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[May] New museum tells Yongsan’s complicated but rich history

May 20, 2022

Main entrance to the Yongsan History Museum just off Hangang-daero, south of Yongsan Station. Its rooftop terrace also displays stunning views of the surrounding high-rises. ● The Yongsan History Museum introduces hidden, overlooked stories from central Seoul’s most multicultural district. ● Koreans rediscover local history as the U.S. military returns its former base. Not far from Seoul’s Yongsan Station, between Line 4’s Sinyongsan and Ichon stations,
[May] North Koreans find new lives as entrepreneurs in South

May 20, 2022

Clothing from the social impact fashion brand ISTORY, left, and organic material brand Agahoho / Courtesy of ISTORY and Ryu Ae The economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant hardships to many businesses. Despite such adversities, North Korean defectors living in South Korea are striving to find a way to start their own businesses. “96 Percent Cosmetics” and “Ryu Ae” are two startups founded by Koreans who left their homes in the North.
[May] Photographer documents Korea’s changing culture through street fashion

May 20, 2022

Michael Hurt / Courtesy of Michael Hurt Michael Hurt wants you to look around Korea’s grimiest alleys. You don’t have to visit them, fortunately, because he captures the scenes with his camera. “I've long realized what an amazing space the Korean street is, and how it spatially recapitulates and visually re-presents the decades of compressed development that defines Seoul. The Korean street is one of the most fascinating and visually explosive smashing together of seem
[Apr] Lotus lanterns line Seoul streets for Buddha’s Birthday

Apr 25, 2022

Buddhists march down Jongno during the April 2014 Lotus Lantern Parade. ● Korea celebrates the world’s largest Buddhist festival. ● The UNESCO-recognized Yeondeunghoe Festival features tens of thousands of lanterns. One day a year, rows of chairs line Jongno, the main street of downtown Seoul. People begin to claim their seats, well before police close the road to vehicle traffic. As darkness falls, the Lotus Lantern Parade – a part of Yeondeunghoe – beg
[Apr] K-webtoons create boom in global digital comics market

Apr 25, 2022

Posters for an online exhibition of popular Korean webtoon series / Courtesy of Korea Manhwa Contents Agency ● Korean webtoon companies establish foreign subsidiaries in Europe. ● Competition to dominate Japan continues to heat up. The Korean webtoon industry is expanding to dominate digital comics markets around the world, including Europe and even Japan, the wellspring of thriving anime and manga markets. Tech giant Naver and Kakao recently joined
[Apr] Korea’s food-wrapping tradition: ssam

Apr 25, 2022

Dosirak (lunch box) with ssamjang sauce and greens to season and wrap the other ingredients One of the most underrated aspects of Korean cuisine is ssam, the act of wrapping food in bite-sized amounts, most often with lettuce, cabbage, perilla, kale or another leafy green. Each bite is flavored with a sauce such as ssamjang, a punchy but not overly spicy mixture of fermented doenjang (soybean paste), gochujang (red chili paste) and other ingredients (sesame oil, garlic,
[Apr] Korea boosts green drive with resumed ban on plastic utensils

Apr 25, 2022

Seoul coffee shops are serving beverages in reusable cups like this one. Korea is stepping up its effort to reduce plastic waste, as seen in the recent resumption of a ban on the use of disposable cups and utensils in restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries and convenience stores. Supplying them with take-out orders is still allowed. A customer places a single-use cup into the “ecoshop” at a Starbucks for a 1,000 won refund. Korea began to prohibit the use of disposable cu

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