Traditional markets are window into the lifestyle of the people

Koreans use the expression saram naemse, “the smell of the people,” to express the feeling of being surrounded by humanity. This sense of being together as one with a crowd, even in the absence of a relationship between each individual, is an important part of Korean culture. When people seek this scent of humanity, one of the first places they go to is the local sijang, or market

Gov’t to help overseas workers receive severance pay

  Gov’t to help overseas workers receive severance pay   Korea will strengthen the management of its departure guarantee insurance system that covers non-Korean workers in the country. The Korean government will help foreign workers receive their departure guarantee insurance, which many of them fail to receive when they depart Korea. The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced…