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Burmese film screening

A film exposing human rights abuses in Burma is to be screened near Seoul’s Insadong area. “The Prison Where I Live” is a feature-length documentary from Rex Bloomstein about Burmese comedian Mau...

Updated : 2011.05.25 19:28

Music, market and meeting defectors among N.K. events

A concert was to be held Thursday to raise funds for North Korean defectors. The concert was being held as part of a week of events to mark charity Justice for North Korea’s fourth anniversary. Fun...

Updated : 2011.05.25 19:27

Education chief donates book money

An avid mountaineer and educational superintendent of South Gyeongsang Province has donated the proceeds from his mountaineering book to 18 local charities. The educational superintendent of South G...

Updated : 2011.05.25 19:27

Korean punk band to record for Japan

Crying Nut Punk band Crying Nut is to feature on a charity album to raise money for Japan disaster relief efforts. Korea’s best-selling indie band of all-time is to record a cover-version of a Cold...

Updated : 2011.05.25 19:26

Film to build bridges between Korea, Japan

Korean and Japanese high school students are to bridge long-standing boundaries between their nations this summer by making a film. The Processing Together charity-funded project is to bring eight J...

Updated : 2011.05.25 19:26

Champ fighter to deliver golfers’ Japan cash

Korean female pro golfers joined forces with a champion fighter to help those in Japan affected by the devastating quake and tsunami last March. According to the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Assoc...

Updated : 2011.05.25 19:26

Cash-raising card games in Bucheon

A poker tournament is one of several events taking place May 27-29 at Rhythm & Booze in Bucheon to raise money for underprivileged children. “Raising Hope: A Fundraiser to Help Underprivileged Child...

Updated : 2011.05.18 19:08

Bidding to raise cash for pets

A charity auction to raise cash for abandoned animals will be held in a Busan bar Saturday. The night to raise funds for Busan Abandoned Pet Sanctuary is to be held at the Wolfhound bar, in Haeundae....

Updated : 2011.05.18 19:07

Help kids via KKOOM

People wishing to help kids in Korea are asked to contact orphanages through the Korean Kids and Orphanage Outreach Mission. KKOOM’s website in both English and Korean offers contact information fo...

Updated : 2011.05.18 19:07

Freedom song competition

Entries to the 2011 Voice for Freedom Songwriting Competition should be submitted by Friday. The contest aims to select a song on the theme of freedom to feature on the “Free Burma: Dedicated to Fre...

Updated : 2011.05.18 19:06

International volunteer day Saturday

This Saturday is international volunteer day for an orphanage near Seoul. Angel House is looking for happy volunteers to donate some time to help the 50 kids living at the home northwest of Seoul. N...

Updated : 2011.05.18 19:06

Korean stars to grace charity soccer match

K-pop stars JYJ and actress Han Hye-jin are to perform at Park Ji-sung’s charity soccer match in Vietnam. The game to be played at a stadium in Ho Chi Minh city on June 15 will be the first ever Asi...

Updated : 2011.05.18 19:06

Charity to protest fur at fashion show

An animal rights group has said it will stage an anti-fur protest at Fendi’s Seoul fashion show if the Italian designer thwarts the city government’s ban on fur on the catwalk. Government officials ...

Updated : 2011.05.18 19:05

Angels to ride for Daejeon kids’ center

Bikers will hold a rally as part of a festival to raise funds for a Korean children’s center. The third annual Angels Ride is to hit the road in Daejeon on May 28. Up to 40 bikers from Daejeon Ride...

Updated : 2011.05.18 19:05

Somewhere to stay at a dangerous age

Mother of many keeps open house at girls’ home in Seoul Like any good mother Chyung Eun-deuk worries for her kids as they grow up and prepare to leave the nest. “Just after 18 is an important and...

Updated : 2011.05.18 19:04