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Thu, June 1, 2023 | 05:20

Iraqi serves kebabs for 13 years in Namdaemun Market

Iraqi serves kebabs for 13 years in Namdaemun Market

Namdaemun Market holds countless surprises in its folds. Among them is Adnan Kebab, an Iraqi restaurant housed in a tiny alcove in front of an NH Bank. It would be easy to miss if it weren't for the big menu standing up outside, red circular signs advertising halal food and a smaller sign offering a prayer room. A kebab shop in Namdaemun may sound a little unusual, except thi...

2020-07-28 16:22

Local expat folk musician Seth Mountain has a show this Saturday in The Studio in Haebangchon (HBC), joined by many musician friends including Jinu Konda and the Tiger Mountain Spirit Family Band, a traditional Korean ensemble. The venue will be outfitted with tables to maintain distancing, and the audience will be limited to 36 people. Everyone's temperature will be checked ...

2020-07-28 11:18

Prosecution helps foreign victims go through criminal procedures

Prosecution helps foreign victims go through criminal procedures

The prosecution said Sunday it is providing a number of services to support foreign crime victims going through local criminal procedures. Foreign victims can learn criminal procedures from videos posted by the Supreme Prosecutors Office (SPO) on its YouTube channel in five different languages - Chinese, English, Thai, Vietnamese and Russian - or seek telephone counseling ser...

2020-07-26 10:16

[RAS Korea] Korea's Forgotten 28th King

RAS KoreaKorea's Forgotten 28th King

On June 10, 1926, Crown Prince Euimin (birth name Yi Eun) was officially elevated to the throne of Joseon following the funeral of his older brother, King Sunjong. From 1910 until he died in 1926, Sunjong was referred to as King Yi of Changdeok Palace. Euimin became King Yi II. He was officially His Majesty King Yi of Changdeok Palace, according to Japanese imperial pronounce...

2020-07-21 00:24

Expat releases bilingual bedtime story

Expat releases bilingual bedtime story

Any parent of young children dreads running out of bedtime stories. And it's extra challenging with bilingual children, finding books that can stimulate their minds in both languages. When Hallie Bradley's daughter Ava was three years old, she started asking for bedtime stories to be read in both English and Korean. “We'd either have to have two libraries of books with the sa...

2020-07-21 00:21

Kielbasa's sudden takeover of domestic sausage market

Kielbasa's sudden takeover of domestic sausage market

In recent months, kielbasa has overrun shelves across the country. But the long, horseshoe-shaped sausages didn't come from nowhere. Hailing from Poland, these sausages have filled a niche in the local market to be enjoyed by all, not only Europeans. Local meat supplier S-Food introduced the locally made sausages back in 2006, under its delicatessen and brand, John Cook.

2020-07-14 18:20

[Cityscapes] Exploring central Seoul's disappearing Pimatgol area

CityscapesExploring central Seoul's disappearing Pimatgol area

Another large section of Insa-dong has been razed for urban renewal. The demolition zone is about the size of a soccer field, with signs at either end marking the historic alley known as Pimatgol. This part of Insa-dong, hidden from view on Jongno by a row of streetside buildings, had a long and humble history.

2020-07-14 17:01

Seoul Players, a local not-for-profit, English-language theater company, is looking for directors for its upcoming 10th Ten Minute Play Festival. The festival will run for two weeks in November. During the first weekend, all plays will be performed twice, and audiences will vote for the top plays to be staged on the second weekend. Cash prizes are awarded to the top three pla...

2020-07-14 13:01

[INTERVIEW] 'Korea's population outlook makes immigration talk inevitable'

INTERVIEW'Korea's population outlook makes immigration talk inevitable'

GWACHEON - Without the inflow of foreign workers, Korea is already shrinking. After deaths outnumbered births for the first time in November 2019, the gap has widened since. A chronically low birthrate, which hit an all-time low of 0.92 that year, suggests that the trend is only going to accelerate and that the country will face massive labor shortages in the decades to come ...

Jung Min-ho | 2020-07-08 10:29

ANNIVERSARY SPECIALKorea urged to adopt open immigration policy

Experts advocate for immigration amid population decline

Korea's population to halve in 80 years: study

EXCLUSIVEOver 41,000 undocumented immigrants leaving Korea under amnesty program

Liberals' problem with immigration

Korea's pro wrestlers get back into ring

Korea's pro wrestlers get back into ring

COVID-19 has affected everyone's lives, even pro wrestlers. In the U.S., World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) was declared an “essential service” and allowed to continue operating. Although the move was controversial, it goes to show we can't face the pandemic without mental - and physical - stimulation.

2020-07-07 17:53

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