Soccer icon Park Ji-sung leaves with ‘no regrets’ Star midfielder Park Ji-sung of PSV Eindhoven has left the soccer field for good. Park called an end to his soccer life on May 14 at a press conference in Suwon. He said that he has been considering retirement since February due to his worsening…
Are there deserts in Korea? Gigantic sand dunes can be seen across the world, from the Sahara Desert of northern Africa to the Arabian Desert of southwestern Asia. On the Korean Peninsula, too, it is also possible to see exotic sand dunes along the coast. According to the Ministry of Environment, there are…
Rush hour trickles into Meat Alley As dusk falls, people start to gather in the small alleyways, filling the empty seats. Soon, the smoke from the grilling meat and chatter about the day’s work fills the air. This is the scene during the afternoon rush hour in Jongno-3-ga’s “Gogi golmok,” or “Meat Alley.” …
Seomjingang River is a passageway to the Korea of old Small Fields, Small Villages The Seomjingang River flows some 212 km from the mountains and lakes of Jinan, Jeollabuk-do, in the north toward Gwangyangman Bay in the south. Along the way, it passes through the towns of Imsil, Sunchang, Gokseong, Gurye, Hadong and…
Chon Jin Am: birthplace of Korean Catholicism Pope Francis will visit Korea this August, from the 14th to the 18th. He is scheduled to conduct a beatification forPaul Yoon Ji-chung and for 123 other martyrs when he visits the Solmoe Holy Ground and Haemi Castle in Chungcheongnam-do (South Chungcheong Province) for the dedication mass. The gun, or counties, in northwestern…
Food Tourism 8: South Gyeongsang Province Gyeongsangnam-do (South Gyeongsang Province) is located in the southeast corner of the peninsula, surrounding Busan and Ulsan. The region is very warm, as cold air from the east is blocked by the Taebaeksan Mountains running along the East Sea and cold air from the north and west…
77.2 million people use Korean as mother tongue Korean is the 13th most widely used mother tongue in the world. According to Ethnologue (www.ethnologue.com), a web-based publication that provides various language-related statistics, 77.2 million people across the world use Korean as their native language. The language is mainly used in five countries. The…
Korea.net’s list of must-see films: The Host The Host (2006) Directed by Bong Joon-ho Gang-du, played by Song Gang-ho, works in a kiosk alongside his dad in the Hangang riverside park. One day, he discovers something large and animal-like dangling from the underside of a bridge, with people crowded about, staring at it.…
Seoul serves up feast of classical music Classical musicians from Korea, Europe and Japan are coming together to create harmonious sounds here in the city of Seoul. The Seoul International Music Festival 2014 (SIMF) kicked off on May 7 across the city, with concerts being held at the Seoul Arts Center, the Kumho…
Poet Yun Dong-ju’s tale goes global in mystery novel “The Investigation,” a fictional mystery novel, is gaining attention among international readers. During his visit to London for April’s international book fair, author Lee Jeong-myeong was asked by Goldsboro Books to sell his first 250 first-edition copies with his autograph. The U.K.’s largest specialist in first…
