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[Weekender] Kolon camping park proves popular with outdoor purists

TravelJun 1, 2018

When you have never pitched a tent or roughed it for a night, glamping -- a combination of glamor and camping -- might seem like the only way to give it a shot. But it does not always have to be a “...
[2018 Local elections] Campaigns start amid US-NK talks

Social affairsMay 30, 2018

Official campaigning begins Thursday for next month’s local elections and parliamentary by-elections in South Korea, amid ongoing talks between North Korea and the US. National Election Commission o...
Chief Justice Kim hints at cooperation in investigating his predecessor

Social affairsMay 29, 2018

The Supreme Court indicated that it will cooperate with the prosecution in investigating former Chief Justice Yang Seung-tae over allegations that he kept a secret list of judges and their political ...
Cyclists asked to walk their bikes at pedestrian crossings

Social affairsMay 28, 2018

Among cyclists, there is a common saying that no one owns the roads. Bicycles should be permitted on the roads as much as they are on bike paths, they argue. However, if the Eunpyeong district gover...
[Newsmaker] Seoul’s pedestrian overpass gets mixed reactions one year on

Social affairsMay 27, 2018

For many cities, widening roads and building more flyovers can be a solution to traffic congestion. However, from the pedestrians’ point of view, it can lead to less walking space and missing links b...
[Weekender] Car valet services become essential in downtown Seoul

Social affairsMay 25, 2018

As a valet driver, Kim Sung-jin, 54, follows two rules that he set for himself -- always smile at his customers and park their cars right. “When you leave your key with me, you expect one thing and ...
Seoul to recruit 33 foreign students for internship program

Social affairsMay 24, 2018

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is recruiting 33 international students here for its 22nd biannual global internship program from Friday to June 3. Seoul-based foreign undergraduate or graduate st...
Baseball players suspended by league, deny sexual assault allegations

Social affairsMay 24, 2018

Two baseball players for the Seoul-based Nexen Heroes who are under investigation for alleged sexual assault told police that there was no use of force or violence against a woman at an Incheon hotel...
Bangladesh lures investments across lucrative sectors

Diplomatic CircuitMay 21, 2018

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, Embassy of Bangladesh and Korean public institutions jointly held the first Bangladesh Investment Seminar in Seoul on Friday, with the aim of attracti...
[2018 Local elections] Mayor Park bids for third term with promise of ‘smart city’

Social affairsMay 20, 2018

Park Won-soon, the incumbent Seoul mayor who is running for his third term, announced his election manifesto Sunday, saying he would make Seoul a “smart city” by boosting artificial intelligence and ...
[Weekender] Ticket scalping rampant at campus festivals

Social affairsMay 18, 2018

Among the biggest -- and most exciting -- events in university life in Korea are the campus festivals that are held annually across the country. Konkuk University’s campus festival poster Varying i...
[Exclusive] Korean Air subsidiary workers complain of toxic fumes

Social affairsMay 18, 2018

Korea Airport Service, a subsidiary of Korean Air, has been exposing employees to airborne carcinogens against safety regulations, the employees claimed Thursday. Korea Airport Service's towing trac...
[Feature] Village that is fast disappearing

Social affairsMay 16, 2018

CHEORWON, Gangwon Province -- Small towns across South Korea are on the verge of collapse. For decades, young people from rural villages have been moved to Seoul in search of employment, never to com...
Seoul offers free incubation programs for foreign startups

Social affairsMay 15, 2018

Seoul city will offer free office space and incubation programs to startups run by foreign residents, the city said Tuesday. The program is run by Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Seoul Global Center...
Air pollution causes more panic than North Korea’s Kim Jong-un

Social affairsMay 14, 2018

The worsening level of airborne dust particles here causes more panic among South Koreans than North Korea’s artillery cannons and rocket launchers lined up along the border, as they fear that air po...