(Posted : 2011-06-20 17:25) Traditional-style Korean houses, or “hanok,” have made the news as the latest Korean wave export.Reports have it that a construction company…
(Posted : 2011-06-20 17:25) Traditional-style Korean houses, or “hanok,” have made the news as the latest Korean wave export.Reports have it that a construction company…
(Posted : 2011-06-06 17:30) One of the best ways to take the pulse of the national mood in Korea is to chat with a taxi…
Link to Koreana, Summer 2011
(Posted : 2011-05-23 17:20) A few weeks ago, a controversy erupted in Seochon, the neighborhood between Gyeongbok Palace and Mt. Inwang. The Jongno-gu Office had…
(Posted : 2011-05-09 16:55) In April 2011, Japan had a number of local elections for governors, mayors and local legislators.The elections yielded some interesting results:…
(Posted : 2011-04-25 17:42) Some of the large back-lit posters in major subway stations in Seoul are interesting. A poster promoting Gangnam as a tourist…
(Posted : 2011-04-11 17:33) Since 2008, Korean universities have been pursuing globalization at breakneck speed. Foreign professors have been hired in large numbers across a wide…
(Posted : 2011-03-28 17:17) The massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011 left 10,800 dead as of the latest count. Another…
(Posted : 2011-03-14 17:17) Spring brings city wanderers out of their long winter hibernation. This past weekend people filled the alleys and lanes of popular pedestrian…
(Posted : 2011-02-28 17:03) Over the past several years, the number of foreign professionals working in Korean organizations has increased dramatically.Large companies are hiring more…