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The Han River

2014-09-17

Just as each human civilization was born around a large river, the world’s major cities each feature a great river. London has the Thames, Paris the ...

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Pilgrimage to holy sites, retracing the steps of Pope Francis

2014-09-16

Pope Francis wrapped up his five-day visit to Korea on August 18th with a Mass at Myeongdong Cathedral, leaving behind a message of forgiveness and ...

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The Very Young Lord

2014-09-11

Once upon a time, there lived a boy who was very smart. He was so intelligent that he passed the state civil service exam at the tender age of fifteen. ...

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Autumn

2014-09-10

According to the ancient Korean calendar, there seems to be at least one holiday per month. On the lunar calendar, January has Seollal설날 or Lunar ...

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“Buckwheat Flower, a Lucky Day, and Spring”: Korean short stories resurrected as animation films

2014-09-09

A small but meaningful press conference was held at a theater for independent films in downtown Seoul on August 6th. Here’s director of the animated ...

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The Red Bean Porridge Grandma and the Tiger

2014-09-04

One hot summer day, an old woman was weeding a red bean field. Suddenly, with a terrible roar, a huge tiger appeared from nowhere. The scary animal ...

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How Korea celebrates Chuseok

2014-09-02

Polished green zucchinis, eggplants ripened to dark purple, fat cabbages, chili peppers and cucumbers … all these fresh vegetables are displayed ...

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King Anchovy’s Dream

2014-08-28

A long, long time ago, there lived King Anchovy under the sea. One day, the anchovy had a strange dream in which he flew up to the sky and then fell down ...

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Hyangga

2014-08-27

Mother is reportedly the most beautiful word in the English language, according to one survey. The Korean word for mother, eomeoni어머니, however, ...

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Renewed interest in Admiral Yi Sun-sin

2014-08-26

Around this time of the year, when fall semester stars at schools, large bookstores in Seoul are stocked to the brim with study guides and reference ...

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