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Thu, November 30, 2023 | 01:07

[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

'It's not easy to live in Korea as foreigners'

'It's not easy to live in Korea as foreigners'

Merita, an Iranian national working at a Korean company here, has been in Korea for 10 years. Although she speaks Korean quite well and has adapted to Korean culture, she feels she is still regarded as an outsider. “Being fluent in Korean helps me to be closer, but at some point it stops, and I have never been close or intimate with Koreans,” she told The Korea Times. “Korean...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-05-30 12:23

20% of foreigners overstaying their visas amid pandemic

Local governments creating support programs to manage foreign national residents

Local governments creating support programs to manage foreign national residents

Amidst an increase in the population of residents with foreign nationalities across rural areas and small towns of Korea, some local governments are providing various support programs for foreign national residents in a bid to prevent them from being excluded from Korean society, as well as to enable the government to be more closely in touch with their lives and whereabouts....

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-05-27 13:16

Irish Catholic priest honored as 'Immigrant of the Year'

Irish Catholic priest honored as 'Immigrant of the Year'

Father Daniel Brendan O'Keeffe, formation programme director of the Missionary Society of Saint Columban in Korea, was honored as the “Immigrant of the Year,” recognized for his over 40 years of dedication to supporting marginalized people in the Korean society. The 70-year-old Catholic priest from Ireland was awarded with a presidential citation at an award ceremony organize...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2021-05-27 07:50

[Korea Encounters] Trying to save a gov't from a coup in 1961

Korea EncountersTrying to save a gov't from a coup in 1961

At 3 a.m. on May 16, 1961, tanks and trucks carrying around 4,000 marines and soldiers began rolling into Seoul. Other than some military police on the Hangang Bridge, no one opposed them, and by 5 a.m. key buildings had been secured and KBS was broadcasting their message to the country.

2021-05-25 17:46

Big Day South audiovisual festival revives in Daegu

Big Day South audiovisual festival revives in Daegu

Big Day South (BDS), a somewhat nomadic festival spotlighting musicians and artists in locales far south of Seoul, is back after taking last year off, this time coming to Daegu. “The easiest reason [for why it's in Daegu] is that it's where I'm living right now, and where I have some great people who are willing to work together,” said Philip Brett, an Irish expat who cofound...

2021-05-25 17:41

[RAS Korea] Ganghwa Island: Cultural heritage spot, defender of Seoul

RAS KoreaGanghwa Island: Cultural heritage spot, defender of Seoul

Northwest of Seoul, Ganghwa Island occupies a strategic place in the Han River estuary. For centuries, the island has been a haven for the royals of both the Goryeo and Joseon kingdoms, to which they would retreat in times of war. A Goryeo palace was built in the 1200s, where the king lived in self-exile for several decades. In modern times, Ganghwa Island has been an idyllic...

2021-05-18 20:57

Farewell Peter Bartholomew, defender of Korea's heritage

Farewell Peter Bartholomew, defender of Korea's heritage

Sometime in the middle of the night of May 11 or 12, Peter Bartholomew's 53-year-long sojourn in Korea ended with his sudden, unexpected death. Known for his passionate defense of traditional Korean houses, or hanok, his deep appreciation for Korean history and culture, his relationship with Korea's royal family and his business success, he often appeared on television, in ne...

2021-05-18 15:48

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