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Tom Rhodes to tickle audiences across Korea

Globetrotting comedian Tom Rhodes has played all over the world, even having his own series in Vietnam in 1995, but Korea has a special place in his travel history. “Korea is the reason I first got...

Updated : 2012.10.23 19:23

RASKB hosts talk on multiculturalism

The Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch will host a talk by junior Fulbright researcher Daisy Kim on the development of Korea’s multicultural society on Oct. 23. She will discuss South Korea’s move a...

Updated : 2012.10.16 19:38

Busan opens foreign workers’ support center

The Busan City government opened the Busan Foreign Workers Support Center on Oct. 10. The center provides consultation services, Korean education, and life adjustment education for foreign workers. ...

Updated : 2012.10.16 19:37

Volunteers to help out at St. Mary’s hospital

Yeoksam Global Village Center volunteers will visit St. Mary’s Hospital in Gangnam on Saturday. The group will help with the preparation of medical kits and cleaning hospital facilities, and spend t...

Updated : 2012.10.16 19:37

KOTESOL to hold annual conference

The 2012 Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages International Conference will be held on Saturday and Sunday at Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul. The conference includes lectu...

Updated : 2012.10.16 19:37

Bracket brings Daegu artists to the fore

Artists in Daegu now have a new outlet. Bracket, a new magazine for artists, launched it’s first issue last month. It is the work of three expats who wanted to create a magazine that people would e...

Updated : 2012.10.16 19:37

When Picasso meets Elvis, Einstein

Expat playhouse White Box Theatre will provide the stage for Steve Martin’s irreverent comedy “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” starting Friday. Created by Hollywood actor and comedian Steve Martin, t...

Updated : 2012.10.16 19:37

Expat events to raise money for breast cancer charity

Bras for a Cause is returning to Seoul to raise money and awareness for breast cancer on Oct. 20. Unique bras will go on the block in an auction in aid of the Korean Breast Cancer Foundation, while ...

Updated : 2012.10.09 20:07

Voting event in Seoul for U.S. citizens

The U.S. Embassy will run a voting event Saturday at the American Center Korea for U.S. citizens. Embassy staff will be available to help voters with their absentee ballots, which will be collected ...

Updated : 2012.10.09 20:07

KISSA to hold students’ sports fest

Expats compete in the soccer event at last year’s International Students’ Sports Festival. (Paul Kerry/The Korea Herald) The Korea International Students Support Association will hold its annual s...

Updated : 2012.10.09 20:07

Paradise for musical fans

Lovers of show tunes are in for a treat as a joint production starting this weekend in Seoul promises more than 20 classic numbers in one show. “A Night at the Paradise” features songs from “Rent...

Updated : 2012.10.09 20:06

Buddhist group offers free Korean classes

The Korean Buddhist Cheontae Order and the Global Culture Exchange Forum are offering a free Korean language course for beginners. The class targets international students or foreigners who have lit...

Updated : 2012.09.25 20:29

Royal Asiatic Society offers Seochon tour

The Royal Asiatic Society’s Korea Branch is running a guided tour of Seoul’s Seochon neighborhood on Saturday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. The tour led by Robert Fouser, who has taught English and foreign...

Updated : 2012.09.25 20:29

Saemaeul training program for foreign students

The Saemaul Undong Central Training Institute will conduct a Saemaul training program for foreign students in Korea on Oct. 5-6. The Saemaul Undong, or New Community Movement, is an economic initiat...

Updated : 2012.09.25 20:29

Andrew’s Society holds annual ball, dance practices

St. Andrew’s Society is holding its annual St. Andrew’s Ball on Nov. 24 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul. Tickets for the black tie event are 130,000 won per person or 1.2 million won for a table o...

Updated : 2012.09.25 20:29