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Sun, March 26, 2023 | 05:23

College student bridges Korean, Vietnamese cultures

College student bridges Korean, Vietnamese cultures

Jeon Hyung-jun, 26, has helped more than 2,000 Vietnamese expatriates in Korea over the past seven years by offering free interpretation services using his bilingual skills.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2020-12-17 13:08

[Korea Encounters] Hahn Dae-soo's 18-day rollercoaster ride of fame in 1968

Korea EncountersHahn Dae-soo's 18-day rollercoaster ride of fame in 1968

In August 1968, Hahn Dae-soo, then 20, returned to Korea after an absence of four years. Incredibly, though he had only ever played music at open-mic nights, eight days later he found himself performing his own songs on national television.

2020-12-15 23:12

Korea to ease re-entry rules for migrant workers

Korea to ease re-entry rules for migrant workers

Korea will ease qualifications for re-entry permits of migrant workers to improve their employment conditions, according to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, Tuesday. The ministry said the revision to the Act on Employment of Foreign Workers was approved in a Cabinet meeting.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2020-12-15 16:09

[Holiday in North Korea] Canadian detained for 2 years in China

Holiday in North KoreaCanadian detained for 2 years in China

Almost two years ago, my friend Michael Spavor sent me an email saying he was coming to visit South Korea from Dec. 10 to 15 or so, promising to show up for a lecture by the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea. He set out from his home in Dandong, China, just across the river from North Korea, but he never made it to Seoul. He was accosted on his way to catch his plane, accused...

2020-12-08 13:17

Comedians reigniting Seoul's stand-up scene

Comedians reigniting Seoul's stand-up scene

Move aside, LA, New York and London ― Stand Up Seoul hopes to make Korea the next global hub for stand-up comedy.With members from America, Russia, New Zealand, Australia, South Korea, Indonesia, India, China and more, the one thing that unites this global network of foreign and local comics is their love for English-language stand-up comedy.

2020-12-08 00:23

RAS Korea begins presidential succession

RAS Korea begins presidential succession

Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea is undergoing a generation change, as Brother Anthony of Taize steps aside after 10 years as president of the 120-year-old organization. Starting next year, Steven L. Shields, currently vice president, will fill his shoes.

2020-12-01 20:34

[Friends of Korea] Finding 'home' in a leprosy settlement

Friends of KoreaFinding 'home' in a leprosy settlement

As a 21-year-old African American fresh out of college with a sociology degree, dreaming of faraway places and exotic cultures, I decided that it was time to see the world and to right all the wrongs in life.?To that end, I joined the Peace Corps more than a year later, and in March 1979 I was directed to the tiny leprosy settlement of So Ah Village in modern-day Jinju, South...

2020-12-01 20:30

Foreign residents experience discrimination amid COVID-19

Foreign residents experience discrimination amid COVID-19

Dominic Phua, 30, a Chinese-Singaporean office worker in Seoul, feels hesitant about riding a taxi after being kicked out for the second time in September, after the driver noticed he was a foreigner. “The same had happened to me once in March during the early stages of the pandemic. Both times they suddenly asked me to get out of the car midway, treating me like a coronaviru...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2020-11-27 17:04

2020-11-24 21:05

Police urged to offer better interpretation services for foreigners

Police urged to offer better interpretation services for foreigners

Korea's national human rights agency has urged law enforcement authorities to provide better interpretation services for non-Koreans in legal procedures even if they can speak some Korean, after a case in which a Moroccan went through a police investigation here without an interpreter.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2020-11-23 17:14

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