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Tue, May 30, 2023 | 19:18

Metamorphosis of Korean French adoptee Laure Badufle, co-writer and inspiration for 'Return to Seoul'

Metamorphosis of Korean French adoptee Laure Badufle, co-writer and inspiration for 'Return to Seoul'

“Return to Seoul” opens in theaters across Korea on May 3, showing in the country for the first time since the Busan International Film Festival last October. The vibey French-German-Belgian drama, directed by Cambodian French filmmaker Davy Chou with executive production by Seoul-based international company MereCinema, follows a South Korean-born French adoptee named Frederi...

2023-05-02 17:31

Korea-based cyclist releases first book, 'Unhinged in Ethiopia'

Korea-based cyclist releases first book, 'Unhinged in Ethiopia'

Born in the U.S., George Balarezo is an intrepid global citizen who has been living in South Korea for the last 15 years. George has this friendly face and innocent smile, which must has been nurtured through all of his “self-transformation and worldly experiences” as he described it.

2023-05-01 08:18

International students gather at Cultural Expo

International students gather at Cultural Expo

A Vietnamese participant sings, with other foreign students joining her on the stage, during the 2023 Cultural Expo at the Seoul Campus of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) in Dongdaemun District, Seoul, Friday. The expo was hosted by the HUFS Center for Korean Language ...

2023-04-28 17:21

HiteJinro's new beer Kelly tries hard to look like it's from Denmark

HiteJinro's new beer Kelly tries hard to look like it's from Denmark

HiteJinro's recently released malt beer, given the understated name Kelly (derived from “Keep Naturally”), boasts in at least nine places on its beer can front label of its apparent origin. It screams at the consumer: “KELLY'S MALT GROWN IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN BREEZE” “100% DENMARK PREMIUM MALT,” “Denmark Premium,” “GROWN IN JUTLAND BY SEA BREEZE,” “FROM DENMARK,” “Malt ...

2023-04-25 17:06

[KOREA ENCOUNTERS] Tracing southwestern Seoul's underappreciated history

KOREA ENCOUNTERSTracing southwestern Seoul's underappreciated history

During the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom, present-day Gangseo District, Seoul's westernmost district, was known as Yangcheon Prefecture. All that remains of the complex from which the magistrate ruled, however, is its “hyanggyo,” or Confucian school and temple.

2023-04-25 16:10

Cherry blossoms at Yeongam Wangin Culture Festival

Cherry blossoms at Yeongam Wangin Culture Festival

Cherry blossom season came early to Korea this year. While many of the country's usual blossom festivals were caught off guard and had to reschedule their events forward, others not typically timed with the spring occurrence had a lucky break.

2023-04-20 00:44

[INTERVIEW] Unorthodox refugee support group pushes the envelope

INTERVIEWUnorthodox refugee support group pushes the envelope

When the seven members of Active Refugee Korea (ARK) started their campaign last year, they agreed on one thing: to be more aggressive than existing refugee advocacy groups in Korea, one of the strictest nations when it comes to accepting asylum seekers. That was the only way the activists figured they would succeed in improving the chances of asylum seekers and refugees in K...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-04-19 17:04

D. Hall perfects stand-up comedy through 'Nunchi'

D. Hall perfects stand-up comedy through 'Nunchi'

D. Hall never forgets about who's watching. “I definitely view the audience as a collaborator in having a great evening,” he told The Korea Times.

2023-04-17 00:19

Phillies announces last party before move to new location

Phillies announces last party before move to new location

After more than 26 years in its current location, Phillies is moving out and reopening nearby. The restaurant-pub has undergone ownership changes many times and gone through a few rebrandings and expansions, but it has been a fixture of central Seoul's Haebangchon neighborhood since opening in 1997.

2023-04-11 10:16

Violinist Big Lux returns to Korea

Violinist Big Lux returns to Korea

It's been over five years since Big Lux last set foot in Korea, but he's happy to be back in a place he considers a “second home.” “The last time I came back to Korea in 2017, even after being gone two years, I couldn't walk down the street in HBC (Seoul's Haebangchon) without bumping into someone I knew,” he told The Korea Times.

2023-04-11 09:30

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