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- Seoul metro turns 40 in safety and security
- Sep 11, 2014
- Chief Inspector Kim Yeong-chae (right) and Kim Sun-cheol of Seoul's subway police unit patrol a car on line No. 2, along with other police officers.This year marks the 40th anniversary of Seoul's metro system. History began on August 15, 1974, with the original Jongno Line, now l...
- Plants free cancer patients of depression, anxiety
- Sep 09, 2014
- The Rural Development Administration (RDA) has found that the presence of plants and gardens may be effective in reducing depression and anxiety among cancer patients. The findings are a result of its “Plants Cure” program. The program was co-conducted by the RDA and Ajou Univers...
- Happy Chuseok 2014
- Sep 05, 2014
- There will be a great migration of people across the Korean Peninsula beginning September 5. Major roads around the country will be jammed with an endless stream of traffic, as cars move at the speed of turtles. Tickets for trains and airplanes have been sold out and there a...
- International students gather to learn Korean history
- Sep 05, 2014
- Third class begins at the Northeast Asian History Academy for Foreigners People from around the world are gradually learning more about Korea, moving beyond its mass media that has been, for many, their sole impression of the country. They are slowly branching out into new territ...
- Korean, Danish handball players’ reunion after 10 years
- Aug 28, 2014
- The Korean Embassy in Copenhagen welcomed a group of special guests on August 23. They were the former Danish women’s handball players who were pitted against their Korean counterparts in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games handball finals. Accompanied by their coaches, the players tra...
- ‘Let’s walk Seoul’
- Aug 26, 2014
- Participants in the 442nd Turtle Marathon yell out a cheer and start the race on August 24 at the Cultural Plaza of the National Theater of Korea located on Namsan Mountain, Seoul. (photo: Jeon Han)The Turtle Marathon involving overseas tourists was held on August 24. The race be...
- Seoul metro turns 40: city's must-visit stations
- Aug 25, 2014
- This is the second part of our, "Seoul Metro Turns 40," series. Please click here to see the previous post. "I've been all around the world and ridden many a subway train, but only one's so near-perfect I can hardly complain. It's the Seoul Metropolitan Subway System." Thes...
- Worldwide competition for wits: Busan Ads Festival
- Aug 22, 2014
- The 2014 Busan Ads Festival kicked off on August 21 at Bexco in Busan. A wide variety of advertisements submitted to the festival offer a glimpse of the humor and creativeness of people from around the globe. The festival heated up even before its opening, with more than 12,0...
- Korea’s rare plant taking root in Himalaya
- Aug 22, 2014
- White forsythia, a rare plant that grows nowhere but in Korea, decorates the royal garden of Bhutan. Bhutan is a kingdom located in the alpine region of the Himalayan Mountains at an altitude of 2,500 meters. The plant got its Korean name, “Miseon namu” because its fruit is shape...
- Pope's visit to Korea as seen by worldwide media outlet...
- Aug 22, 2014
- The pope's recent visit to Korea, the first nation in the Asian region, has brought with it the global limelight from a number of media outlets. There has been widespread coverage on the meaning behind the visit and on every step the pope took in Korea. Pope Francis visited Solmo...
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