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Lawmakers, journalists in Korea voice concern over anti-Asian American violence in US

Lawmakers, journalists in Korea voice concern over anti-Asian American violence in US

Concerns are growing over anti-Asian American violence in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Racism against Asian Americans has been growing after the Chinese city of Wuhan was said to be the origin of the virus, with the global crisis coinciding with geopolitical tension between the U.S. and China. The shootings in Atlanta, March 16, which killed eight people, a...

Jung Da-min | 2021-03-26 16:53

Justice minister encourages undocumented foreigners to take COVID-19 tests

Justice minister encourages undocumented foreigners to take COVID-19 tests

Justice Minister Park Beom-kye on Friday tried to encourage migrant workers to undergo coronavirus testing freely, reiterating that undocumented foreigners can also get tested without fears of crackdown. He visited Ansan, an industrial city with a large expat population near Seoul, to inspect workplace conditions, coronavirus testing and government support systems for foreign...

2021-03-26 16:06

Rising cases of COVID-19 variants unnerving health authorities

[Joseon Images] Korean idols made in America

Joseon ImagesKorean idols made in America

Religions often extol the virtues of tolerance towards one another but in Korea in the late 19th and early 20th centuries there seems to have been little tolerance. Rev. Samuel Forman Moore, a fire-and-brimstone Presbyterian who has been described as being “sometimes more zealous than wise” demonstrated his intolerance while visiting a Buddhist monastery outside of Seoul in 1...

2021-03-23 17:34

Longboat Smoker provides Korea's best smoked salmon

Longboat Smoker provides Korea's best smoked salmon

Salmon is hardly unfamiliar here, and smoked salmon is widely available in many supermarkets. But that stuff is no preparation for trying Longboat Smoker's smoked salmon, which is all prepared locally in Yeonhui-dong, in a small shop crammed with specially made metal equipment.

2021-03-23 03:32

[Holiday in North Korea] Aboard North Korea's captured US ship, the USS Pueblo

Holiday in North KoreaAboard North Korea's captured US ship, the USS Pueblo

It's hard for younger people to relate to, but the 1968 USS Pueblo incident is still an open wound to many who can remember the tense incident over 50 years ago. North Korea captured the U.S. ship - either in its own waters or international waters, depending on which side you believe - and held 83 crewmen hostage for almost a year, until the U.S. signed a document that was cr...

2021-03-16 17:34

Despite facing uncertainties, barbecuer Linus Kim chips in to rally Itaewon neighborhood

Despite facing uncertainties, barbecuer Linus Kim chips in to rally Itaewon neighborhood

When Linus Kim shuttered the second branch of his barbecue restaurant Linus' Bama Style Barbecue in the Seoul neighborhood of Haebangchon (HBC) late last year, it brought more sorrow than closure, even to this day. “Having closed in HBC was heartbreaking because I put so much of myself in there,” he said.

2021-03-16 17:23

2021-03-16 15:12

Korea to grant special stay permits for Myanmar nationals

Korea to grant special stay permits for Myanmar nationals

South Korea will grant special stay permits for Myanmar nationals on humanitarian grounds starting next Monday, amid mounting violence there following a coup last month, the justice ministry said Friday. The ministry said the measures will cover approximately 25,000 Myanmar nationals who are staying in South Korea, until conditions stabilize in the Southeast Asian country.

2021-03-12 20:26

Korean government suspends development cooperation in Myanmar

[Cityscapes] Counting down Seoul's last moon villages

CityscapesCounting down Seoul's last moon villages

I feel like there's been an increasing amount of articles and videos lately with sensational titles like “Seoul's last shanty town” or “Seoul's last slum.” Quick, which neighborhood do you think they're all about? Chances are, you thought of Guryong Village in Seoul's southern Gangnam District. Or Baeksa Village, up in northeastern Nowon District. Both have been given the tit...

2021-03-09 18:02

Korean, US punk bands team up for split album

Korean, US punk bands team up for split album

Live music venues are closed these days, some until the pandemic ends and some permanently, but punk bands here and in other countries are still making good use of their time. The members of Korean pop-punk band WinningShot haven't let the cancellations get them down.

2021-03-09 17:57

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