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- Libraries transformed into new cultural spaces
- Dec 31, 2013
- The winds of change are blowing through libraries.There are a growing number of libraries designed with trend-setting exteriors and interiors and following specific themes. People visit there not only to read books, but also just to experience the surroundings. Libraries with wel...
- Korea.net Year in Review 2013
- Dec 31, 2013
- The year 2013 is coming to an end.There were events this year that made people laugh and that made people cry. In 2013, Korea’s first female president, Park Geun-hye, was sworn in with the launch of a new administration on February 25, 2013. The number of overseas tourists who vi...
- 'Sejong City will lead tomorrow': President
- Dec 30, 2013
- “Sejong City should be where Korea creates a new future for itself,” was the statement made by President Park Geun-hye at the Government Complex-Sejong on December 27. President Park visited Sejong City to attend a luncheon with some 200 civil servants. “Construction of Sejo...
- President Park visits childcare center on Christmas
- Dec 26, 2013
- President Park Geun-hye visited a childcare center in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, on December 25. She brought a cake for the children and shared with them the spirit of Christmas. President Park Geun-hye mingles with children at a childcare center in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, on Chris...
- Ice rink opens at Seoul Plaza
- Dec 17, 2013
- Skaters enjoy the ice rink at Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall on its opening day this year on December 16. It will be open for 70 days until the end of February 2014. (Photo: Jeon Han)The ice rink at Seoul Plaza, which has become one of Seoul’s winter icons, opened on December ...
- Seoul becomes winter wonderland
- Dec 11, 2013
- Early in the morning on December 11, an overnight snow shower turns Gyeongbokgung Palace and Bugaksan Mountain into a striking snowscape. (Photo: Jeon Han)Waking up on the morning of December 11, Seoulites arose to find their city covered with an overnight snowfall. With thick la...
- Christmas tree lights up central Seoul
- Dec 02, 2013
- The plaza in front of City Hall in downtown Seoul was twinkling with festive cheer last Saturday night as the lights on the 18 meter Christmas tree were switched on. On November 30, citizens collect holiday memories at the giant Christmas tree in the square in front of Seoul...
- CNN reports on ‘the 10 bests’ of Korea
- Nov 29, 2013
- CNN recently published a travel piece about Korea, titled “10 things South Korea does better than anywhere else.” The top South Korean characteristic that grabbed CNN’s attention was the nation’s ”wired culture,” where, it said, people use their smartphones every minute of their ...
- President Park donates to charity
- Nov 25, 2013
- President Park Geun-hye made a donation to charity on November 25. After making her donation to the Community Chest of Korea, President Park received a red fruit-shaped brooch, symbolizing the charity’s “Fruit of Love” campaign. This was during a meeting with Community Chest of K...
- Help Thermometer of Love reach 100 degrees
- Nov 21, 2013
- People stroll past the Thermometer of Love in Gwanghwamun Square, central Seoul, on the morning of November 21. The thermometer shows the "temperature of love," which rises as people make donations to charity. The goal is to raise KRW 311 billion for the needy this winter. The te...
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