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Mon, October 18, 2021 | 01:04

Longboat Smoker provides Korea's best smoked salmon

Salmon is hardly unfamiliar here, and smoked salmon is widely available in many supermarkets. But that stuff is no preparation for trying Longboat Smoker's smoked salmon, which is all prepared locally in Yeonhui-dong, in a small shop crammed with specially made metal equipment.

2021-03-23 03:32

[Holiday in North Korea] Aboard North Korea's captured US ship, the USS Pueblo

It's hard for younger people to relate to, but the 1968 USS Pueblo incident is still an open wound to many who can remember the tense incident over 50 years ago. North Korea captured the U.S. ship - either in its own waters or international waters, depending on which side you believe - and held 83 crewmen hostage for almost a year, until the U.S. signed a document that was cr...

2021-03-16 17:34

Despite facing uncertainties, barbecuer Linus Kim chips in to rally Itaewon neighborhood

When Linus Kim shuttered the second branch of his barbecue restaurant Linus' Bama Style Barbecue in the Seoul neighborhood of Haebangchon (HBC) late last year, it brought more sorrow than closure, even to this day. “Having closed in HBC was heartbreaking because I put so much of myself in there,” he said.

2021-03-16 17:23

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2021-03-16 15:12

Korea to grant special stay permits for Myanmar nationals

South Korea will grant special stay permits for Myanmar nationals on humanitarian grounds starting next Monday, amid mounting violence there following a coup last month, the justice ministry said Friday. The ministry said the measures will cover approximately 25,000 Myanmar nationals who are staying in South Korea, until conditions stabilize in the Southeast Asian country.

2021-03-12 20:26

Korean government suspends development cooperation in Myanmar

[Cityscapes] Counting down Seoul's last moon villages

I feel like there's been an increasing amount of articles and videos lately with sensational titles like “Seoul's last shanty town” or “Seoul's last slum.” Quick, which neighborhood do you think they're all about? Chances are, you thought of Guryong Village in Seoul's southern Gangnam District. Or Baeksa Village, up in northeastern Nowon District. Both have been given the tit...

2021-03-09 18:02

Korean, US punk bands team up for split album

Live music venues are closed these days, some until the pandemic ends and some permanently, but punk bands here and in other countries are still making good use of their time. The members of Korean pop-punk band WinningShot haven't let the cancellations get them down.

2021-03-09 17:57

All 85,000 foreign workers in Gyeonggi ordered to take virus test before March 22

All foreign workers in Gyeonggi Province, which surrounds Seoul, were ordered Monday to take the coronavirus test before March 22, as part of authorities' efforts to cope with a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in foreigner-dense areas and workplaces. The latest administrative order from the provincial government of Gyeonggi was delivered to about 85,000 foreign workers in the ...

2021-03-08 13:48

GIs in the Land of the Morning Calm

I think of myself as the Forrest Gump of Korea. During five tours, starting in 1968 and ending in 1986, I stumbled into such a vast array of experiences that it provided me, I believe, with a unique view of not only the secretive and insular life of the 8th United States Army but more importantly an insight into how we lowly enlisted G.I.s interacted with ― and often clashed ...

2021-03-02 23:38

Foreigners employed by farms and fisheries receive immediate access to health insurance

Foreign nationals employed by farms and fisheries will be eligible for health insurance upon arrival in the country, the labor ministry said Tuesday. The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced a set of measures aimed at improving working conditions of foreigners, jointly with the ministries of health, agriculture, and oceans and fisheries.

2021-03-02 14:01

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