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Apr 4, 2020 Culture

[Weekender] Brighten up home quarantine with home furnishings

As the COVID-19 situation draws out, many of us have been spending all day in our homes. Staying in can be boring, even stressful for some. Worse, we are not sure when this will ever come to an end. ...

[Weekender] How to raise W100m by 30: Millennial investment strategies

“Since I do not work for any organization, I want to make money through freelance jobs like part-time tutoring as well as expanding savings through investments,” she said. In a recent joint survey r...

Mar 26, 2020
Money
[Weekender] National Gugak Center goes online

While the National Gugak Center in southern Seoul remains closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the center continues to put on creative gugak performances and make them available online. As more...

Mar 19, 2020
Music
[Weekender] Hyundai or Mercedes-Benz: Why is Korea’s car market so polarised?

This strategy has been difficult by local rivals to follow, as many of them went through restructuring, labor-management disputes and ownership changes without the backing of sturdy capital. Amid gr...

Mar 19, 2020
Transport
[Weekender] Love in a time of coronavirus

Roses are red, violets are blue. The season of love is here, and the coronavirus is too. “I was supposed to get married on White Day but I delayed it to this fall due to the coronavirus,” a bride-to...

Mar 13, 2020
Culture
[Weekender] Handmade masks comfort marginalized people amid serious shortage

When Park Jin-ryoung, a Daegu resident, saw people waiting in line for hours to buy a face mask -- a must-have survival item in the city, which accounts for nearly 70 percent of COVID-19 cases in Sou...

Mar 12, 2020
Culture
[Weekender] How coronavirus has changed way Koreans exercise

“For February, we had to expand our capacity as the number of members rose from around 9,000 to over 10,000. We also had over 10,000 people signing up for the class in March,” startup Dano spokespers...

Mar 6, 2020
Health
[Weekender] Keeping safe from virus

Wearing face masks on buses and subways -- and even at the office -- has become the new normal in South Korea amid the coronavirus outbreak. People are washing their hands and sanitizing the surface...

Mar 5, 2020
Social affairs
[Weekender] Survival diary of Korean internet cafes

“The minimum wage was an issue. It was a pressure. So we are focusing on automation as there is are fewer customers late at night,” said the official from the IPCA. According to game data provider G...

Feb 28, 2020
Industry
[Weekender] The ‘Parasite’ impact

During the four trading days after the movie bagged the four Academy Awards on Feb. 9 (local time), Nongshim shares surged by some 10 percentage points. Some market analysts forecast that the overal...

Feb 21, 2020
Film
[Weekender] At home, safe from the virus

Since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed last month, many South Koreans have put their social lives on hold, choosing to stay home most of the time. When they have to step outside, many cover ...

Feb 13, 2020
Social affairs
[Weekender] Forgotten stories behind Jeongwol Daeboreum traditions

“I crack nuts with my family on Jeongwol Daeboreum. I am not sure why, but I guess the tradition is supposed to shoo away some bad ghosts and bring good luck,” Kang Min-woo, 26, said. “I do know that...

Feb 6, 2020
Culture
[Weekender] Does screen-free parenting work?

Annie Jeong has always been concerned about her 3-year-old son’s exposure to digital devices. She became more worried recently after learning about the rise of screen-free parenting. But such a sche...

Jan 30, 2020
Culture
[Weekender] Spending Seollal alone may be unorthodox, but there is still plenty to do in Seoul

As Koreans halt operations and leave on an exodus for their hometowns for the Lunar New Year holiday, travelers and expats alike may find themselves scratching their heads as to how to spend their we...

Jan 16, 2020
Culture
[Weekender] Korea’s obsession with tallness

“I’m a 12-year-old girl and 158 centimeters tall. All my best friends are at least 160 centimeters in height. My goal is to eventually reach 180 centimeters. Please advise how I can grow taller.” Th...

Jan 16, 2020
Industry

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