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Tue, April 24, 2018 | 21:38

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The government will carry out a month-long inspection of employers of migrant workers.As part of an effort to better protect female workers from sex crimes amid the #MeToo movement, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Monday it will check more than 500 workplaces across the country between March 20 and April 27.

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-20 18:23

[Korea Encounters] How US-style drug laws helped crush 1970s Korean youth culture

While the occasional drug bust of entertainers results in condemnation by society at large today, few remember the largest such case in 1975, when over 50 entertainers were arrested for smoking marijuana at the height of Park Chung-hee's Yushin dictatorship. One reason so many were caught was that few people realized it was even illegal.

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-20 17:51

Business seminar focuses on Korea

A Doing Business in Korea (DBIK) seminar titled “Understanding Consumers Through Context: 12 Keywords for the Korean Market Consumer in 2018” will be presented by the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AustCham Korea) at the Grand Hyatt Seoul on March 28.

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-20 14:00

Service company upgrades bilingual program

Personal services company, Wonderful, has launched a new time-based bilingual personal assistant service for expats and travelers in Korea. Clients can now pay by-the-minute for help with anything to help save time, overcome language difficulties in Korea and get things done.

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-20 13:55

Group to offer paragliding experience

The Seoul Hiking & Nature Group invites participants to experience paragliding, bungee jumping and hiking at Danyang on Saturday.

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-20 13:53

Iranian-Dutch singer Sevdaliza to hit Seoul

Iranian-Dutch singer-songwriter Sevdaliza brings her unique brand of music to HanaTour VHall near Hongik University in western Seoul, March 20.Following the success of her debut album “ISON,” the singer, songwriter and record producer has embarked on a world tour with sold-out shows in Europe, the U.S. and Asia.

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-13 21:17

Chinese Football bring emo to Seoul, Busan

Chinese emo band Chinese Football will visit South Korea this weekend to perform in Seoul and Busan, the last two stops on their East Asia tour. The Wuhan-based band has been building a worldwide fanbase through word of mouth, since releasing their 2015 self-titled first album. That album plus last year's “Here Comes A New Challenger” mini-album are a mix of delicate picked g...

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-13 21:15

St. Patrick's Day stirs up weekend festivities

Seoul will see a host of activities, festivals and concerts to honor St. Patrick's Day taking place this weekend.By far, the biggest event will be the Irish Association of Korea (IAK) annual St. Patrick's Day celebration, themed “An Irish Welcome” (“Failte” in the Gaeilge language), at D-Cube City in southwestern Seoul on Saturday.

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-13 21:13

[Yongsan Legacy] A new language?

As the U.S. military relocates out of Yongsan Garrison, Yongsan Legacy aims to archive the living memories of those who served, worked and lived there. This is one of them. When I first arrived on Yongsan Compound in June 1968, I had to learn a new language. Not proper Korean, which was beyond my youthful ambitions, but rather a new dialect of GI slang: a dialect one part Kor...

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-13 15:22

Dulwich College to host open house

Dulwich College Seoul (DCSL) invites participants to its open house for current and prospective parents on March 20. The open house provides the opportunity to observe a “normal” school day in action. Throughout the morning, lessons will proceed as usual while visitors, with supervision, will be able to move in and out of classrooms.

Foreign Communities | 2018-03-13 11:19

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