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Wed, April 21, 2021 | 04:07
Buddhist monks call for leniency on jailed Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong
Buddhist monks call for leniency on jailed Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong
The head monks of the 24 branch temples of the country's largest Buddhist sect, the Jogye Order, pleaded with President Moon Jae-in and two other key politicians to give jailed Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong a second chance.
Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-04-20 20:51
  • Eyes are on how Samsung scions will pay one of world's largest tax bills
Former MBC producer Jung Gil-hwa takes helm at KOFICE
Former MBC producer Jung Gil-hwa takes helm at KOFICE
The Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) has appointed former producer and professor Jung Gil-hwa as its president. The foundation, which was founded in 2003, held a small-scale inauguration ceremony to welcome its new head Monday at the DMC High-Tech Industry Center, located in western Seoul's Mapo District.
Lee Gyu-lee | 2021-04-20 16:01
Number of Korean stay-at-home fathers hits new high in March
Number of Korean stay-at-home fathers hits new high in March
The number of South Korean stay-at-home fathers reached an all-time high in March as fewer women took charge of bringing up kids, government data showed Monday. A total of 13,000 South Korean men outside the labor force were in charge of child care last month, up 6,000 from a year earlier, according to the data from the Korean Statistical Information Service (KOSIS).
2021-04-19 09:36
Pastors, Korean public poles apart over churches' responses to social distancing
Pastors, Korean public poles apart over churches' responses to social distancing
A recent survey has found a deep gap in perceptions about the role of Protestant churches in social distancing with the vast majority of pastors saying churches were cooperative and did a good job in their responses to the government's regulations, while non-Protestants disagreed.
Park Ji-won | 2021-04-15 16:00
  • New virus cases on Friday in 600s for 2nd day, virus battle at inflection point
  • COVID-19 infections likely to spike further; gov't set to raise social distancing level
Park Ark interprets Korean seasonal customs with contemporary dance
Park Ark interprets Korean seasonal customs with contemporary dance
Park Ark's video series depicting Korean traditional seasonal customs in contemporary dance won the best creator award from the Korea Craft & Design Foundation (KCDF). Park's videos “Winter,” “Summer” and “Spring” were recognized for interpreting Korean seasonal divisions through contemporary dance, corresponding to the contest's aim of modernizing the ideas of seasonal custo...
Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-04-14 17:37
Korea marks world's lowest birthrate: UN report
Korea marks world's lowest birthrate: UN report
South Korea continues to have the lowest birthrate in the world this year amid fast growth of its elderly population, a United Nations report showed Tuesday. The country's total fertility rate per woman amounted to 1.1 in 2021, unchanged from a year earlier, according to the report from the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA).
2021-04-14 13:28
Survivors of xenophobia, hate crime captured in photos
Survivors of xenophobia, hate crime captured in photos
Documentary photographer Kim Ji-youn was puzzled when she learned about a group of Koreans in Japan called “Chosen-seki,” or “Korean domicile,” the descendants of Koreans who migrated to Japan before its surrender in 1945.Unlike Zainichi Koreans or Korean-Japanese who are legal residents in Japan, Chosen-seki identify themselves as the people from Joseon, the Confucian dynast...
Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-04-12 08:26
Hanbok Culture Week kicks off
Hanbok Culture Week kicks off
Hanbok Culture Week 2021, a nationwide cultural festival designed to promote the beauty of Korean traditional clothing held since 2018, kicked off Friday and will run until April 18. As part of the event, hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by the Hanbok Advancement Center, three CGV branches in Seoul - Myeongdong, Myeongdong Station Cine Libra...
2021-04-09 16:58
Upcycling boom in fashion: designers take action to reduce textile waste
Upcycling boom in fashion: designers take action to reduce textile waste
The pandemic has become a turning point for fashion labels as local designers have begun to search their souls to figure out if there is any way they are responsible for the spread of COVID-19. Some conclude designers and fashion brands are not immune from responsibility because every year billions of tons of textile waste ends up in landfills.
Park Ji-won | 2021-04-09 00:47
Underwood Memorial House designated cultural heritage site
Underwood Memorial House designated cultural heritage site
Underwood Memorial House, the residence of Horace Horton Underwood, who served as the third president of Yonhi College, the predecessor of Yonsei University, was designated as a cultural heritage site for its historical value as a work of Western architecture, along with three other sites, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA).
Park Ji-won | 2021-04-06 16:33
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