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Sun, October 17, 2021 | 23:57

[Cityscapes] Exploring beneath Gwanghwamun's surface

A lot of people went nuts a few weeks back, when pictures distributed in the media showed an ancient stream unearthed in downtown Seoul as part of the Gwanghwamun renovation project. Its excavation was cool to me, while also a little banal, on account of how much is hidden beneath the ground we walk on.

2021-04-27 19:02

Jeju Afrobeat band Omar and the Eastern Power transcends boundaries

Omar Benassila doesn't care much for boundaries, either in music or nations. If he did, he might not have left his home country of Morocco and settled in Korea, where he started Omar and the Eastern Power. It's an ever-evolving four-piece band most simply described as Afrobeat, with influences from dub, funk, folk and sufi music among others. It's an accumulation of the life ...

2021-04-27 18:59

Foreign population in Korea falls below 2 million for 1st time in over 5 years

The foreign population in South Korea has fallen below the 2 million mark for the first time in over five years amid the new coronavirus pandemic, government data showed Tuesday. As of March, the total number of foreign residents here stood at around 1.99 million, down 9.2 percent from a year ago when the corresponding figure was slightly over 2.2 million, according to data c...

2021-04-27 11:06

[Korea Encounters] Frank Schofield, 'a most dangerous man' and an 'eternal Korean'

On March 1, 1919, 33 Korean patriots signed the Korean Declaration of Independence and set in motion the March First ("Samil") Independence Movement. Today, they are buried in the National Cemetery, where they are joined by a "34th patriot:" Frank Schofield, a Canadian who was then serving in Korea as a medical missionary.

2021-04-20 18:28

Foreigner-owned businesses facing shutdown due to visa rule change

Many foreign business owners are facing an abrupt end to their entrepreneurial careers, as sudden changes in how immigration offices are handling the F-2-7 visa are causing chaos. Foreign business owners have been getting turned away at immigration offices when going in to renew their F-2-7 visas. Some have reported being told that they never should have been allowed to regis...

2021-04-20 15:49

Justice ministry grants temporary stay permits for undocumented migrant children

Illegal migrant children who are born and have lived in South Korea for more than 15 years will be given temporary stay permits, the Ministry of Justice said Monday, as part of efforts to recognize their fundamental and equal rights and inherent dignity. The policy, which runs until February 2025, is limited to children who graduated from elementary school before Feb. 28, 202...

2021-04-19 14:04

Korea needs better support for multiracial children in rural areas

[Joseon Images] First flights in Korea drew massive crowds

Aviation history in Korea was made on the afternoon of April 3, 1910, when Ohtori 4 - an airplane built and piloted by 37-year-old Japanese Lt. Sanji Narahara - raced down an impromptu 35-meter-long runway at Seoul's Yongsan and soared into the air reaching the astounding height of 30 meters off the ground. For about 30 minutes the plane circled the field and then safely land...

2021-04-14 13:20

Migrant workers allowed to extend stay in Korea for one year

South Korea on Tuesday announced a decision to extend the period of stay for about 115,000 foreign migrant workers by one year in a bid to relieve labor shortages at small businesses and in farming and fishing communities. The labor and justice ministries said that the temporary extension of stay will apply to the E-9 non-professional employment and H-2 visiting employment vi...

2021-04-13 10:54

Foreign line

Maria Osetrova, a researcher from the Center for Korean Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, will give a talk in Seoul National University's Anthropology Department through Zoom, and members of the public are welcome to tune in for free. She will look at how Korean cuisine has developed in separate directions since the division of the Korean Peninsula over 70 years ago...

2021-04-13 10:11

Daejeon Arts Collective returns to in-person exhibit

The Daejeon Arts Collective (DJAC) is opening its new exhibit, titled, “Semblance of Dreams,” on April 15, for five days at the Daejeon Gallery. The event will showcase 16 of Daejeon's international and domestic artists sharing their photography, paintings, pottery, upcycled wooden pieces and sound art.

2021-04-13 00:07

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