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- 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...
- Therapies of Korean Oriental medicine
- Mar 14, 2012
- Materials for preparing a decoctionWestern medicine generally deals with the diseased part of the body; Korean Oriental medicine seeks to find the fundamental cause of the disease to cure it. The basic principle of Korean Oriental medicine is to restore the harmony between yin an...
- Grocery markets to close earlier
- Mar 14, 2012
- The Seoul Metropolitan Government is going to announce a new ordinance regarding the operating hours of large grocery markets including Super Super Markets (SSM) in Korea. Large grocery market (Photo: Yonhap News) According to the ordinance and revised distributive laws, those ...
- Seminar on “East Sea” notation opens in Brussels
- Mar 12, 2012
- A lively discussion on geography took place from March 7 to March 9 in Brussels, Belgium, where scholars from around the world met for the 18th International Seminar on Sea Names, hosted by the Northeast Asian History Foundation and the Society for East Sea. In the midst of ongoi...
- An ancient medical tradition
- Mar 11, 2012
- Korean Oriental Medicine (KOM) began to attract worldwide attention when Dongui bogam was inscribed on the Memory of the World Register by UNESCO in 2009. This was the first book of medicine to make its way onto the list. The book is an encyclopedia compiled over 15 years by Heo ...
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