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Ex-presidential official’s leaked phone call rattles conservative bloc
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Pay debate plagues foreign nanny pilot
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K-pop star lip-syncing controversy flares up again
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35% of S. Koreans view unification 'unnecessary'
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Man escapes DUI charges by downing bottle of soju while pulled over
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Pianist Lim Yunchan double winner at Gramophone Awards
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[Reporter’s Notebook] Was Netflix film opening BIFF really a bad thing?
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N. Korean leader's sister derides Seoul's Hyunmoo-5 missile as 'useless'
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Controversial cult leader’s sentence reduced to 17 years
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[KH Explains] Is private equity giant MBK a risk-taker or renegade?
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Expat film fest seeks movie reviewers
The Korea International Expat Film Festival is returning for a second run this year and seeking film lovers to help review the submissions. Last year, KIXFF screened 48 films by and about expats from around the world over four days, along with Q&As with directors and other events.The organizers are expecting more submissions this year, and are looking to see how they can make the festival better.People gather for a rooftop screening at last year’s Korea International Expat Film Festival. (Lofbom
Jan. 13, 2016
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Changwon theater troupe pays it forward
The Changwon Community Theatre paid it forward for its most recent play, raising funds for a local multicultural center.After a venue was provided for free, the group decided to keep costs low and give the money from ticket sales to the Gyeongnam Multicultural Families Support Center, a local welfare facility that provides services for the whole of South Gyeongsang Province. Director Sunil Mahtani said they chose the play, Norm Foster’s “Maggie‘s Getting Married,” as a strong play that allowed t
Dec. 30, 2015
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Itaewon GVC announces volunteer activities
Itaewon Global Village Center has announced its volunteering program for January.The activities include helping people at Yongsan Center for the Disabled make craftworks for sale on Jan. 8.On Jan. 19 native- and nonnative-speaking volunteers will join an English conversation class at a Yongsan Senior Welfare Center as part of an initiative to help old people fight Alzheimer’s disease, and on Jan. 20 the Itaewon GVC will volunteer at Young Aena’s Home for children with cerebral palsy.Activities t
Dec. 30, 2015
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Volunteers invited to help out at Seoul home for disabled
A group of volunteers will get together to help out at Angel House, a center in northwest Seoul that is home to about 50 disabled residents. The volunteers go once or twice a month to the house to clean the facilities, do laundry, cook and help with basic personal hygiene for the residents.Joining in requires a 10,000 won donation, which goes toward facility upkeep and food for residents and volunteers.The group meets at 1:30 p.m. at Yeonsinnae Subway Station on Line No. 3.To join in or get more
Dec. 30, 2015
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Gwangju center offers cultural courses
Gwangju International Center is running a program of cultural classes in January on a range of language and other subjects.Adult courses include basic Spanish, Japanese and Italian, as well as classes on K-pop and calligraphy. There are children’s courses on Saturdays. Schedules for the adult classes vary.The weekly classes run from Jan. 5-30 and registration closes Monday.Tuition fees are 40,000 won for all classes except English conversation, which is 80,000 won. Fees do not include textbook c
Dec. 30, 2015
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Top expat blog closes as Marmot goes back into his hole
One of Korea’s most high-profile expat blogs has shut off its server space after 12 years online.Robert Koehler’s Marmot’s Hole blog was a mainstay of the expat blogosphere, but was closed Monday, as the author said he was no longer willing to commit the time and money needed to maintain it.“I’ve been doing it since 2003 and, you know, I just wasn’t feeling it anymore. And frankly it was more aggravation than it was anything else,” he said.“To be honest, blogging is, I think to some extent it’s
Dec. 30, 2015
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Exhibition offers taste of ‘glitch art’
We’ve all been there ― a downloaded video that won’t play properly, the image distorted on the screen.But it is more than a computer error for a number of artists, who are exploring these gremlins as “glitch art,” and expat Mathieu St-Pierre wants to introduce viewers to the concept through his exhibition “100dpi.”Showing large images ― printed at 100 dots per inch to break conventions not only in video but also in print ― the exhibition features a variety of abstract work.St-Pierre studied fine
Dec. 23, 2015
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Showul goes one-to-one to reach out to expats
Looking to introduce Korea to foreign nationals here in a friendlier way than the standard tours, a group of Korean undergraduates is offering group events to help expats build bridges.On Jan. 2, a group of Showul volunteers plans to take 30 foreign participants on a tour of the War Memorial of Korea before letting them try their hands ― and feet ― at breaking some boards with martial arts at Korea Arirang Taekwondo in Seoul. But rather than having one or two guides, Showul takes a one-to-one ap
Dec. 23, 2015
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Seorae center to run Spanish classes
Seorae Global Village Center in southern Seoul will be running beginners’ Spanish classes from next year.The course will run on Thursdays and last 10 weeks, after which participants should be able to introduce themselves and carry out basic conversation.Classes will run at the SGV Center building near Seocho Station from 1:30-3 p.m. Tuition costs 50,000 won but a trial lesson that opens the course on Jan. 7 will be free.The class size is limited to 10, with priority given to foreign residents.Fo
Dec. 23, 2015
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Talk to examine rise of French food in Korea
The Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch will kick off the new year with some Gallic flavor, with a talk by Hal Swindall on the rise of French restaurants in Korea.Before 2000, there were fewer than five French restaurants in all of Korea, he says, while today, there are 60, as well as bakeries. Swindall argues that the sharp increase indicates a major shift in food preferences here.He will talk about how a new interest in a wider range of foreign food here has drawn young Korean chefs to France
Dec. 23, 2015
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Seoul Global Center alters legal advice service
Seoul global Center will be changing the way it offers legal counseling from next year.Those seeking advice will need to consult a multilingual counselor to assess their needs. The counselor will then book a session with a legal adviser, who will review the consultee’s situation before the session.Various languages are supported for the initial consultation, including English, Russian and several Asian languages, and the consultation can be made in person or by phone or email.The center said it
Dec. 23, 2015
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Seoul book club hosts four Korean writers
The Seoul Book and Culture Club will be hosting an event with four writers who will be introducing their newly released bilingual novellas to English-speaking readers. At the event, Korean literature blogger and translation professor Charles Montgomery will be talking with the authors, whose books are part of Asia Publishers’ K-Literature series.The best-known of the four is Lee Ki-ho, author of “At Least We Can Apologize“ and “So Far and Yet So Near,” both of which are also available in English
Dec. 16, 2015
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Multicultural theater releases album based on in-house musical
Multicultural theater Salad released Friday an album of songs from a musical it produced.The album, “Ara & Jjimin,” features songs from the musical of the same name, about a second-generation Mongolian girl, a Vietnamese immigrant and their experiences with Korean teachers and students in preparing for a national music competition.The songs were composed by Gil Hizon, musical director and conductor for the Philippine Hyehwa-dong Catholic Church, with the scripts and lyrics penned by Korean write
Dec. 16, 2015
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Beer brewing class offered in Busan
Galmegi Brewing will be hosting a homebrewing class in Gwangan, Busan, on Sunday.At the second in a series of brewing classes, participants will learn how to make an oatmeal stout.The cost to attend will be 30,000 won and includes instruction, recipes and samples. It also includes 2 liters of the bottled beer made in the class, available for pickup a month later. The proceeds will go toward paying for the facility, the ingredients and the bottles. The class, which will be in English, starts at 2
Dec. 16, 2015
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Seoul Global Center offers volunteer training
Seoul Global Center will be holding training sessions for volunteers this Friday and Saturday.The center runs a volunteering program with several activities each month that foreign residents can join.The volunteering schedule changes each month, but activities typically include visits to centers for the elderly and underprivileged children, as well as helping out with center activities, such as concerts, flea markets and job fairs.Friday’s training session will be led by art therapist Lee Na-ri
Dec. 16, 2015
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Gwangju expat center to host year-end event
Gwangju International Center will be hosting a year-end gathering to look back on the year this weekend.In addition to a review of what the center has done in 2015, there will be a quiz and raffle, musical performances and an awards ceremony for GIC members who have made contributions to the community over the years.This will be followed by a potluck party. Those who bring their own mugs will be given a free soft drink. Drinks otherwise cost 1,000 won, and are the only thing charged for.The even
Dec. 16, 2015
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Expat performers to put on Christmas show
Expat performers will be gathering in Haebangchon, Seoul, for a Christmas show of comedy, music and acting.Performances will include those from improvised comedy troupe Seoul City Improv, who will perform based on audience suggestions. Members of the Camarata Music Company will perform carols, and Stand Up Seoul will provide wry comments on the year gone by. The shows will be at the Camarata Music Company Studio.Admission is 10,000 won, including two drinks. Doors open at 8 p.m., with performanc
Dec. 16, 2015
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Expats raise funds for orphanage X-mas gifts
Expats in Gwangju are gearing up to give gifts to children in care, in an annual Christmas donation drive.The Adopt-a-Child for Christmas campaign has raised 9 million won ($8,000) so far for Christmas gifts, according to organizer Calen Cygan.Fund-raisers have been held throughout the year, including a Christmas in July event and a date auction that raised 1.5 million won. “We have had scavenger hunts and trivia nights and other fund-raisers, too. We’ve had many small events to raise that much
Dec. 9, 2015
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French association to run Christmas market
The Association des Francophones de Coree will hold its annual Christmas market in cooperation with Seocho District Office on Saturday.As well as traditional French fare and a wide variety of wines, champagne, food and gifts on sale, there will be entertainment and a raffle draw.Performances include a clown show at 10:30 a.m., choral performances at 2 p.m. and visits from Santa at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.Money raised from booth rental, raffles and sales will be donated to the French Korean Socia
Dec. 9, 2015
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Camarata to perform ‘Messiah’
Camarata Music Company’s Chorale and Orchestra will hold their annual Christmas performance of Handel’s “Messiah” in Seoul this weekend.The company has performed “Messiah” each year since 2009 to provide English-language concerts of the Christmas choral favorite. The concerts have become a yearly tradition, attracting around 1,000 people each time.The performance will feature the Camarata Chorale, an amateur singing group made up of members from over 62 different countries since its inception. F
Dec. 9, 2015