Category: Life
Koreans to challenge seemingly impossible voyage on raft
Prof. Youn Myung-chul of Dongguk University speaks about his coming adventure. Five Korean adventurers will set sail in May on a seemingly impossible voyage from the Philippines to South Korea […]
Works of disabled painter exhibited in UN
Dennis Han(34 years old)’s Painting Exhibition was held on April 9 – 13 at the United Nations Delegates’ Entrance. Dennis Han, despite his disability, portrays pure human hopes and dreams. On the evening of […]
What makes people happy at work?
Workplace satisfaction hinges on performance recognition Working life can be tedious and stressful at times for all men and women. Other times, going to work can be worthwhile and satisfying […]
Fighting lung cancer on bicycle
Kim Sun-wook has a one in 10 chance to survive the next five years, according to current life-expectancy estimates. He has Stage 4 lung cancer. Kim said that when he […]
‘What Koreans are talking about, so are we’
Two foreigners translate Korea’s popular news, comments into English on website Not all expats in Korea or foreigners abroad will want to hear about government-promoted national advertising like K-pop or […]
Persian New Year’s Day celebrated
Persian New Year’s Day, Norooz, which fell on March 20 this year, was belatedly celebrated in Yangcheon Cultural Center, western Seoul, Thursday (March 29) amid attendance of Iranian Ambassador to […]
Worker’s performance improves with smartphone off
A study has found that workers are happier and improve their performance if they give up using their smartphones one evening a week, the Daily Mail reported on March 19. […]
20th anniversary of Seo Taiji and Boys
A photo taken in 1995 shows, from left, Lee Juno ,Yang Hyun-suk, and Seo Taij. Seo Taiji and Boys changed the history of Korean pop music when they debuted in […]
Einstein’s famed formulas, photos, love letters go online
Photo shows the printed announcement of Albert Einstein’s marriage to Mileva Maric in 1903, presented at a press conference to lauch the Einstein Archives Online in Jeursalem on March 19, […]
Expect the unexpected
“Expect the Unexpected (or You Won’t Find It): A Creativity Tool Based on the Ancient Wisdom of Heraclitus” is an extraordinary book. Roger Von Oech’s book is based on the […]