• LG Uplus vows to lead 5G, IoT at new Yongsan office

    LG Uplus’ new headquarters building in Yongsan, central Seoul. LG Uplus said Sunday it will shore up efforts to develop fifth-generation network and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies at its new headquarters in Yongsan. “LG Uplus has changed from the past when it was busy keeping up with other carriers…

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  • NK harder nut to crack than Iran, say experts

    North Korea will prove to be a harder nut to crack than Iran, according to political analysts. This view follows a deal reached between Tehran and a group of world powers led by the United States on the Middle eastern nation’s nuclear program. The U.S. has already hinted at adopting…

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  • S. Korea to propose talks with N. Korea on Kaesong wages this week

    South Korea will propose talks with a North Korean agency in charge of an inter-Korean industrial complex early this week to resolve disputes over wages for the North’s workers, officials said Sunday. In February, Pyongyang announced unilaterally that it will raise the minimum wage for its workers at the Kaesong…

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  • East Asia

    An America that does not know China

    Before China opened its doors to the world, the author has already foreseen the China that we see now, but was left worrying at a trance, thinking that, “China’s transformation to a capitalist system is inevitable. Now, what should we do?” This has been the common concern amongst the elite…

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    [Survey] Which city captures your heart?

    Tourists of the world are all heading to Asia. About 200 million tourists visit Asia annually and based on the combined statistics of the ASEAN countries, about 100 million tourists visit Southeast Asia. A huge increase of migrants from other countries can be seen as well. Many are attracted by…

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  • East Asia

    Noodles, Asia’s favorite

    Men and women, young and old all over the world enjoy food made with noodles made into hundreds, if not thousands of different types. Especially in Asia, as many types of noodles rise to popularity, national cuisine of different countries becomes popular as well. For example, Vietnam has pho (rice…

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  • East Asia

    Reconsidering ‘Multicultural’ in Korea necessary

    The good thing about living in Korea is the fast pace of transformation and changes happening in the society. For its transformation into becoming a multicultural society, Korea has quickly instituted a good number of policies compared to other countries with the same history of multiculturalism. These policies were proposed,…

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  • East Asia

    Exploration of ethos in Seoul

    February 3, 2015, Tuesday morning. I was all hyped up about my first visit to Bukchon Hanok Village. Less than a month in the new city and Bukchon, one of the few places I wanted to visit, awaited me. No excuses, no sleep, I rode toward Bukchon with all my…

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  • East Asia

    The world votes for ‘samgyetang’ as one of Korea’s best dishes

    The rise of the chicken dish “samgyetang” as one of the three best dishes of Korea in a survey by foreigners show the continuing rise and heyday of Korean food in the international scene. Samgyetang, usually consumed during the dog days of summer to replenish bodily energy, is emerging as…

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  • East Asia

    World cities’ congress on sustainability to be held in Seoul in April

    Coined to be the biggest network of cities in the world, the ICLEI World Congress (ICLEI, International Council for International Environmental Initiatives) will be held in Seoul, Korea from April 8 to 12. During the congress, cities of the world including Paris, Tokyo, Copenhagen, Heidelberg, Budapest, Guangzhou, Johannesburg, Edmonton, Melbourne,…

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