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April 23, 2019 People

HHI Vice Chairman Kwon, ex-Ambassador Choi receive HUFS Awards

Hyundai Heavy Industries Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-gap and former Ambassador to the Netherlands Choi Jong-hyun were two alumni honored at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies’ 65th anniversary celebratio...

[Weekender] ASMR, the art of anti-stimulation

Technology is taking its toll on the digital generation, evidenced in the rise of ASMR, or particular videos designed for listening. ASMR -- autonomous sensory meridian response -- is a relatively n...

April 19, 2019
Culture
Gyeonggi Province to build more satellite towns of Seoul

This year marks the 22nd anniversary of Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation, a government-funded city planning corporation committed to the development and restoration of Gyeonggi Province. Korea’...

April 16, 2019
Social affairs
Breadwinning women still do more chores, child care than husbands: study

Domestic responsibilities are unevenly shared for dual-income married couples in Korea, with the burden falling predominantly on women. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs’ study on th...

April 10, 2019
Social affairs
TV personality Robert Holley’s conservative background highlighted after drug admission

Robert Holley, a Mormon missionary-turned-TV personality, is facing accusations of purchasing and using unknown quantities of methamphetamine. Since first setting foot in Korea in 1978 as a missiona...

April 9, 2019
Television
Wildfire arson arrest rate records 42%: forest service

The average arson arrest rate for forest fires over the past five years was 42 percent, according to Korea Forest Service data Monday. Seven hundred people arrested for arson received criminal penal...

April 8, 2019
Social affairs
[From the Scene] Residents return to scene of devastation

GOSEONG, Gangwon Province – A tiny village in Yongchon-ri, about 5 kilometers from where the fire first started, sat in a state of near annihilation, save for two houses and the community center. Ash...

April 5, 2019
Social affairs
[Video] Throwback to Korea’s roaring ‘20s in Ikseon-dong

Tucked deep into Seoul’s central district of Jongno lies Ikseon-dong, the latest hip hangout place in a city where fashion wears fast. At a glance, it is easy to see why the neighborhood’s photogenic...

April 4, 2019
Culture
Korea sees increased Earth Hour participation this year

Korea saw an increased participation in this year’s Earth Hour, the annual global lights-out campaign for raising energy conservation awareness. On the last Saturday of March every year, lights are t...

April 4, 2019
Social affairs
ASAP Rocky to hit Seoul for concert Friday

ASAP Rocky is stopping by Seoul on Friday as part of his 2019 “Injured Generation” world tour. The American rapper kicked off the trek in January in promotion of his third studio album, “Testing,” w...

March 31, 2019
Music
Herald Corp. goes dark for 2019 Earth Hour

Lights went out for an hour at the Herald Corp. headquarters Saturday as the company observed Earth Hour, an annual global lights-out event. Every year on the last Saturday of March, lights are swit...

March 31, 2019
Social affairs
[Weekender] Fan translators break through K-pop’s language barrier

K-pop speaks Korean -- for the most part -- but not all its fans. In addition to K-pop’s nonverbal appeal, the language barrier is being broken down by a network of fans who translate Korean content...

March 28, 2019
Music
Government funds mandatory air purifiers at schools

The South Korean government on Tuesday passed a revised school health act to improve quality of air and safety at preschools and primary and secondary schools. The revised law was one of five fine du...

March 27, 2019
Social affairs
[Feature] Age of AI anxiety: Will human translators survive automation?

In 2017, less than a year after a historic match between the Korean Go master Lee Se-dol and Google’s AlphaGo, human translators and machine translators were pitted against each other in a separate c...

March 11, 2019
Technology
Hanjin strikes back at activist shareholder demanding reforms

Hanjin Group on Wednesday opposed Korea Corporate Governance Improvement’s qualification to exercise shareholder rights, in a move to counter its recent string of criticisms and demands on corporate ...

February 20, 2019
Industry

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