Meet comic book, cartoon characters at SICAF 2014 Myeong-dong in central Seoul has been transformed into a world of exciting and funny comic book and cartoon characters from around the world. The 18th Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF2014) kicked-off on July 22. The area around Myeong-dong and Namsan Mountain will be filled…
Learn about Korea through postage stamps The Korea-Made Character Series is a set of specially designed postage stamps printed yearly since 2011 by the national postal service, Korea Post. So far, this series has printed stamps featuring popular Korean cartoon characters like Pororo, Pucca, Robocar Poli & Larva. The annual plan for special postage stamps is…
The Gospel Trail: from Myeongdong Cathedral to St. Andrew Kim Dae-geon’s tomb The Archdiocese of Seoul dates back to the 17th and 18th centuries, when Catholicism and religious belief began to spread with the study of Western learning. Yi Seung-hun, the first Korean convert, christened as Peter in Beijing, returned home in 1784…
Korea receives awards in int’l math, physics competitions Korean high school students have recently received remarkable results in a series of international scientific competitions. Korea took seventh place in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), held in South Africa earlier this month, and the country was also the silver winner at the International Young Physicists’…
Daewoo to build Arctic LNG carriers for Yamal project A Korean shipbuilder recently won orders to build icebreaker natural gas tanker ships for use at Russia’s Yamal natural gas project, worth some KRW 5 trillion. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) won the tender to build nine icebreakers to transport liquefied natural gas…
BBQ Chicken tailors menu for overseas markets BBQ Chicken, one of the more popular chicken franchises, is going global with country-specific strategies. (photo: Jeon Han) The popularity of Korea-style fried chicken knows no bounds, being loved by a growing number of hungry fans from a wide assortment of national, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. BBQ…
Early explorations of Korea Before the opening of Korea to western diplomats and businessmen in the 1880s, there were two visits that, rather than helping prepare for the opening, encouraged the Koreans to turn their backs on the outside world. The first was that recorded by the French artist Jean Henri Zuber, (1844~1909)…
Impressed by Korean’s open attitude: Liesbet Ruben Every year, the National Museum of Korea (NMK) invites a certain number of international curators and museum experts to visit Korea, in an attempt to experience diversity and to share information about their exhibitions. This year’s first guest has been Liesbet Ruben from the Netherlands. She has been working…
Global math congress meets in Seoul The 2014 International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) is set to take place at COEX in southern Seoul from August 13 to 21. The ICM is one of the largest congresses in the mathematics community, attended by around 5,000 professional mathematicians every four years. Congress participants gather to…
’42nd Street’ brings home Broadway beats A splendid display of tap dancing to lively rhythms was visible on stage at the Seoul Arts Center on July 8. The vast array of cast members were showing off their tap dancing prowess during the opening night performance of the musical “42nd Street.” The curtain was…
