The House of Sharing is seeking long-term volunteers. The support and information center for Korean comfort women is especially keen to hear from people who can help translate documents from Korean to English and vice-versa. The House operates both as a museum and as a home to the survivors of sexual slavery at the hands of the Japanese military during World War II.The center also invites people t

International volunteers are to hold a peace-promoting project in Korea’s Gangwon province this August. The initiative is to work with local children in Hwacheon, near the DMZ. International volunteers will visit the area Aug. 1-13 to help promote Pahoro village as a memorial place for peace. For the first week, the volunteers aged between 18 and 35 will organize activities for local students at a

Volunteers are being sought to help kids at a Seoul hospital on May 21. Volunteers are invited to help prepare medical kits and spend time with young patients at St. Mary’s Hospital in Gangnam. People with an interest in music, magic or arts are especially welcome to take part in the regular volunteer event organized by the Yeoksam Global Village Center. Volunteers wishing to help out from 10 a.m.

Three cabaret nights are to be held to help musical-lovers in Korea support good causes. The events have been organized by the Seoul Players in the expat theater group’s biggest outreach initiative to date. The English-language fundraisers are to feature numbers from hit musicals including “Rent,” “Wicked,” “Into the Woods” as well as many more Broadway favorites. All songs will have a connection

Canucks in Seoul is set to raise cash for moms and babies at a celebration of Queen Victoria’s birthday. The third annual Canadian Community BBQ is to raise funds to help unwed mothers and their children. The event organized by the Canadian Women’s Club, is to be held on Friday, May 27. The Victoria Day Backyard BBQ is to offer food, music and Canadian trivia from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Canadi

Fears rise over possibility of the deadly disease afflicting pregnant womenA 36-year-old woman who had recently given birth died of complications from an unidentified virus Tuesday at a Seoul hospital, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. This is the first fatality reported from the pneumonia-causing virus and authorities are still struggling to trace its origin and find trea

North Korea on Tuesday said that South Korea’s recent announcement pinpointing it as the culprit for the April 12 cyber attack was a “fabrication,” denying its role in the nation’s worst-ever banking system crash.The North’s Defense Ministry spokesperson issued a statement, claiming that the announcement last Tuesday was the “same fabrication” as the sinking of the corvette Cheonan, according to i

Former and current South Korean ambassadors will give a series of lectures in Seoul on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations from May 31 through July 5 to enhance understanding of its 10 member countries. The ASEAN-Korea Center has organized the lectures on relations between Korea and ASEAN members and ways to improve them.The center is an international body established in March 2009 under an

New floor leader Hwang says party will reach out to the people with policiesThe newly elected floor leader of the ruling Grand National Party pledged to rid the party of its reputation as an affluent party remote from the realities of citizens.“Our party will focus on designing customized welfare policies for people of all ages,” said Rep. Hwang Woo-yea in a radio speech on Tuesday.“Our aim is to

Police will recruit a former military officer to effectively carry out their operations in the event of North Korean provocations, officials at the National Police Agency said Tuesday.“The agency revised its regulations to expand its anti-terrorism center into a bigger crisis management center which will handle disaster situations. With the revision, we have also laid a ground on which to recruit