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Wed, January 27, 2021 | 03:47

[Korea Encounters] Looking down high noses at 'quack plastic surgeons' in 1971

[Korea Encounters] Looking down high noses at 'quack plastic surgeons' in 1971

“At one section of Yonsei Medical Center, strange things are happening. A harelipped boy steps out with a normal mouth. A flat-nosed girl consults a doctor; next day, out comes gingerly a piquant face with that “forward-look” nose. These miraculous changes are the results of modern plastic surgery, which in Korea found a home at the plastic surgery section of the hospital a y...

2021-01-26 17:55

Staying safe at live music events

Staying safe at live music events

It's inevitable that the drop in new COVID-19 cases will lead the government to lower the social distancing measures, in an attempt to reward or placate voters, and most likely cases will soon shoot up again. But it's possible Korea's struggling live music scene will get a chance to come out of hibernation again, even if only for a few weeks.

2021-01-26 17:54

Seoul city gov't to launch 3rd council of foreign residents

Seoul city gov't to launch 3rd council of foreign residents

The Seoul city government plans to launch a new council of foreign residents Tuesday as part of efforts to improve their quality of life here. The council, the third of its kind, will comprise 30 residents aged 18 or older from 20 countries, including the United States, France, Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia, the city government said in a press release. China accounts for the lar...

2021-01-26 13:53

Goodwill Cooperation Service International holds board of directors meeting for 2021

Goodwill Cooperation Service International holds board of directors meeting for 2021

Global philanthropic campaigner Goodwill Cooperation Service International's board of directors meeting for this year was held at the organization's headquarters in Seoul's Jongno District, Jan 21.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-01-22 17:10

International students to be included in mandatory health insurance program

International students to be included in mandatory health insurance program

Foreign students who stay in Korea for over six months will be included in the mandatory state health insurance program starting from March, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Earlier this week, the ministry announced the planned implementation of the compulsory registration for international students to the healthcare system.

2021-01-21 09:22

Extra Noir brings musical texture to Euljiro's alleys

Extra Noir brings musical texture to Euljiro's alleys

A walk through the alleys of central Seoul's Euljiro neighborhood led a foreign professor on a musical journey. Andrew Wilbur, an associate professor at Seoul National University originally from the U.S., found his way to some of the area's older record shops, where he picked up a number of mysterious vinyl records from several decades in Korea's past.

2021-01-19 18:02

[Cityscapes] 'Fire Flower' grows at Yongsan Disaster site

[Cityscapes] 'Fire Flower' grows at Yongsan Disaster site

If you're in the Sinyongsan area, just east of Yongsan Station, you might notice a red sculpture that wasn't there a year ago. It looks sort of like a tulip, or a red flame, standing in front of the recently opened Hyosung Harrington Place building. A plaque identifies it as the “Fire Flower” by Han Jin-su, and it seems to be an accidental memorial to a tragic fire that took ...

2021-01-19 17:40

[Friends of Korea] Returning to Korea to serve in Peace Corps

[Friends of Korea] Returning to Korea to serve in Peace Corps

While I was growing up in Honolulu, Hawaii, my father spent time with a Korean association that his father had been active in. Before World War II, there were many Korean associations in Hawaii pursuing Korean independence from Japan. The deep affinity of their aging members and their adult children for these associations was not well appreciated by the children of my generat...

2021-01-12 18:53

5 ways to cope with homesickness in Korea

5 ways to cope with homesickness in Korea

Last year was definitely one for the books. Everyone who had big plans for 2020 experienced new levels of disappointment. Forced to separate our needs from our wants, we all had to stop, recalibrate and learn to be better at being grateful. We found ways to offer support for each other through online counseling and talking through our tough times with those closest to us.

2021-01-12 15:39

Rights groups criticize revision to Refugee Act

Rights groups criticize revision to Refugee Act

Darwish Musab, 28, was granted refugee status in Korea in April 2018. But, like many thousands of asylum seekers, he had to go through a long process as his application was initially denied.

2021-01-07 13:13

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