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Andre Kim, Korea's foremost fashion designer, passes aw...
Aug 16, 2010
Korea’s top fashion designer Andre Kim passed away last Thursday, Aug. 12, at the age of 75.  He was being treated for colon cancer at Seoul National University Hospital.  Andre Kim was born in 1935 in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi Province) as the fourth of five chil...

The Chinese sport exchange delegation visit Incheon
Aug 16, 2010
The Korea-China Youth Sports Exchange Program delegation, led by Mr. Zhang Zhi, Deputy Director General of the Youth Sports Department of the General Administration of Sports in China, visited the Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee (IAGOC) on July 29th during their visit to...

Yeosu Expo site to build 25-storey luxury hotel
Aug 16, 2010
Construction of a luxury hotel to accommodate VIPs, including summit-level guests, to the International Exposition Yeosu Korea 2012 has begun. The privately-funded hotel, with 25 floors above ground and 282 rooms, broke ground on July 16.   The 69.9 billion Won project wil...

"It is so much fun to meet new friends and draw the Tae...
Aug 16, 2010
Korean students are drawing the Taegeukgi (The Korean flag) at the '2010 Elite Camp' in Osaka, Japan, hosted by Elite Basic. Red t-shirts are Korean students from Korea and school uniforms are Japanese- Korean from Keumkang School. Keumkang School is a Korean school in Japan that...

3,000 copies of 'Life in Busan' issued in both Vietname...
Aug 13, 2010
The Busan Foundation of International Activities (BFIA) has published 3,000 copies of "Life in Busan", a general manual for foreigners, both in Vietnamese and Indonesian residents living in Busan.   Copies are distributed to 7 Support centers for multi-cultural families a...

Figure queen Kim Yu-na named Global Goodwill Ambassador...
Aug 13, 2010
Vancouver Olympic Champion Kim Yu-na was appointed as a Global Goodwill Ambassador of Seoul Kim Yu-na is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2009 World champion, the 2009 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final Champion, the 2006 World Junior champion and the 2005...

Ulsan City to install credit card reader in all taxis
Aug 13, 2010
The City of Ulsan is to install a credit card reader in all its taxis. This will affect 4,196 taxis among the 5,796 taxis operating in Ulsan. The remaining 1,600 taxis already have a credit card reader. The installation of credit card readers will make things even more convenie...

Incheon Asian Games committe receives visit from Vietna...
Aug 13, 2010
Delegation members from the National Sports Committee of Vietnam visited on the 28th of July and met with Secretary General Bae Jhong-Shin of Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee (IAGOC).   The Vietnamese sports delegation, led by the General Director of Mass Spo...

Los Angeles establishes Aug. 7 as 'Kim Yu-na Day'
Aug 09, 2010
Los Angeles decided on Aug. 3 (L.A. Times) that Aug. 7, 2010 is Kim Yu-na Day. It was to celebrate her visit to the city to receive the Proud Korean Award. Kim Yu-na was awarded on Aug. 7 by the Korean-American Leadership Foundation, as Los Angeles is where she won her ...

Take a trip to a palace with actor Ji Jin-hee
Aug 09, 2010
Another rising hallyu (Korean wave) star, actor Ji Jin-hee, has been enthusiastically promoting tourism in Korea. Appearing in famous historical TV dramas like “Daejanggeum” and “Dong Yi,” Ji has been spreading the word on the beauty of Korean palaces.As his fame grows, some die-...