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Sports leagues run by expats in Korea rapidly growing
Sep 06, 2011
A 27-year-old American man residing in Seoul, Korea gets ready for Saturday, waking up at 6:00 a.m. After a long week of working hard, ten hours a day, there is still room for something else in his life in Korea, baseball. While there have been a number of baseball leagues in Ko...

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Children from multicultural families promote Korean tra...
Sep 05, 2011
A group of children from multicultural Korean-Vietnamese families paid a visit to Ho Chi Minh City from August 24 to 26, to take part in a culturally rich journey, where they promoted Korean traditional culture to the local communities through a special performance. During the th...

6th Global Academy held in Busan
Aug 29, 2011
Photo courtesy of Gaonnuri's homepageThe 6th Global Academy was held from August 20 to 23 at the Arpina Youth Hostel in the Haeundae district, Busan, under the theme ‘Network of the World.’Hosted by the social company Gaonnuri and supported by the Busan Metropolitan Government, t...

Korean language instructors and students take knowledge...
Aug 25, 2011
International instructors, teaching staff, and practitioners of the Korean language converge at Olympic Parktel Hotel in Seoul for a three-day conference held from August 24 to 26. The conference seeks to reinforce the educational competence of Korean language educators overseas,...

IT in Salaam helps Tanzania by volunteering
Aug 22, 2011
“The world changes rapidly, especially when it comes to Information Technology, yet countries in Africa are isolated from the rest of the world. There are people in some towns in Tanzania who haven’t even touched computers. It’s important and urgent to foster IT human resources i...

“Please Look After Mom” to be published in Japan
Aug 17, 2011
“Please Look After Mom” by Korean author Shin Kyung-sook (left) is set to make its debut in Japan next month. The bestselling novel has already become a hit in the United States and Europe. The Japanese version of “Please Look After Mom” was the last piece translated by the disti...

Underwater performance to mark National Liberation Day
Aug 16, 2011
Divers wearing traditional Korean garments, called Hanbok, showcase an underwater performance at an aquarium in Busan to celebrate the 66th National Liberation Day, which fell on August 15. (Yonhap News)By Yoon SojungKorea.net Staff Writer  

Korea marks 66th National Liberation Day
Aug 12, 2011
The 66th anniversary of the National Liberation Day falls on August 15.The day holds special meaning and significance in modern Korean history as the day Korea won back its national sovereignty, bringing the Japanese colonial period to an end.Korea was liberated on this date...

Discounts on coffee for saving paper cups
Aug 04, 2011
From August 1, some Korean coffee chains, including Hollys Coffee, Café Bene and Angel-in-us Coffee will give customers a discount on for bringing in their own mug to help cut down on waste from disposable paper cups.Around 300 Hollys Coffee branches will serve coffee in mugs ins...

How to stay healthy in flood-damaged areas
Aug 02, 2011
Many regions in Korea are experiencing flooding and other weather-related problems due to some of the heaviest rainfall in the past 100 years.Residents who live in the worst-hit areas need to take extra care to avoid highly contagious diseases like cholera, typhoid and other epid...