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Korea sets sail on a sea of apps
Aug 09, 2010
Though somewhat late to arrive to the party, iPhones have taken off in Korea with a vengeance. And as the iconic smartphone has seen its sales soar, its applications, or apps, have become a local phenomenon too. Just as amateur app designers have reflected local needs and tastes ...

The Great Battle of Hansan Festival Opens August 11th a...
Aug 06, 2010
This historic festival commemorates Hansando Daecheop (the Great Battle of Hansan, 1592), one of the major battles won by Admiral Yi Sun-shin (1545-1598) during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). Now in its 49th year, this year the Great Battle of Hansan Festival is scheduled to be ...

Fearless riders successfully end overseas mission to pr...
Aug 04, 2010
About one year ago, a group of young, energetic students began a special journey overseas. But this was not a typical exciting trip, because they planned it with a grave mission -- promoting Korea's territorial rights of its easternmost island Dokdo around the world.Some people w...

Writing without borders
Aug 03, 2010
Shin Gyeong-suk’s novels are so delicate and welcoming, they invariably remind you of the low hills curving the bends of a countryside road or of a gently flowing stream. The wind may blow, cold rain may pour, a wild storm may pass through, but through it all, Shin’s books retain...

Hangeul takes flight: Indonesian gov’t authorizes its a...
Jul 30, 2010
Indonesia has officially authorized the adoption of the Korean alphabet Hangeul by its Cia-Cia tribe in Bau-Bau City in Buton, southwestern Sulawesi Island. The approval came a year after the city of Bau-Bau began teaching Hangeul characters in its local elementary schools on Jul...

Yu-na Kim and Ji-sung Park chosen as ambassadors for th...
Jul 29, 2010
The Presidential Committee for the G20 Summit announced that Yu-na Kim, reigning world figure skating champion, and Ji-sung Park, a well-known footballer playing in the English Premier League, have been chosen as ambassadors to represent the G20 Seoul Summit.Through their excelle...

Seoul robust with aging society
Jul 29, 2010
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has unveiled its “2020 Aging Society Master Plan” to strengthen its welfare policies for senior citizens beginning next year as part of an agenda to develop Seoul into a hospitable living environment for the elderly. The local government project...

Busan City Hall completes second stage of rooftop garde...
Jul 28, 2010
The second stage of the rooftop garden at Busan City Hall, the ‘Haneul Madang’, was completed with the planting of a wider variety of wild flowers and herbs. Busan City also announced that it will open the rooftop garden to City Hall visitors and students for educational purposes...

Two cities Daegu, Kobe in friendly ties
Jul 28, 2010
Daegu Metropolitan City signed an agreement of mutual cooperation with Japan’s Kobe City on July 23. The agreement aims at Daegu’s expansion into a global city and the successful development of the High-Tech Medical Complex as the core project of the city’s new growth engine. Kob...

Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee holds 13th exe...
Jul 28, 2010
On Tuesday, July 27, 2010, the 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee (IAGOC) held the 13th Executive Committee meeting, chaired by Incheon’s newly elected mayor, Mr. Young-gil Song, at the Video Conference Hall of Incheon Metropolitan City. This was the first Executive C...