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- Gimjang, Korea’s winter tradition
- Dec 03, 2012
- As temperatures continue to drop, people in Korea have begun preparations for the long winter ahead. The recent weeks from mid-October to late November, in particular, marked a special time of year known in Korea as gimjang season. Just in time, the National Archives of Korea has...
- Foreign tourists take a walk with Korean stars
- Nov 21, 2012
- 10 Million Foreign Tourists Series A walking event with Korean stars took place at Seoul Olympic Park last weekend. Korean stars, who took part in ‘A Walk With the Stars’ on November 17, count down the start of the competition (photo: Yonhap News).In commemoration of Korea welc...
- Korea's biggest shopping festival
- Nov 19, 2012
- Korea’s biggest shopping festival, “Korea Grand Sale 2013,” will take place in major Korean tourist attractions in Seoul, Busan, and Jeju Island from January 11 to February 28, 2013.In the Korea Grand Sale 2013, 85 companies and 24,700 stores such as department stores, duty-free ...
- In Timor-Leste, football dreams live on
- Nov 16, 2012
- In 2001, former football player Kim Sin-hwan arrived in Timor-Leste looking for a happier, more lucrative lifestyle that would move him past the failed marriage and business he’d left behind. What he found instead was widespread poverty, a group of children playing street ball ba...
- Spanish media highlight miracle of Korea’s education sy...
- Nov 16, 2012
- Students in Korea strive for high scores and aim for top schools in a highly competitive society, which has contributed to the country’s economic and social progress, said ABC, an influential newspaper in Spain, in a recent article. The newspaper ran an article titled “A miracle ...
- Life in Asia, a photo exhibit
- Nov 15, 2012
- A new photo exhibit offers a unique glimpse into the daily lives of the diverse peoples whose traditions and cultures together make up modern-day Asia. “Asia, 0.0 Kilometers” is the latest exhibit to be featured at the Asian Culture Complex in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla ...
- Mobile games shine at G*STAR 2012
- Nov 12, 2012
- Over the past year, the sight of commuters and pedestrians engrossed in the latest smartphone games on their mobile phones has become increasingly commonplace in Korea. Accordingly, this year's G*STAR, Korea's largest international game show and trade fair, saw a greater emphasis...
- Korea, CIS countries mark 20 years of friendship
- Nov 08, 2012
- This year marks the 20th anniversary of Korea’s bilateral diplomatic relations with four Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. In celebration of the anniversary, over 50 policymakers, administrators, and scholars from each country met t...
- 11 honorary citizens of Seoul recognized
- Nov 07, 2012
- Eleven outstanding foreign residents have been granted honorary citizenship of Seoul, in recognition for their accomplishments. Selected among the recipients were diplomats, clergy, entrepreneurs, and culture leaders who serve as role models to Seoul citizens and foreign resident...
- Autumn athletics day: a look back
- Nov 04, 2012
- With the arrival of autumn comes golden leaves, a round Harvest Moon, and in Korea, the long-awaited annual athletics day. The autumn athletics day or sports day has been a popular and steady pastime throughout recent Korean history, enjoyed by both young and old in all sectors o...
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