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- Simply exchange your driver's license to Korean
- Apr 17, 2012
- Driving in Korea Once you’ve decided to stay in Korea longer than a year, you might need more than just your alien registration card: you might need to get a Korean driver’s license. As Korean laws on motorbikes have also changed, it’s mandatory now to have a license to drive a ...
- Korean traditional markets ready to upgrade
- Apr 16, 2012
- In order to promote low prices at traditional markets in Korea, various promotional events and policies will be carried forward from the second half of this year. Starting next year, helpers will be available at most traditional markets to assist consumers. Gwangjang Market, one...
- National Science Museum introduces Dokdo wildlife
- Apr 10, 2012
- A special educational exhibit on Dokdo opened at the National Science Museum in Daejeon on February 3, the first of four that will take place this year throughout the country. photo courtesy of the National Science MuseumOrganized by the Northeast Asian History Foundation and t...
- Learning Korean online gets easier
- Apr 09, 2012
- Nuri-Sejonghakdang, opened to the public on April 2 to bring Korean language and culture education to cyberspace. An affiliate of the King Sejong Institute, the Korean language study website run by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism now boasts a variety of tailor-made di...
- Don't buy pets, adopt them
- Apr 09, 2012
- People who adopted pets from Yuhaengsa (Photos courtesy of Yuhangsa) There have been several movements in Korea campaigning to send the message "Don't Buy Pets, Adopt them." While the campaign is being held worldwide, some government agencies and civil groups began their movemen...
- Old Japanese maps mark Dokdo as Korean territory
- Apr 06, 2012
- This 1892 map codes different parts of Japanese territory with different colors. The Shimane Prefecture, which today claims jurisdiction over Dokdo, is coded in orange. Ulleungdo and Dokdo are left blank (photo courtesy of the Northeast Asian History Foundation).The Northeast Asi...
- Rediscovering the joys of market day
- Apr 02, 2012
- In the neighborhood around Ilsan Station in Goyang City sits Ilsanjang, a 100-year-old market that dates back to the Joseon Dynasty. Known then as Sapojang, the market featured prominently in the local landscape and was well known for opening only on dates ending with three or ei...
- NYC TV airs show on Seoul NSS
- Mar 20, 2012
- As the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit approaches, NYC TV aired a special show on the upcoming summit for its “Asian America” series on March 18, inviting experts on nuclear security as guests. Asian America’s 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security SummitFollowing an academic seminar h...
- International flight fuel surcharges to increase
- Mar 20, 2012
- Fuel surcharges for international flights are set to rise this April. Reflecting the current trend of increasing oil prices, the fuel surcharge for a round trip to North America will increase to around 420,000 won starting next month.In order to take the burden off airline compan...
- East Sea ad published in Wall Street Journal
- Mar 14, 2012
- The front page of the Wall Street Journal Asia featured a Hangeul advertisement for Donghae, or the East Sea, on March 14.On March 14, the front page of the Wall Street Journal Asia featured a Hangeul advertisement for Donghae, or the East Sea, referring to the body of water betw...
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