Rural experience with expats in Korea A farm tour took place in Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi Province) on November 8. Over 30 people took part in the event, including foreign correspondents and their families, taking the opportunity to look around some of the pastoral tourist attractions surrounding Seoul. Participants toured Soomy Village, the Euna Farm…
Joseon white porcelain found underwater off west coast Some 111 pieces of white porcelain have been discovered underwater off the west coast near Taean County, Chungcheongnam-do (South Chungcheong Province). The collection of white porcelain is believed to be from late Joseon times (1392-1910), produced sometime between the late 18th century and the early…
Traditional, modern and contemporary art as one: exhibition by three artists Art that combines the traditional, the modern and the contemporary is currently on display in the mainland Chinese capital.The late Paik Nam June, representing contemporary Korean art, Lee Wal Chong characterizing the modern, and Kim Hyun Jung the traditional, all have works…
Number of registered cars tops 20 million The number of registered vehicles in Korea has exceeded 20 million for the first time. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the number has increased as many as 2,700 times over the past seven decades, to 20,002,967 as of October 30, from just…
Korea 5th in World Bank’s Doing Business Report Korea came in fifth place in the Doing Business 2015 report published by the World Bank Group on October 29. The country’s rank climbed two notches over last year’s report, achieving its highest marks since the World Bank started its yearly evaluation of 189 nations…
