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Sat, June 10, 2023 | 20:03

Webinar to be held for students seeking to study in US

Webinar to be held for students seeking to study in US

The number of Korean students studying abroad dropped 41 percent in 2021 compared to what it had been two years earlier, before the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

2022-12-19 14:13

Startup founder launches body positive campaign for those with disabilities

Startup founder launches body positive campaign for those with disabilities

Lee Yu-jeong, 32, feels that people stare at her whenever she leaves her house to go somewhere. “It's like a runway,” she says. She thought there were no reasons she should draw other people's attention. She is no different from anyone else, except for one thing: she uses a wheelchair due to a disorder called osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease in which bones fracture ...

Lee Yeon-woo | 2022-12-15 15:33

Korea's 1st winner at Big Four beauty pageant talks about true beauty

Korea's 1st winner at Big Four beauty pageant talks about true beauty

For the first time, a Korean has won a major international beauty pageant title. Choi Mina Sue, a communications student representing Korea in the Miss Earth pageant, made history by becoming the first Korean to win at one of the Big Four international beauty contests. She beat 85 other contestants from around the world at the pageant's coronation event in Manila, the Philipp...

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-12-15 13:31

SeoulSETA teachers honored

SeoulSETA teachers honored

Winners of the 2022 English Newspapers in Education (NIE) presentation competition pose with judges at the Franciscan Education Center in Jeong-dong, Seoul, Tuesday.

2022-12-15 11:17

Billy Kim Hall opens at Billy Graham Library

Billy Kim Hall opens at Billy Graham Library

From left, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Far East Broadcasting Company Korea (FEBC-Korea) Chairman Billy Kim and Billy Graham Evangelistic Association President and CEO Franklin Graham pose after a ribbon cutting ceremony held in Charlotte, North Carolina, Tuesday (local time). The ceremony marked the establishment of Billy Kim Hall, named after the FEBC-Korea chairm...

Park Han-sol | 2022-12-14 13:02

'Squid Game' star Lee Jung-jae wins Korea Image Awards

'Squid Game' star Lee Jung-jae wins Korea Image Awards

Lee Jung-jae, the lead actor of the 2021 hit dystopian drama, “Squid Game,” who made his directorial debut with the action film, “Hunt,” this year, will be honored at the upcoming Korea Image Awards. Hosted by culture promotion advocacy group, the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI), the Korea Image Awards 2022 is slated to take place at the InterContinental Seoul COEX...

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-12-12 17:03

Anti-sex crime activist-turned-politician named in BBC 100 Women 2022 list

Anti-sex crime activist-turned-politician named in BBC 100 Women 2022 list

Park Ji-hyun, the former co-leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), was named in year's BBC 100 Women list of influential and inspiring women around the world, Tuesday, for her work tackling digital sex crimes and bringing gender equality into Korean politics.

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-12-09 08:17

Hallyu Fest to take place in Mexico from Dec. 17-18

Hallyu Fest to take place in Mexico from Dec. 17-18

A festival centering on “hallyu,” (the Korean Wave), is slated to take place in the capital of Mexico from Dec. 17-18. Hosted by online media outlet K-magazine, Hallyu Fest will be held at the National Museum of World Cultures in Mexico City.

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-12-07 16:57

Cardinal Lazzaro You says possibility of pope's visit to North Korea depends on Pyongyang

Cardinal Lazzaro You says possibility of pope's visit to North Korea depends on Pyongyang

Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik said Friday the possibility of Pope Francis' trip to North Korea depends on the communist country.

2022-12-02 19:57

[INTERVIEW] 34-year-old permaculture farmer runs zero-waste shop in Gangneung

INTERVIEW34-year-old permaculture farmer runs zero-waste shop in Gangneung

GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province - “Are you sure you want to buy all that?” This is the first question that the employees at “Tomorrow Market” will ask their customers, once they see them fill their shopping bags with bundles of eye-catching items - such as bamboo toothbrushes and silicone straws - uniquely found in this tiny yet refined shop. It sounds like the most unlikely ques...

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-11-30 13:36

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