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- Dangun, Father of Korea: Korea’s foundation tale lends ...
- Aug 14, 2014
- Although the modern Republic of Korea is young, ancient Korean history stretches back more than 4,000 years to include centuries of warring kingdoms, oscillating political borders, and countless dynasties. In the beginning there was Joseon, the first Korean kingdom, and the first...
- Medal winners at the International Congress of Mathemat...
- Aug 14, 2014
- The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) opened in Seoul on August 13 with a ceremony for the Fields Medal, known as the "Nobel Prize of mathematics." Honors went to: Artur Avila, a 35-year-old mathematician and a senior researcher at the National Center for Scientific ...
- Seoul hosts world's largest math conference
- Aug 14, 2014
- “Without mathematics, there would not have been any digital theory to pave the way for the information and communications revolution, and there would not be any computer graphics that make it possible to create movies and animated films in which we now all revel. Using mathematic...
- Korea is Asia’s foremost trendsetter: The Economist
- Aug 13, 2014
- The leading U.K. weekly The Economist has analyzed the factors behind Korea becoming Asia’s foremost trendsetter in its August 9 article, “South Korea’s soft power: Soap, sparkle and pop.” The Economist’s August 9 article, “South Korea’s soft power: Soap, sparkle and pop.”Th...
- User-generated content, essay competitions to improve u...
- Aug 12, 2014
- An open competition to improve international understanding of Korea is underway. The 2014 Understanding Korea Essay & UCC Contest is being organized by the Center for International Affairs (CEFIA) at the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) and will be held throughout August and S...
- Students unite for a feast of the humanities
- Aug 12, 2014
- A group of university students has recently gathered from across the globe to enjoy an international humanities-focused speech competition. On August 9, the International Education Building at Ewha Womans University hosted the final rounds of the, "Exploring Korean Humanities Tog...
- Traveling through history at world stamp exhibit
- Aug 11, 2014
- Many people in their 30s or older may have once had a childhood fascination with the hobby of collecting stamps, or philately. The colorfully designed stamps pasted on the long-awaited letters were attention grabbing icons during those times. Although local Korean stamps each had...
- Seoul International Writers’ Festival 2014
- Aug 10, 2014
- Seoul International Writers’ Festival banner (image courtesy of the Literatrature Translation Institute of Korea) What is the Seoul International Writers’ Festival?The Seoul International Writers' Festival (SIWF) is a literary event hosted by the Literature Translation In...
- Korean poems in English: ‘Korean Poetry in Classical Ch...
- Aug 08, 2014
- Korea and China have a long history of mutual exchanges. Geographical adjacency has made it possible, and far easier, for the two cultures to interact with each other much more than with other groups.The two Asian nations actively engaged in literary exchanges, too, evidenced by ...
- Korea.net's list of must-see films: A Short Love Affair
- Aug 07, 2014
- A Short Love Affair (1990) Directed by Jang Seon-woo Long unemployed, IlDo, played by Park Joong-hoon, lands a job at a factory that makes skirts. IlDo and his family move to be closer to his workplace, in Umukbaemi, on the outskirts between Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. At the...
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