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Groups mark International Migrants Day

Dec 20, 2017

Migrant workers and other foreign residents gathered in central Seoul on Sunday to mark International Migrants Day, observed Dec. 18, calling for stronger protection of their rights. Workers, foreig...
Vegans invited to Nutty New Year party

Dec 20, 2017

This article has been edited to clarify that the the items in the gift set have not been tested on animals. - Ed. Those planning to go vegan in 2018 can get a head start on their New Year’s resoluti...
Seoul global village centers offer free Korean classes

Dec 20, 2017

Geumcheon Global Village Center is offering pronunciation workshops for Korean language learners at the end of this month. The classes run from 10-11:30 a.m. on Dec. 27, 29 and 30, and places are op...
Free health checks offered in Itaewon

Dec 20, 2017

The Itaewon Global Village Center will be offering free health checkups in cooperation with Yongsan District Office Health Center. It will be offering the free metabolic syndrome and health check-up...
Seoul City to host internship for international students

Nov 28, 2017

Seoul City is recruiting 30 international students for its biannual global internship program. International students currently enrolled at colleges in Seoul are invited to apply. The interns will ...
Christmas with Camarata concert offers ‘Hope for Resolution’

Nov 22, 2017

Camarata Music Company and the Christian Business Men’s Connection will hold a Christmas concert next month to usher in the festive season. It will be a larger than usual Christmas performance for C...
Angle X returns to Busan

Nov 22, 2017

Angle Magazine is returning after a year’s hiatus to stage an Angle X art and music showcase in Busan on Saturday. The Angle X shows grew out of the expat-led online culture magazine’s first birthda...
Seoul City Improv to stage murder mystery

Nov 22, 2017

The Korea Improv Society theater is hosting a murder mystery play Saturday with a plot so veiled that even the cast do not know who did it. Seoul City Improv will be performing “Dial M for Murderton...
Christmas market to be held in northern Seoul

Nov 22, 2017

Seongbuk Global Village Center will host a European Christmas Market in Seongbukcheon Fountain Square from Dec. 2-3. The event is held every December to celebrate European Christmas culture, and has...
Gwangju center operates free kimchi tour

Nov 8, 2017

Gwangju International Center will run its Kimchi Road program on Nov. 18-19. Held as part of the Gwangju International Kimchi Festival, the two-day tour visits a forest lodge in Mudeungsan, where gu...
Seoul Players set for 10-Minute Play Festival

Nov 8, 2017

Short-play competition returns with 16 plays from Korea, overseas
Gwangju players to perform ‘Taming of the Shrew’

Nov 8, 2017

Gwangju Performance Project will stage William Shakespeare’s comedy “The Taming of the Shrew,” but with a twist: The roles are gender-swapped. In the play, Lucentia wants to marry Bianco, but cannot...
Seoul Global Center offers e-commerce course

Nov 8, 2017

Seoul Global Center’s Business Start-Up School is offering a course on how to take advantage of Korea’s e-commerce platforms. It is the sixth advanced course offered by the school, in partnership wi...
Armistice Day, Remembrance Day commemorations in Korea

Nov 7, 2017

For those who wish to commemorate Armistice Day on Nov. 11, the Korean Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs will be hosting the “Turn Toward Busan” event at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery ...
SIWA set to host annual fundraising market

Oct 26, 2017

People looking to do some early Christmas shopping will get a chance to help good causes in the process as Seoul International Women’s Association is set to host its annual fundraising bazaar. Now i...