Korea Post releases special stamps for papal visit On the occasion of Pope Francis’ visit to Korea starting August 14, Korea Post will release its “Pope Francis’ Visit to Korea Commemorative Stamps” this Friday, August 8. Pope Francis’ Visit to Korea Commemorative Stamps (image courtesy of the Korea Post) Two denominations of papal…
DetailsBukhansan Mountain reveals Seoul’s hidden beauty The Hidden Wall (center) is known for offering one of the best views of Bukhansan Mountain. To the left is Insubong Peak and on the right stands Baekundae Peak, the highest of the mountain’s many peaks.(photo: Jeon Han) Seoul, the capital city, got its original shape when…
DetailsRobot baseball fans make headlines worldwide Baseball — possibly Korea’s biggest sport — is in the news for new reasons.Over the past few years, stadiums have seen a sharp rise in the number of spectators, partly due to fans’ hyper-enthusiasm, the cheerleaders’ singing and dancing for every individual player and the fact that…
Details46 days to go for Incheon Asian Games The eyes and ears of the world’s 4.5 billion Asians will focus on Incheon later next month. The city is bustling with final preparations for the upcoming 17th Asian Games. Less than 50 days are left before the games take place in Incheon, from September…
Details10 Bukhansan viewpoints: public parks via subway “Joseon is a country of mountains. Wherever you step your foot, you cannot miss mountains.”So wrote Claude-Charles Dallet (1829-1878), a French Catholic missionary, when he arrived in Korea in the mid-19th century. As Dallet says, mountains are everywhere in the country, whether in the heart of…
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