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Tue, January 31, 2023 | 13:22

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

King Sejong Institute to launch new Korean language test next year

King Sejong Institute to launch new Korean language test next year

A state-run Korean language education foundation said Sunday it plans to adopt a new Korean language proficiency test next year to help foreign learners assess their Korean skills.

2021-06-27 09:17

Digital magazine shares stories of Songdo's blossoming, nascent community

Digital magazine shares stories of Songdo's blossoming, nascent community

Residents of Songdo have come together to create Songdo Stories, an online magazine sharing creative works inspired by Songdo. Issue 1, published at the start of June, is available online as a PDF, with possible plans to make print versions in the future.

2021-06-22 01:52

[Joseon Images] Hunting for treasure in Korea

Joseon ImagesHunting for treasure in Korea

Everywhere you go in Korea there are historical relics and remnants of the past. Many of them are displayed prominently and well-documented - old palaces, temples and pagodas - while others are hidden away in museums and archives, but there still are more artifacts waiting to be discovered. Even in Seoul, a bustling and ever-changing city, new historical discoveries are const...

2021-06-22 01:50

[RAS Korea] World's oldest Korean studies journal publishes 95th volume

RAS KoreaWorld's oldest Korean studies journal publishes 95th volume

One hundred and twenty-one years in the making, Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea has published the 95th volume of its now-annual “Transactions.” RAS Korea's journal began humbly in 1900, the year of the society's founding, with a small, 90-page booklet. Yet its contents represented some of the world's first-ever academic studies of Korea in the English language. Interrupted ...

2021-06-15 17:50

'Embracing Black joy through struggle:' Korea's Black community celebrates Juneteenth

'Embracing Black joy through struggle:' Korea's Black community celebrates Juneteenth

Juneteenth was a word not known to many outside of the U.S. ― as well as some inside it either ― before this last year. According to Google Trends, searches for the word “Juneteenth” reached their highest level in 2020 since 2004, the earliest data available. According to data, the word didn't only trend in the U.S., but worldwide too.

2021-06-15 17:50

Canadian rural photographer captures Korea's 'other' side

Canadian rural photographer captures Korea's 'other' side

While most photographers in Korea are drawn to big city tourist attractions or well-known temples and other heritage sites out in the country, William R. Pugsley goes in the other direction. He's a “rural explorer” which is like an urban explorer, except he scours Korea's countryside looking for photographic subjects that resonate with him.

2021-06-08 23:31

[Cityscapes] Wrapping construction sites in art

CityscapesWrapping construction sites in art

Construction is encountered everywhere in Seoul, even if we aren't always aware of it. So it's no wonder that sometimes the temporary fences built around construction sites are decorated with various types of designs. They may show local government slogans, or list off heritage sites in the neighborhood, or contain information on the new construction to be built here. They ma...

2021-06-08 19:47

Artist paints portraits of authentic Korea

Artist paints portraits of authentic Korea

Portrait painter Aaron Cossrow hopes to host an exhibition in the coming weeks featuring his more than 20 oil, acrylic and digitized artworks. Of those works that he wants his audiences to see, he has largely intended to display realism and Norman Rockwell-esque portraits of Korean men and women using their hands and physical might to earn a living.

2021-06-08 19:36

Songdo's Cinder Bar witnesses birth of a city

Songdo's Cinder Bar witnesses birth of a city

Warren Kidd runs a bar in a city so new, it isn't even old enough to drink. Songdo International City is said to have officially “opened” in 2009, and The Cinder Bar opened there in early 2013. Kidd took it over from its first owner, a fellow New Zealander, in December 2014.

2021-06-01 18:42

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