-
Lifestyle
‘Please Take Care of Mom’ sells 2 million
Shin Kyung-sook’s novel “Please Take Care of Mom” has sold a landmark 2 million copies, her publisher Changbi announced Tuesday. The 49-year-old’s popular book is about a family’s search for a missing mother. Translated into various languages around the world including English for the United States, it also won…
Read More » -
Lifestyle
Academy promises new ‘traditional’ hallyu
As a historian by profession, a key policy goal for Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik has been to promote Korea’s traditional arts and alter the perception that “hallyu,” or the Korean wave, is limited to K-pop and TV dramas. Since the beginning of the year, the ministry has implemented new…
Read More » -
Lifestyle
Chongdong Theater updates ‘Miso’
Traditional musical blends new music, choreography The Chongdong Theater, near Deoksu Palace in central Seoul, is the nation’s first and only theater devoted solely to traditional performances. Local business conglomerates have displayed a tendency to promote Western arts, such as classical music, ballet or opera, rather than sponsor traditional…
Read More » -
Lifestyle
Yin Chuan’s natural beauty enchants Korean visitors
The unique natural beauty of Yin Chuan enchanted some 80 Korean people who visited the Chinese city aboard the Jin Air’s inaugural flight in March. They prasied the scenic beauty of the region, saying that they were impressed by the fact that Islamic culture, desert and vast grass-covered…
Read More » -
Lifestyle
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 on a bamboo raft propelled only by the wind and ocean currents. The raft, to be christened “East Asian…
Read More » -
Lifestyle
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 Monday 9 April, there was an opening reception for the Dennis Han Exhibition. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Permanent Representative Kim…
Read More » -
Lifestyle
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 and our feet are as light as feathers when we head to work. So what is it that makes…
Read More » -
Lifestyle
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 heard the diagnosis he felt helpless, like he was falling upside down from a high precipice. Those few words,…
Read More » -
Lifestyle
‘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 skin care programs. Many will rather want to know about what ordinary Koreans are talking about and how they…
Read More » -
Lifestyle
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 Korea Ahmad Masoumifar, other foreign diplomatic envoy and residents in the region. The celebration, hosted by Iranian Embassy, was…
Read More »