Yeoksam GVC offers tteokguk cookery classIf you want the traditional bowl of tteok soup on New Year’s Day but don’t know how to make it, Yeoksam Global Village Center offers a chance to learn how ahead of Lunar New Year’s Day.The center will host a Korean cooking class for expats on Jan. 19, where you can learn how to make “tteokguk” (tteok soup) and “pajeon,” a kind of pancake with green onions a

A polar bear swim to raise money for the Asian Community School in Busan will take place Saturday at Haeundae Beach from 2-5 p.m. Participants should meet at the Wolfhound Irish Pub in Haeundae. They may leave their belongings at the bar before taking a dip in the ocean. Donations of 10,000 won are recommended, and will be collected at the pub. All proceeds from the event will go toward supplies f

A benefit concert for Haiti will take place Saturday night at Club Spot across from Hongdae Park in Seoul. Taking place from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., One Hundred for Haiti Seoul will feature performances by nine local punk rock bands. Set to play are: The Geeks, Things We Say, ...Whatever That Means, Burn My Bridges, No Excuse, Warpath, Dokkebi Assault, Find The Spot and Shellback. One Hundred for Haiti

Applications for the Basic Korean Language Proficiency Test on Jan. 30 will close Friday. The Basic KLPT is designed for beginner Korean-language learners who have taken between 150 and 200 hours of lessons and tests listening, grammar and reading. The Basic KLPT is held quarterly at nine centers around the country and is designed at a lower level than the main KLPT, which takes place in spring an