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WinK to host lawyers Q&A for expats

Jul 21, 2016

South Korean attorneys will offer their pro-bono services at a question and answer session in Seoul on Saturday.The lawyers will meet with up to 12 attendees for two hours to answer questions about legal issues at When in Korea (WinK)’s Kitchen & Taphouse. They will cover topics relating to contract, property, visa, labor, civil, criminal, commercial, and corporate law. “We know there are legal help sites on the Internet. But this session should allow them to ask many follow-up questions so they
Couple seeks to end bear bile trade in Korea, build sanctuaries

Jul 12, 2016

When Gina Moon witnessed Korea’s bear bile farming practices, she was left with a troubling question: “How could we do this to our mother?” She was reminded of the myth here about Tangun -- the legendary first king of Korea -- that says a bear was the mother of the first Korean.Upon seeing firsthand the cruelty of the bear bile trade, Moon 58, founded moonbears.org, an organization that aims to put a stop to the bear bile industry in Korea, with her husband John William Walker in January 2007. “
Expat artists team up to extend murals around Mi Cook Oppa

Jul 12, 2016

Expat artists will descend on a street in Itaewon to add some color to the concrete.Lawrence Blackman of art group Look But Don’t Touch, said he met James Beckwith, the owner of Mi Cook Oppa in Itaewon, a few months ago when Beckwith led a similar event with another group. Now Beckwith has arranged for a new area to be painted, and Look But Don’t Touch is organizing the artistic side of things.A mural outside Mi Cook Oppa (Mi Cook Oppa)“His idea is to help develop the area by muralising it, whic
New start-up center to support foreign businesses

Jul 12, 2016

A new start-up center funded by the Seoul Metropolitan Government will help expats grow their businesses by assisting them in developing globally.The Seoul Global Startup Center in Yongsan-gu is the first government-subsidized scheme to provide seed funding mainly for foreigners through an incubation program in Korea. Seoul GSC’s five-month incubation program will provide 10 million won ($8,656) in seed funding to successful applicants.Each team will also receive a 24-hour office space, visa ass
Gwangju center to run tour to Gokseong

Jul 12, 2016

Gwangju International Center will run a tour to Gokseong, South Jeolla Province, which recently rose to prominence as the location of the horror film, “The Wailing.” The area is home to temples, shrines and monuments, with the first destination on the stop being Dorisma Temple, which was established by a famous Buddhist monk named Wonhyo Daesa. The name Dorimsa, meaning “Temple of the Forest of Ascetics,” was chosen because the temple was crowded with spiritual people, including Doseongguksa, Sa
Talk to explore sociocultural impact on FDI

Jul 11, 2016

One of the founders of the Korean Studies Centre in Sheffield will deliver a lecture on Tuesday at the Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch on how it can help the government attract higher levels of foreign direct investment.Judith Cherry’s lecture will look at how sociocultural issues challenge foreign companies investing in South Korea. Cherry will base her lecture on interviews conducted between 2009 and 2016 with EU executives, diplomats and trade officials. Since the late 1990s, foreign direc
Foreign residents invited to guided tours of Korea's world heritage

Jun 10, 2016

South Korea will begin a series of guided tours of the country's UNESCO-listed world heritage for foreign residents this week, a state-run culture agency said Friday.On Saturday and Sunday the Korean Culture and Information Service will take U.S. military officials in Korea and their families to the east coast city of Gangneung for the "Gangneung Dano Festival."The festival is one of the biggest surviving cultural feasts to celebrate the day of Dano, May 5th in the Korean lunar calendar.The Dano
Global Families of Gwangju founders win Simning award

Jun 8, 2016

Gwangju expats Jeff Hamilton and Kelly Palmer Kim were conferred the Michael Simning Community Builders Award for their work in setting up and running the Global Families of Gwangju community organization.The pair created GFG five years ago to facilitate cross-cultural activities and exchanges in Gwangju as well as to run events to allow kids and international families to get together and enjoy typical family experiences that many expats have back home and miss in Korea, according to award organ
Expats ‘Come Together’ after girl’s surgery fails

Jun 8, 2016

Expats in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, are staging a massive fund-raiser on June 18 to support one of their own who has fallen on bad times.Shawn Morrissey, 37, from Victoria, Newfoundland, knew from early on that his daughter, Ha-yoon, would not have the healthiest life. She was born with Alagile’s Syndrome, a rare congenital disorder that affects the liver. On May 13, the 4-year-old went in for a liver transplant at Seoul National University Hospital. Despite having some of the best surgeons in K
‘Wonderland’ stage show reveals slice of life in Korea

Jun 8, 2016

Life soon after arriving in Korea can seem like a bemusing blur of episodes, and the Changwon Community Theater has tried to re-create just that in a self-penned show.The group’s next production “Waygook-in Wonderland” runs this weekend, giving a view of life in Korea in some 45 short segments. The play was a collaborative project devised by the cast, led by director Cinthia Palmer, who describes the show as a smorgasbord of short sketches, song and dance turned into one long music video.“This i
Entrepreneurs invited to join start-up contest

Jun 8, 2016

Would-be entrepreneurs are being invited to enter a national Startathon competition to show off their work as part of Korea’s efforts to identify promising new start-ups. The competition, organized by the Science Ministry-affiliated Next Generation Convergence Contents Industry Association, will offer a first prize of 5 million won ($4320), with a second prize of 2 million won and three third prizes of 1 million won each.Teams should compete in one of four preliminary rounds to get to the final.
Danish singer puts out Korean reggae single

Jun 8, 2016

Expat musician Philip Knudsen has released “Children Don’t You Play On Earth,” a reggae single in Korean. Knudsen, a vocal coach of 15 years who was trained in his home country of Denmark, also runs barbershop quartet the Barbers of Seoul, but performs reggae as a solo artist.The song’s original lyrics were written by high school friend Stig Geer while the two worked on a songwriting project in 2004, and rewritten in Korean -- as “Jigu-eso Noljima” -- by local songwriter Sung Nock-won.“Stig’s id
Market festival draws from traditional, modern Korean cultures

May 26, 2016

A festival that allows tourists to experience both traditional and modern Korean cultures kicked off at a historic marketplace in downtown Seoul on Thursday.There are three "zones" at the 2016 Namdaemun Market Global Festival, with different themes. At the K-style zone, foreigners may try on "hanbok," traditional Korean attire, and purchase clothes and accessories made popular by local TV series at a discounted price.Over at the K-military zone, visitors are offered a chance to re-enact the life
KOTESOL conference looks to its ‘provinces’

May 25, 2016

English teachers and scholars from across Korea will meet Saturday in Wonju, Gangwon Province, for KOTESOL’s annual national conference.Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages is an association of around 600 teachers of English, one-third of whom are Korean. The national conference is its second-largest event behind the fall international conference, and is expected to attract more than 200 participants. Theron MullerDesigned for practical applications, useful experiences and fr
Expats Day event to return to FC Seoul

May 25, 2016

The seventh Expats Day will take place at FC Seoul on May 29, featuring the K-League Classic Match against the Junnam Dragons. The event is an annual match day event -- held with the football club -- that offers discounted tickets when booked in advance, entertainment and some free refreshments.Before the match there will be a fair with booths for food and entertainment, as well as a live stage with pop music and a B-boy dance show. The event begins at 11 a.m., with kickoff at 2 p.m. Seoul is to