A concert is being held this month to raise awareness and funds to help North Korean kids striving to fit in the South’s education system. The Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights and the Beautiful Mind Charity will co-host the 5th Annual Beautiful Dream Concert on Aug. 27. About 1,700 North Korean youths attend schools in South Korea, but many have difficulty adjusting to the compe...

Two ethnic Koreans have raised more than $1,500 to bring a taste of kimchi to the German capital. Kate Hers and Hanjo Rhee are inviting people to barter for the spicy Korean side dish at an art installation in a Berlin bar during November, the time when people here traditionally make the food. They asked for donations to run the project via an online fundraising website, and have now surpassed ...

Two English teachers were set to complete an epic charity cycle through South Korea on Thursday. Cristina Yim and James Foster have biked through floods and torrential rain to raise money for North Korean children. The English teachers were set to finish their near 1,000 kilometer charity cycle in aid of Love North Korean Children at Busan’s Haeundae Beach. James Foster (right) and Cristina Yi...

Friends show support for American teacher injured in traffic accident Friends and family on both sides of the Pacific are rallying to help an American man who was almost killed when a taxi ran him over in Korea. Wes Putman was in a coma for three months after a speeding taxi hit him near Gangnam Express Bus terminal in Seoul. In Korea, friends have held a ground hockey fundraiser and a rock co...

Helpers prepare food for homeless people at a previous Busan event. (Kwon Ki-Jai) An event to help homeless people in Busan is being held on Saturday. Expats with Busan ATEK Volunteer group are set to help out Korean volunteers at the event to run from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Busanjin Station yard. Those taking part will spend four hours giving out free meals to homeless people at the station. F...

A forum on Korea’s Internet freedom is to be held in Seoul on Saturday, Aug. 6. The Asia Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association has organized the forum, which is in part sponsored by TNM Media, blog Nanoomi.net and Platoon Kunsthalle. The event to be held from 12―3 p.m. at Platoon Kunsthalle in Gangnam will examine Northeast Asia’s changing media landscape. A panel discussion wil...

Volunteers and donors are being sought to give kids a taste of native English teaching in South Jeolla Province. The 2nd Annual HOPE Summer English Camp is to take 10 skilled ESL teachers to a rural elementary school in Suncheon. Organizers said the camp would give students at Haeryong Elementary School a rare chance to interact with foreigners. “Although Gyeonggi Provincal Office of Education...

A native English teacher in Korea is set to run a marathon to raise money to fight cancer. Nick Scherf, who teaches at the Hanyang Oregon Language Institute in Seoul, is to run in honor of his parents who both suffered from the disease. Scherf, 25, has been planning the 42-kilometer run since his father died of esophageal cancer in March 2008. His mother, Sandra, was diagnosed with breast cance...

Han lobbying for laws to allow American families to adopt N.K. orphans His hard-won adoption by an American professor transformed Han Sang-man’s destiny from that of a North Korean street boy to a successful U.S. businessman with the means to help other refugees. His adoptive father, Arthur Schneider, took the orphaned Han under his wing while serving here in the aftermath of the Korean War. Sc...

Plur logo PLUR members are set to teach English to disadvantaged kids in Seoul this Saturday. Volunteers for the group Peace, Love, Unity and Respect are to teach low-level English learners from 2-4 p.m. at Sarang Eui Geul Bang, a short bus ride from Seoul’s Silim Subway Station. The group will teach and play with kids, giving them a rare chance to spend time and interact with foreigners. For ...