Seoul City is looking for international student ambassadors to help with activities and promotions for foreign college students from May 1 to Nov. 1.Activities will include social networking promotions for the government at one upload a week, helping to promote cultural events such as the three global friendship days, and participation in an international students cultural festival. The chosen ambassadors will receive a stipend for the time they volunteer, a certificate of recognition and invita

Gwangju International Center will run a GIC Culture Tour to Muan, South Jeolla Province, on April 25.The first stop on the tour will be the birthplace of Choeui, a Joseon-era Zen monk who also became a tea master.Lunch will follow at a restaurant for grilled pork over an open fire.After lunch the tour will visit the workshop of traditional pottery master Kim Ok-su, where participants can try their hand at making some ceramics of their own.The last stop will be Sikyeongjeong Pavillion, a favored

Busan Workers Health Center will run free consultations for foreign workers on April 19.The consultation includes basic tests on cholesterol and blood pressure, administering drugs, and advice on stress and workplace illnesses.Further consultations are also planned for July 19 and Oct. 18.The consultations will run from 1-4 p.m. at Busan Workers Health Center near Gamjeong Station on Subway Line 2. For more information (in Korean) visit www.bswhc.or.kr.(paulkerry@heraldcorp.com)

Daejeon Arts Collective will be holding a group exhibition at Daejeon City Hall.The exhibition, titled “Beyond the Fields We Know,” features work in a variety of media, including ceramics, photography, silkscreen prints, painting and multimedia.The show runs from Thursday until Tuesday at the first-floor gallery, with a reception Saturday from 4:30-7 p.m.The collective is also showing a group exhibition by members of local art studio Reason for Space at the DAC Gallery.Directions and information

An English translation of a fable by poet Ahn Do-hyun will be published in Britain this week, his agency said Wednesday.  The book, titled "The Salmon Who Dared to Leap Higher," will be released on Thursday (in British time) by Pan Macmillan, one of the largest British book publishers, according to KL Management, which had planned the book's overseas release.  This is the first of Ahn's books to be translated into English.  It was translated by Deborah Smith, who specializes in English-language

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