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Tue, January 31, 2023 | 11:43

Photographer's layered Buddhist iconic images find harmony in nature, culture, concrete

Photographer's layered Buddhist iconic images find harmony in nature, culture, concrete

Korea's Buddhist temples are a great source for artistic inspiration, but Anjee DiSanto, an American living in Iksan, has been using digital photography techniques to develop a new kind of Buddhist art that matches the contemporary qualities of the temples she visits.

2021-07-20 15:03

Goggas brings Korean comic books and more to English readers

Goggas brings Korean comic books and more to English readers

A new bilingual publisher in Korea hopes to share interesting stories with readers in both English and Korean. Goggas, located in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, released for the first time in English, translations of two Korean comic books last month.

2021-07-13 21:26

[RAS Korea] 2nd annual essay contest concludes with awards ceremony

RAS Korea2nd annual essay contest concludes with awards ceremony

Three years ago, when the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea received several unsolicited essays from students at the Dongducheon Foreign Language High School, we were thrilled by the gesture. The students had heard of RAS Korea's financial plight, but since young students have limited finances, they hoped to contribute just the same. The gesture deeply moved the RAS Korea off...

2021-07-12 01:24

Gov't pushes to grant long-term stay permit to foreign talent

Gov't pushes to grant long-term stay permit to foreign talent

The government is pushing to grant the long-term residency F-2 visa to high-skilled foreigners as a way to tackle the shrinking population and retain talented workers, the justice ministry said Wednesday.

2021-07-07 16:18

Gov't to expand child care services to help more women work

Gov't to expand child care services to help more women work

Gov't to expand child care services to help more women work

South Korea's top economic policymaker said Wednesday the country plans to expand child care services in a bid to encourage more women to continue to work amid the chronically low birthrate.

2021-07-07 15:20

Gov't pushes to grant long-term stay permit to foreign talent

[Korea Encounters]When Korea's exiled royal family returned home

Korea EncountersWhen Korea's exiled royal family returned home

The 20th century was not kind to Korea's royal family. As Japan asserted control over Korea, Emperor Gojong was forced to abdicate in 1907 and the weak Crown Prince, Sunjong, was placed on the throne instead. Sunjong, by then a mere figurehead, died in 1926 without an heir.

2021-07-06 21:10

Foreigners to be allowed to stay in Korea only until their passport expiration date: ministry

Foreigners to be allowed to stay in Korea only until their passport expiration date: ministry

Starting Thursday, foreigners will be allowed to stay in South Korea only until their passport expiration date, the justice ministry said.

2021-07-01 14:12

Online Seoul Drag Parade goes global

Online Seoul Drag Parade goes global

Seoul Drag Parade hosted its first free online drag show on Sunday, during this year's Seoul Queer Culture Festival, featuring drag performers from all over the world, including drag queens from “RuPaul's Drag Race.”

2021-06-29 13:52

[Friends of Korea] What if I hadn't served in Peace Corps Korea?

Friends of KoreaWhat if I hadn't served in Peace Corps Korea?

I was a Peace Corps Tuberculosis Control Volunteer in 1980 and 1981, up until the Peace Corps closed its program in Korea after 15 years. Following 10 weeks of language, cultural and job training at the Sejong Hotel in Chuncheon, my wife and I were sent to Hongcheon, Gangwon Province. I was a tuberculosis control worker, and my wife worked in the maternal child health ward of...

2021-06-29 13:40

Dr. Han Sang-woo of Ajou University will give a webinar talk on June 30 titled, “Traces of the Japanese and Manchu Invasions through Household Registers of 17th-century Korea.” The talk is the ninth in the webinar series looking at the aftermath and legacy of the 1592-98 Imjin War. The project has received funding from the European Research Council. The event, held online fro...

2021-06-29 13:34

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