Fursys embodies design, science of office furniture A wide range of office furniture can be seen at a Fursys showroom. The black chair in the center was used by leaders at the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul. World leaders who attended the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit and the 2014 ASEAN-Republic of Korea…
Love for Korea over 4 generations Director John Linton of the International Health Care Center at Severance Hospital smiles in his office. He is in charge of the center which provides medical service to international patients. A blue-eyed medical doctor speaks native Korean with a Jeolla-do (Jeolla Province) provincial accent. He leads 40…
X-mas tree shines for all religions at Jogyesa Temple Buddhist monks and a children’s choir pose for a photo during a lighting ceremony for a Christmas tree at Jogyesa Temple in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on December 17. On December 17, the lights of a Christmas tree at the Iljumun, the main gate to Jogyesa…
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…
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 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…
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…
Korean, French art centers join forces on design The Institute of Asian Cultural Development, part of the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Le Consortium, a Dijon-based modern arts center in France, have decided to cooperate on the design of the Asian Culture Complex, a multipurpose arts center slated to open…
