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Tue, June 6, 2023 | 01:35

More than century-old Korean braille textbook to be designated as cultural asset

More than century-old Korean braille textbook to be designated as cultural asset

Rosetta Sherwood Hall (1865-1951), an American medical missionary and educator who first came to Korea in 1890, is known for establishing Korea's first special education school for hearing and visually impaired students in Pyongyang in 1894.

2021-11-05 17:21

Plant-based alternatives market grow as people seek sustainable diet

Plant-based alternatives market grow as people seek sustainable diet

Environmental issues have long existed, yet they have become unavoidable nowadays, leading the public and private sectors to begin serious discussions on the problems being faced. As concerns over the environment and sustainability rise, consumers have been seeking ethical consumption to play their part in preventing further damage to the Earth.

2021-11-04 16:48

Gucci's star-studded fashion show shines bright in Hollywood

Gucci's star-studded fashion show shines bright in Hollywood

With stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and Serena Williams sitting in the front row, Alessandro Michele's nostalgic clothing designs inspired by old Hollywood glam shined just as bright during a Gucci fashion show in Los Angeles.

2021-11-03 21:14

CHA defers construction companies' revision plan near UNESCO-designated tomb

CHA defers construction companies' revision plan near UNESCO-designated tomb

The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) rejected Thursday a revised plan offered by construction companies for what it called the “illegal” building of an apartment complex near Jangneung Royal Tomb, a UNESCO-listed site dating back to the 17th century in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, asking the firms to submit a better one.

2021-10-28 20:52

Chef forges farm-to-table relationships with local farmers for sustainable Jeju cuisine

Chef forges farm-to-table relationships with local farmers for sustainable Jeju cuisine

JEJU ISLAND - “So, how was the butternut squash that you got from our farm last time? Any good?” Inside a greenhouse nestled in Jeju's southwestern town of Daejeong-eup, farmer Yang Kyung-ae eagerly asked chef Kang Byung-wook, who was looking around the vibrant rows of butterhead lettuce, broccolini, okra, chicory, wild arugula, beet and cucumber. “I cooked the vegetable sous...

2021-10-28 09:05

Korea's childbirths at fresh low in August

Korea's childbirths at fresh low in August

The number of babies born in South Korea dropped to a record low in August, data showed Wednesday, underscoring the country's gloomy demographic situation with its chronically low birthrate.

2021-10-27 13:21

Smart city alliance leader vows to help tech startups find overseas opportunities

Smart city alliance leader vows to help tech startups find overseas opportunities

TV show host and hallyu expert Park Jung-sook has returned to the public eye, this time with a new title, as the leader of a Seoul-based international association of cities and local governments seeking smart city solutions in public administration.

2021-10-22 13:43

Millennials redefine what a successful job should be

Millennials redefine what a successful job should be

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at 5 a.m., Kim Ye-ji, 32, starts her day as a janitor. After waking up, she rushes to an office building and arms herself with a broom and a mop. Her day working at multiplex housing complexes, hospitals and other facilities comes to an end in the early afternoon when most people are thinking about what to eat for lunch. Bae Yoon-seu...

2021-10-22 08:55

Cancer slows down surgeon's dream to build eco-village on Jeju

Cancer slows down surgeon's dream to build eco-village on Jeju

Jeju Island__ Hong Seung-jig's clinic is located on his scenic farmland seemingly in the middle of nowhere in Jeju's lush green western town of Aewol-eup. The surgeon, 64, created the farmland from scratch through his hard work since he arrived on Jeju three decades ago after being accepted as a surgeon in a local hospital.

2021-10-21 14:03

Nearly 90 cities, counties in danger of extinction due to population decrease

Nearly 90 cities, counties in danger of extinction due to population decrease

Nearly 90 small cities and counties that are in danger of extinction due to population decrease have been designated as "depopulation areas" for intensive support from the central government, the interior ministry said Monday. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said that it has designated 89 cities, counties and wards across the country as depopulation areas and a releva...

2021-10-18 10:59

What's behind Sejong City's high birthrate?

Over 42% of Koreans in their 30s unmarried

Korea in search of solutions for looming ultra-low childbirth, aging population

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