Seoul City’s first foreigners’ flea market of 2012 is to be held on March 31. The event organized by the Seoul Global Center aims to help expats here to connect with Seoul citizens in different ways.The center holds the Foreigners’ Flea Market on the last Saturday of every month from March to October each year.Stall vendors must be foreigners, though Korean citizens may participate as vendors when accompanied by foreigners. Taking part is free of charge, but people may voluntarily donate a perce

Koreans have brought warmth and light to a remote Nepali village by installing solar power, as well as the country’s first ondol heating system. The mountain community of Thingan used to plunge into darkness at sundown. But now village residents are enjoying brighter, warmer nights thanks to photovoltaic technology installed as part of the 10 million-rupee ($125,200) project. A 26-person expedition, including professors and students from three Korean universities, visited the village in Nepal’s

Marathon StarCraft tourney on to fund amputee’s e-sports research hereA disabled gamer has launched a 56-hour StarCraft tournament in a bid to raise enough cash to play again in Korea. Matthew Fink spent the last three months here as part of a world tour to learn more about online gaming, but the American quadruple amputee must now raise thousands of dollars to continue his trip. The StarCraft II player, who goes by “LookNoHands” when playing the real-time strategy game, won a $25,000 travel sti

Veteran actress Kim Hye-ja had reason to be proud earlier this month as one of her sponsored children from Bangladesh began graduate studies in Korea.This undated photo shows James Rana Baidaya, one of sponsored children by Korean actress Kim Hye-ja, posing for a photo at Kyunghee University in Yong

A documentary promoting North Korean human rights will be screened at an information session at a Seoul university on March 21. Justice for North Korea is to co-host the “3-2-1 Action! for North Korea” event along with Korea University’s Graduate School of International Studies Student Council. The event is being held to share information on North Korean refugee issues. The documentary “On the Border” will be screened to show the struggles of North Korean defectors, followed by a Q&A forum. The

Four Americans are set to bike 5,000 kilometers through the Balkans to raise cash for North Korean kids. Andrew Godlewski, Suzanne Heibel, Stephen Sessions and Katie Tibbetts met while teaching English in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, and are now planning a 3-month cycling trip through Eastern Europe to help fund bakeries that feed children in North Korea.The four aim to cycle in a giant loop from Turkey though 13 countries in a bid to raise $10,000 in sponsorship for the charity Love North Korean

A charity concert in Seoul has raised almost 2 million won to help support Korean unwed mothers and their children.Around 250 people attended the CLASH concert in Hongdae’s Freebird club on March 10 to enjoy rock and hip-hop artists from the expat and Korean music scene. More than 20 performers came together for the charity night under the banner of “Two Worlds Collide for the Greater Good.”The money raised will go toward Korean Unwed Mothers and Family Association’s work to help single and unma

A comic has been published to promote cultural diversity to kids in Korea. The book titled “Hello! Global Citizens” aims to teach children about peace, human rights and sustainable development. UNESCO Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding created the educational comic aimed to help elementary and high school students overcome cultural differences. Thirteen artists helped bring the different stories to life and 6 Southeast Asian and Korean folktales were depicted for an