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- 'I love Korea': int'l artists flock to Seoul
- Oct 08, 2014
- Seoulism is a combination of "Seoul" and "-ism," a suffix referring to a belief, attitude or style. As a single concept, it refers to the distinctive atmosphere or lifestyle of Seoul, as seen through the eyes of its non-Korean residents. Seoul, the birthplace of Korea's newly...
- Make-A-Wish Foundation gives hope, courage to ailing ch...
- Oct 07, 2014
- Kang Hyeon-bin, a six-year-old boy, was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year. He has one wish. He wants to become Roy, a fire truck featured in the cartoon Robocar Poli. Living in Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi Province), he needs to go for blood tests for eight or nine hours ...
- KOPIA bridges Korea and the world through agricultural ...
- Oct 01, 2014
- On July 10, a Korea Project on International Agricultural (KOPIA) center opened in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. The center, under the wings of Korea’s Rural Development Administration (RDA), will focus on enhancing the lives of local farmers by developing...
- Medical services for overseas residents
- Oct 01, 2014
- For non-Korean residents who have adapted to life in Korea, visiting the hospital for medical treatment is not always as easy as can be. It could be harder if they cannot see the doctor because of their work schedule, or their unregistered status. For these members of the communi...
- 12 Jeju sites designated as Global Geoparks
- Sep 26, 2014
- Twelve geological sites, including Hallasan Mountain, the Manjanggul Lava Tubes and the Seongsan Sunrise Peak, have received "Global Geopark" designation from UNESCO. The UNESCO-affiliated Global Geoparks Network (GGN) re-designated nine sites on the island and added three more t...
- Biodiversity conference to be held in Pyeongchang
- Sep 26, 2014
- The 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP12) is just around the corner, and it will be hosted in Korea.The world's biggest environmental conference will be held in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do (Gangwon Province), from September 29...
- Korea shows that men, too, can be pretty
- Sep 24, 2014
- Beauty and grooming are often seen as the domain of women, but Korea has a bit more gender equality when it comes to looking good. The country is currently the world’s largest market for men’s skincare, leading in global sales of men’s cosmetics. Male cosmetics label Lab Ser...
- Japanese media casts spotlight on Korean TV, music in M...
- Sep 17, 2014
- The Tokyo Shimbun, a Japanese daily, has highlighted the popularity of Korean television and pop music in Myanmar. The newspaper reported in an article on September 12 that Korean soap operas are enjoying huge popularity in the Southeast Asian nation. The newspaper's corresponden...
- British press highlights Korean food
- Sep 15, 2014
- Korean cuisine has been garnering attention in British media. The Telegraph, a London-based daily, reported that Korean food has started to create a buzz in its article, "Korean food: a spice sensation taking Britain by storm," on September 10.The broadsheet said that Korean-Amer...
- Wall Street Journal says Korean one of the best languag...
- Sep 12, 2014
- Korean is apparently one of the best languages for learning math. Korean, alongside Chinese, Japanese and Turkish, are easier than other languages when counting numbers and when explaining mathematical concepts, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Septembe...
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