M-Pass enables public transport use from Seoul to Jeju The Metropolitan Pass, or M-Pass, is a pre-paid transportation card designed for tourists in Korea. The card, which has been mainly used in Seoul and other metropolitan areas, will now be useable on Jeju Island starting in December this year. In the past, the…
French animator draws Korea People walk fast around central Seoul. They take the subway as they go about the city. They walk peacefully along the paths in the mountains. They enjoy the scenery of the royal palaces. A French animator captures such daily routines on his canvas, drawing the Korean people and all…
Zoologist Jane Goodall visits National Institute of Ecology Jane Goodall, the 80-year-old zoologist and environmentalist, visited the National Institute of Ecology (NIE) in Seocheon, Chungcheongnam-do (South Chungcheong Province) on November 23. Goodall is known for her life-long devotion to studying chimpanzees and other wild animals. Goodall, often referred to as the “mother of…
Paju Jangdan soybean festival ends in success A festival celebrating the Jangdan soybean, a legume known to have been served to kings, was held last weekend at the Imjingak Plaza in Paju, Gyeonggi-do Province. Around 760,000 visitors flocked to the three-day festival between November 21 and 23 to enjoy newly-harvested beans and to…
First Korea-UK creative industries forum kicks off The first ROK-UK Creative Industries Forum takes place on November 20 at the National Museum of Korea. Korea and the United Kingdom will strengthen their ties and cooperate on the cultural and creative industries. Representatives of the two nations gathered on November 20 at the National…
Royal letters reveal ancient use of Hangeul A collection of letters handwritten in Hangeul by the future King Jeongjo (r. 1776-1800) when he was still a young child has recently been unveiled. Jeongjo was the eldest grandson to the then reigning King Yeongjo (r. 1724-1776) when the letters were written. The National Hangeul…
Big Unit visits Naval Academy Randy Johnson signs an autograph and gives some words of encouragement at the Naval Academy on November 19. Baseball pitcher Randall David ‘Randy’ Johnson, better known as the Big Unit, recently visited the Republic of Korea Naval Academy during his trip to Korea. He is scheduled to tour…
Normandy landscapes to be spotlighted in Seoul Paintings that portray the nature and scenery of Normandy, the coastal region of northwestern France, will be brought together in Seoul. The “Landscape Paintings: Monet, Corot, Turner, Boudin, Courbet” exhibition, set to open at the Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul on November 22, will shed…
Award-winning local liquors: unpasteurized rice beer There is a wider range of Korean liquors than commonly assumed. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has recently given awards to 32 traditional alcoholic beverages including various types of rice beer (makegeolli), medicinal wine (yakju), refined rice beer (cheongju), fruit-based wine (gwashilju)and distilled…
Two tenors leave fans in pleasant agony Classical music lovers are standing at the crossroads where they have to choose which concert to go to, choosing between two great tenors who are about to hold simultaneous concerts here in Seoul. One of the two world-class tenors is Jose Carreras, who will perform at…
