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Tue, January 31, 2023 | 12:34

Advocacy group launched to improve labor conditions for Cambodian migrant workers

Advocacy group launched to improve labor conditions for Cambodian migrant workers

In December last year, a Cambodian migrant worker in her 30s was found dead inside a greenhouse that was being used as accommodation for foreign workers at a farm in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province. The death shed light on the poor working and housing conditions of migrant workers here. A year has passed, but foreign employees in the agricultural sector still face long working hou...

Lee Hae-rin | 2021-12-14 15:22

French photographer visits same mountain 100 times

French photographer visits same mountain 100 times

French photographer Romain found inspiration high up the slope of Mount Samseong, a 481-meter mountain standing in southwestern Seoul and Anyang, Gyeonggi Province. His muse? Two pine trees growing out of a rocky cliff, viewable from a vantage point about 20 meters off a not very well traveled path.

2021-12-14 15:11

[RAS Korea] RAS Korea digitizes art historian Jon Carter Covell's 2,000 photos

RAS KoreaRAS Korea digitizes art historian Jon Carter Covell's 2,000 photos

Before there was a “K” anything, Dr. Jon Carter Covell was Korea's biggest “K-fan.” Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea has digitized her massive collection of more than 2,000 color slides, taken from the late 1970s to mid-1980s. So far, the project has been ongoing for almost one full year, thanks to Ms. Pak Ji-young volunteering to do the work by coming in one day a week. The...

2021-12-07 14:56

The Collective hosts 3rd annual Stories From Below art festival

The Collective hosts 3rd annual Stories From Below art festival

This weekend, The Collective will host an event featuring a day of standup comedy, theater, craft and visual art (which will be available for purchase), drag performances, spoken word, live original music, a DJ and more. The Collective, a performance arts and production company, is hosting the holiday edition of its Stories From Below arts festival.

2021-12-07 14:05

[Korea Encounters] 'Traitorous' translators tread carefully in Korean literature

Korea Encounters'Traitorous' translators tread carefully in Korean literature

While the global success of Korean popular culture obviously owes a great deal to its creators, the popularity of the TV series “Squid Game,” Bong Joon-ho's Best Picture Oscar for “Parasite” and the winning of the Booker International Prize by Han Kang for her novel “The Vegetarian,” all owe a great deal to their translators.

2021-12-07 03:45

South African singer-songwriter in Gwangju forges unique art event

South African singer-songwriter in Gwangju forges unique art event

For most weekend punters, the going out and “clubbing” experience can be rather predictable. Go to a bar, get a few drinks and some snacks, maybe play pool or some darts. Head out to a club, get down to some beats played by the DJ - and generally pay a premium for it.

2021-11-30 21:02

Punk label launches latest 'World Domination' plans at Club SHARP

Punk label launches latest 'World Domination' plans at Club SHARP

Club SHARP, one of Seoul's main punk venues in recent years, is opening its doors once again this Saturday for a show by World Domination, Inc. (WDI), Korea's hardest-working punk label. “Club SHARP is part of a trio of what most people consider the most important clubs in the local scene: SHARP, Hippytokki and GBN,” said Jeff Moses, co-founder of WDI and also lead singer of ...

2021-11-30 13:53

Photographer's dirty secret: flash is your friend

Photographer's dirty secret: flash is your friend

I've met so many “natural light photographers” who are convinced that “flash is so harsh and unnatural.” I've heard many a photographer - especially after Seoul Fashion Week has swelled the ranks of street fashion photographers shooting outdoors - say things like “I only like to shoot in natural light. It looks so much better.” This is just about as wrong as “I prefer the loo...

2021-11-23 14:57

US indie artist recalls childhood in 1980s Korea

US indie artist recalls childhood in 1980s Korea

To describe a debut album as “a lifetime in the making,” is a level of cliche that will usually induce emphatic eye rolls and loud sighs from just about everyone. However, in the case of “Comfortably High,” by Griffith James, such a statement is indeed true on multiple levels.

2021-11-23 14:16

Welfare center for Myanmarese workers wins Minu Memorial Award

Welfare center for Myanmarese workers wins Minu Memorial Award

A local welfare center supporting migrant workers from Myanmar has won the Minu Memorial Award, recognized for its contribution to enhancing migrant worker's rights and helping them settle in Korea. The Minu Memorial Award was established in 2020 by a group of supporters of Minod Moktan, the late migrant worker and activist from Nepal, to commemorate his death and remember hi...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2021-11-18 14:16

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