Land’s end: Haenam If you’re looking to escape the urban jungle of Seoul for a weekend, it would be hard to find a spot further away than Haenam. Jutting out into the southern seas at the very southwest tip of the Korean Peninsula, not only is Haenam far away geographically, but in terms…
Three ballet theaters welcome X-mas with ‘Nutcracker’ Three versions of “The Nutcracker” are coming soon to the stage. Each ballet production has, at first glance, some similarities, but upon closer inspection are subtly different. With Christmas just around the corner, three ballet companies — the Korean National Ballet, Universal Ballet and the Seoul…
Korean history comes together in Chungju The city of Chungju is located in Chungcheongbuk-do (North Chungcheong Province), in the heart of the Korean Peninsula. It’s a city with a population of just over 200,000 and a long history, sitting in the heart of the Jungwon region. With the Hangang River and its southern…
Seoul selected ‘best biz meeting city’ for 3 years Seoul has been recently chosen as the best city for business meetings by readers of Business Traveler. The above photo shows a bird’s-eye view of Seoul from the peak of Namsan Mountain. Readers of a well-known international travel monthly have selected Seoul as…
Korean Peninsula was ‘a land of leopards’ One may think of tigers as the fiercest animal that ever lived on the Korean Peninsula. There was, however, another species of large cat that was just as fierce as tigers, and even outnumbered them. They were leopards. In Joseon times (1392-1910), the number of leopards…
Korean voices left behind in Berlin from World War I “Why am I here?… How did I end up being here, here that I would want to go back, crying?” A mournful voice rang out across the Goethe-Institut in Seoul on December 13. The owner of the voice turned out to be an…
Artificial skin can sense heat, pressure A group of scientists have developed an artificial skin that is as soft as human flesh and which has elasticity just like that of a human. The skin also has “smart” functions that can sense temperature, humidity and pressure from the external environment. A research team led…
The Korean Navy visits Jakarta and puts on its best for the cheering crowds Hello everyone, it’s been so long since I last wrote for this blog due to my busy work schedule. Actually there were so many Korea-related events in Indonesia during November that I want to share here on the Korea…
The Snail-Shell Bride: bad things come to those who can’t wait Long ago, on a farm far away, there lived a poor farmer who worked hard every day, digging, planting, plowing, harvesting and herding. Because he was poor, no woman wanted to marry him, and thus he continued living alone, working from sunrise…
Korean food, IT delight Korea-ASEAN luncheon The rendezvous between Hansik, Korean cuisine, and IT shone during the luncheon at the ASEAN-Republic of Korea (ROK) Commemorative Summit. President Park Geun-hye (center) toasts participating leaders from ASEAN at the Nurimaru APEC House in Busan on December 12. President Park Geun-hye hosted the small banquet with…
