[Weekender] Korea’s ‘graynaissance’ stars

CultureJun 7, 2019

It seems age really is no barrier to success nowadays. A 72-year-old Korean vlogger who clumsily tries things that her granddaughter and her generation are into is an international YouTube star, wit...
[Weekender] At 77, silver model dreams of big show

FashionJun 7, 2019

News last month that Fenty, a luxury fashion house Rihanna launched with LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, chose 67-year-old model JoAni Johnson to represent its new collection created much buzz in t...
[Weekender] Korean cinema: 100 years in the making

FilmMay 30, 2019

Last Saturday, renowned Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” became the first South Korean film to win the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. As the auteur said, it was a “timely gift” to ...
[Weekender] Border-area tourism on the rise

TravelMay 24, 2019

One of the last vestiges of the Cold War, the Demilitarized Zone is often described as the world’s most heavily fortified border. But it is also a tourist magnet, attracting 1.2 million visitors annu...
[Weekender] An eerie reminder of precarious peace at DMZ Peace Trail

TravelMay 23, 2019

Don’t take the Gangbyeonbuk highway during rush hours in Seoul. That was what I screamed in my mind as the bus took the road fare more traveled, an agonizingly slow path eastward, toward Gangwon Pro...
[Weekender] Meet ordinary but extraordinary people who travel around world

TravelMay 17, 2019

The Korea Herald interviewed seven adventurous world travelers whose journey across continents could provide an inspiration for South Koreans for their next trip. Yoon Jin-young (right) and his wife...
[Weekender] World travel -- living the dream

TravelMay 17, 2019

Shin Seon-a at the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve in Bolivia. She has traveled 47 countries in this rugged 4x4 off-load vehicle with her husband Yoon Jin-young for nearly three years. (...
[Weekender] Traditional liquor-based cocktails beckon adventurous drinkers

Food&BeverageMay 10, 2019

Fancy a glass of sujeonggwa-tini? Sujeonggwa is persimmon punch made with cinnamon and ginger, usually served as dessert. To create sujeonggwa-tini, local distilled spirit is added to the sweet trad...