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Controversial refugee facility home to asylum seekers

Before the Immigration Reception Center was completed on Yeongjongdo Island, next to Incheon International Airport in November 2013, it drew local protesters who did not want the facility near their homes. They were mostly concerned that asylum seekers there could threaten their security. But five years on, all that has changed. The hostility has subsided and the facility and...

Foreign Communities | 2018-07-18 09:26

Asia Institute stresses global governance to solve world's problems

Experts agree, the world is in disarray. Three such experts are turning to the blueprint of global governance, that animated the global struggle against fascism, the United Nations Charter written on June 26, 1945. The Asia Institute hosts a unique event Thursday morning, where attendees will read from the U.N. Charter and discuss its significance in today's political climate...

Foreign Communities | 2018-07-17 21:34

[Royal Asiatic Society] 52-hour week a positive step, but more support needed for working mothers

I have to keep replenishing the stack of tissues that are being used up quickly, as I sit in a cafe interviewing mothers who have left the workforce. I have heard many similar stories of women working hard to graduate from college and get good jobs, then being pushed out of those jobs by the competing demands of work and family.

Foreign Communities | 2018-07-17 18:39

'Wonderful' gets things done in Korea

Maria Lee moved to Korea without any Korean language skills and quickly realized life would not be as easy as she and probably others might hope. Rather than wallow away the days thinking about how hard life is, she decided to start a service to make living in Korea easier for foreign residents. She named that service Ask Ajumma. Three years later, and a name change to Wonder...

Foreign Communities | 2018-07-17 18:00

Iranian teen under deportation order touches hearts of Korean classmates

The Korean classmates of an Iranian teenager under a deportation order have asked President Moon Jae-in to repeal the decision.

Foreign Communities | 2018-07-17 10:05

[Yongsan Legacy] The hands that re-connected postwar Korea

It was in 2002 when a “guy” from the United Nations Command (UNC) telephoned Wheeler to ask him to upgrade the Seoul-Pyongyang hotline connection, the northern end of which was a Korean War-era hand-crank TA-312 telephone located in Panmungak, a three-story building on the North Korean side.

Foreign Communities | 2018-07-16 18:52

African protesters speak up for refugees at Gwanghwamun [PHOTOS]

Some 30 men and women gathered at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on July 8 to express the “voices of refugees.”

Foreign Communities | 2018-07-12 09:44

19th Seoul Queer Culture Festival kicks off this Friday

Expat, foreign and Korean members of the LGBTQ community and their allies will come together for the biggest queer event of the year in Seoul, the 19th Seoul Queer Culture Festival, which kicks off this Friday with an art exhibition followed by the main Seoul Queer Parade (SQP) at Seoul Plaza on Saturday

Foreign Communities | 2018-07-10 18:52

Expat punk band When the Feverish Fail release debut CD at farewell show

One of the hardest parts of expat life in Korea is the constant farewells. It's especially compounded for expat bands, as losing one member incapacitates the whole band. It's the same old story for When the Feverish Fail (WTFF), a pop-punk band with members from Canada, the U.S. the U.K. and Ireland, which finally decided to call it quits now that their last remaining foundin...

Foreign Communities | 2018-07-10 18:51

Enjoy Korea's diverse summer festivals

There's just something about the summer that screams “take me outside and find a festival.” Luckily, there are plenty of festivals around the Korean peninsula from beaches to music during the hot humid summer months to keep those summer loving vibes alive and well and those weekends full of fun. Here are six you should get on the calendar now and start planning for ASAP.

Foreign Communities | 2018-07-10 18:41

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