Seoul International Women’s Association is holding a women’s networking session on Nov. 30. The Working Women’s Network will meet for drinks and dinner at Kyotofu in Hannam-dong starting 7 p.m. Dinner starts at 8 p.m.All participants pay for their own dinner and drinks, and there is a 10,000 won participation fee for non-SIWA members.To attend the women-only event, email workingwomensnetwork@siwapage.com by Nov. 29.(paulkerry@heraldm.com)

Free pansori storytelling performances are being held on Mondays at Seoul Global Culture and Tourism Center until Dec.12Pansori -- a musical genre in which a story is sung with percussion backing -- will be sung in Korean but an English narration will be provided. Actors will help bring the performances to life.The performances tell two stories alternating each week. Monday’s performance will tell the story of Heungbu and Nov. 29 will tell the tale of Chunhyang. The tale of Heungbu is about two

Seorae Global Center is putting on cooking classes for those who want to broaden their kitchen skills. There will be a class on making a Korean dish called “saengchae” at 1:30 p.m. on Monday run by the Institute of Korean Traditional Food. Another class on Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. will teach people how to cook a Moroccan tagine made with chicken and dried apricots, and at 1 p.m. on Dec. 2 a class will show how to make Sri Lankan potato puffs and coconut pancakes.The Korean class is free, but the Morocca

The parliamentary health committee is facing criticism over its decision to delay until next year the handling of a bill that would allow supermarkets to sell over-the-counter drugs.Proponents of the revision claim that ruling and opposition lawmakers on the committee defied public demands, fearing that a group of some 60,000 pharmacists would campaign against their re-election in April.The legislators argued that more caution should be taken, as the revision could trigger a set of problems such

A delegation of Libyan government officials and executives will visit Korea this week to discuss ways to cooperate in the sectors of communications, electricity and others, Seoul officials said Sunday.The Libyan delegation is scheduled to arrive in Seoul on Tuesday for a five-day visit that will be the first official visit to Korea since Libya’s nine-month civil war ended last month with the capture and killing of Moammar Gadhafi, who had ruled there for more than four decades.The areas of coope

JEJU ISLAND (Yonhap News) ― Maritime police on this resort island said Saturday they have seized three Chinese fishing boats for poaching and obstruction of duty in South Korean waters.Jeju maritime police first seized a Chinese boat which was illegally fishing inside South Korea’s exclusive economic zone off Jeju at around 4:25 a.m. Soon after, 25 Chinese trawlers approached a South Korean maritime police vessel in the area to demand the release of the seized Chinese boat.As the Chinese boats i

Long-term foreign residents of Korea may now register their new addresses online after moving, the Justice Ministry said Sunday.The ministry announced that starting Monday, foreigners and Koreans living overseas may register their change of residence or address online, following digital verification.Until now, foreigners were required to complete change of residence applications at their local immigration or government office within 14 days of moving, according to officials.The ministry believes

The cold spell will continue to grip the nation Monday, with the mercury dropping below minus 9 degrees Celsius in the morning, the state weather agency said Sunday. The Korea Meteorological Administration warned of a wind chill factor likely to dip into the minus-10s. Some Chungcheong and west coastal areas will see snow. The cold spell will linger through Tuesday, the KMA said. The sudden coldness appeared on Sunday morning, pushing away the unusually mild autumn days. The morning low in Seoul

High-ranking officials from donor and recipient nations meeting in South Korea later this month expect to discuss a new global mechanism that can better manage and improve the impact of global development aid, key organizers said Sunday.About 2,500 government delegates and leaders of international organizations, including U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, will start a three-day conference in the southern port city of Busan on Nov. 29. The 4th High-Le