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Sun, October 1, 2023 | 18:53

How to save energy while using air conditioning

How to save energy while using air conditioning

As air conditioners are being left on for most of the day due to the current heat wave, there comes the perennial concern over electricity bills. Some people are using their own tactics, such as turning off the air conditioner when it reaches the temperature they want, or using the dehumidifier mode to reduce power consumption, but not all of them are helpful.

Yoon Ja-young | 2021-07-27 08:53

Hangeul handbook 'Hunminjeongeum' to be sold as limited edition NFT

Hangeul handbook 'Hunminjeongeum' to be sold as limited edition NFT

Copies of a priceless manuscript detailing the origins and workings of the Korean writing system, “Hangeul” will be sold as limited edition NFTs (non-fungible tokens), making this the first National Treasure of Korea to be put up for sale as a digital token. But the sale could stir up controversy over whether or not it should be allowed.

Park Han-sol | 2021-07-23 08:37

Jogye Order apologizes for drinking monks violating distancing rules

Jogye Order apologizes for drinking monks violating distancing rules

The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, the largest Buddhist sect here, has apologized for its monks violating social distancing rules by holding a “drinking party,” pledging to take action in response to the misdeed. “We apologize to the people and the members of our sect for the inappropriate incident while COVID-19 is spreading throughout the nation and threatening people's li...

Park Ji-won | 2021-07-22 18:20

Cancer survivor testifies to organic diet, remote lifestyle that saved her life

Cancer survivor testifies to organic diet, remote lifestyle that saved her life

INJE COUNTY, Gangwon Province - The ride in Park So-hee's pickup truck on the 2.2-kilometer off-road trail in Mount Jeombong, stretching from the Seolphi Village parking lot to Park's bed and breakfast, located in Gangwon Province's scenic Gombaeryeong pass, was quite an adventure.The narrow one-way trail in the old-growth forest is bumpy and wild with plenty of natural obsta...

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-07-21 12:20

All sorts of Korean culture, from K-pop to media art, to be showcased in heart of Madrid

All sorts of Korean culture, from K-pop to media art, to be showcased in heart of Madrid

From K-pop to temple cuisine and new media art, a wide range of Korean cultural content will appear in the heart of Madrid, Spain, during its hottest summer months.

Park Han-sol | 2021-07-18 17:08

Church court dismisses pastor's appeal against suspension for LGBTQ blessing

Church court dismisses pastor's appeal against suspension for LGBTQ blessing

Rev. Lee Dong-hwan, a Methodist pastor in Suwon south of Seoul, who was suspended from his duties as a pastor for two years by the ecclesiastical court of the Korean Methodist Church (KMC) for holding a “blessing prayer” at the 2019 Queer Culture Festival in Incheon, hoped to have the decision overturned, but the court reportedly dismissed his appeal. Lee criticized the decis...

Park Ji-won | 2021-07-18 16:28

Pangyo Techno Valley emerging as mecca for practicing orthopedics

Pangyo Techno Valley emerging as mecca for practicing orthopedics

Pangyo Techno Valley, South Korea's equivalent of Silicon Valley, has no nightlife to speak of, compared to other brand-new towns around the greater Seoul region. Stretching across a 670,000-square-meter area in central Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, it is home to some 1,300 high-tech startups and IT giants that employ over 70,000 people, including software engineers, programme...

Lee Hae-rin | 2021-07-15 10:43

Seoul city adopts discrimination-free design for public restrooms

Seoul city adopts discrimination-free design for public restrooms

Seoul Metropolitan Government and the affiliated Seoul Universal Design Center (Seoul UDC) have selected the restrooms at three community service centers in Guro-dong, Sinjung-dong and Mangwon-dong for remodeling as part of the city's efforts to bring inclusive design to urban civic spaces.

Park Han-sol | 2021-07-14 15:47

Entrepreneur Ryan Kulp develops Korean word board game

Entrepreneur Ryan Kulp develops Korean word board game

Ryan Kulp, app developer, founder of the social proof marketing platform, fomo.com, and a self-taught musician from Atlanta, recently set foot in a new field - board games. Based on his experience of learning Korean, Kulp created a Korean word game named "Yangmal Game." Growing up in Atlanta, which has a large Korean American population, Kulp was aware of Korea and Korean cul...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-07-14 13:02

KOCCA gears up for this year's Fashion KODE fashion fair

KOCCA gears up for this year's Fashion KODE fashion fair

The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) is gearing up for Fashion KODE, its annual fashion fair, co-organized by the Council of Fashion Designers of Korea and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Lee Gyu-lee | 2021-07-13 17:21

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