Make-A-Wish Foundation gives hope, courage to ailing children Kang Hyeon-bin, a six-year-old boy, was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year. He has one wish. He wants to become Roy, a fire truck featured in the cartoon Robocar Poli. Living in Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi Province), he needs to go for blood tests for eight…
Seoul Traditional Temple Week welcomes visitors to temples This October, people will have the opportunity to appreciate many aspects of traditional Buddhism in Korea. The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism will jointly host the Seoul Traditional Temple Week over three days from October 10 to 12. Seoul Traditional…
10 touching Asian Game moments The 17th Incheon Asian Games 2014 closed on October 4. Athletes from the 45 participating countries and territories filled the medal tables at Incheon with their sweat and tears. Some of them felt delight, while others experienced regret in the space of a split second. All the results…
A geek’s all-inclusive observations on Korea <-The cover of ‘A Geek in Korea – Discovering Asia’s New Kingdom of Cool’ (image courtesy of Tuttle Publishing) Daniel Tudor, the author of “Korea: The Impossible Country,” has come back to the world of publishing with a new book entitled “A Geek in Korea — Discovering…
‘My Love From the Star’ arrives on US shores A popular Korean soap opera, ‘My Love From the Star,’ has gone global as a U.S. version of the show is being prepared for the air. Sony Pictures Television recently received a test order from ABC television, and it is rumored that Sarah Fain…
Non-Koreans take center stage on entertainment TV shows A group of young non-Korean men from 11 countries have shown up on a Korean TV show. They debate a wide range of current affairs, such as the younger generation immersing itself in only creating new entries on the resume, the fact that people care…
‘Korean cuisine can delight palates across the globe’ “I thought about how I could contribute to society, more so than simply thinking about how to make money. After long consideration, I realized that I could create high-quality basic ingredients and raise the quality of the food that people eat. That is, I could…
K-pop festival to enliven autumn nights Incheon’s upcoming K Festival, featuring a wide range of pop stars from Korea and abroad, is just around the corner. Some 21 solo performers and groups, including B.A.P, Jewelry, Block B, Day Break, Beast, 4Minute, G.NA, 10CM, Jung Joonil and the Sultan of The Disco will appear…
Gov’t policies created ‘Korean Wave': HK media “My Love From the Star” is a wildly successful soap opera produced by SBS which ended its first season in February 2014. Especially in the mainland Chinese market, the TV show has had a great impact on a wide variety of commercial markets, including fashion items…
12 Jeju sites designated as Global Geoparks Twelve geological sites, including Hallasan Mountain, the Manjanggul Lava Tubes and the Seongsan Sunrise Peak, have received “Global Geopark” designation from UNESCO. The UNESCO-affiliated Global Geoparks Network (GGN) re-designated nine sites on the island and added three more to the list during its sixth conference at…
