Most of the high school graduates and their parents in Korea tend to insist on winning matriculation ‘at all cost’ at Seoul National University or other ‘prestigious’ universities in Seoul such as Yonsei, Korea, Ewha (for women), Sogang and a number of others.However, closely examining other univers
(By Han Yuri) His Eminence the Most Venerable Jinje Beobwon, the Supreme Patriarch of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, offers a special sermon and prayers at Suryuk Mucha Daeje (literally, the Sea-Land Non-Discriminatory Memorial Prayer Service) at the Head Temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Bud
(By Han Yuri)The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism hosts a Grand Memorial Prayer Service at the Main Buddhist Temple of the Jogye Order in Jongno-gu, Seoul on Sunday May 17, 2015 with the participation of some 300 famed Buddhist leaders from various countries of the world, which is the largest of its k
The Seoul Garden Club hosted a Live Flower Arrangement Show at the Ramian Gallery in Seoul on May 6, 2015 with the attendance of Founding Chairperson Mrs. Im Wha-kong of the Club, 2015 President Mrs. Helen Paterson (wife of the ambassador of Australia), incumbent Chairperson Lee Jong-sook and some 5
Over 30 members of the ‘Old Boys’ Club’ (OBC), an association of retired editors, executives and other members of The Korea Herald Media (consisting of an English daily and a Korean-language business daily) had a reunion hiking at the Cheonggye Mountain on the southern outskirts of Seoul on April 25
The Korea Post introduces the representative foods of all the different countries of the world by publishing them on all its five media units to be eventually introduced to an estimated half a million visitors to the Namyangju Slow Food & Life Expo slated in the month of October this year.The recipe
The Korean people have an old saying: “In Cheongmyeong, even a wooden poker will shoot green sprouts if you plant it in the ground.” Literally, Cheongmyeong means “fine and clear” (a balmy day) which falls on April 5, 2015. It is the fifth in the 24 divisions of the year of the Lunar Calendar.On thi
Hankook University of Foreign Studies carries nickname of ‘Little UN’HUFS hosts Students’ UN Session, hears lecture on Visegrad GroupThe Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) in Seoul carries a nickname which everyone nods. It is “Little UN.” Befitting the alias, the University has students fr
The Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) in Seoul carries a nickname which everyone nods. It is “Little UN.” Befitting the alias, the University has students from all parts of the world and hosts events that are “Little UN.’On March 16-20, 2015, HUFS co-hosted with Harvard University of the U
Hanbok Designer Ms. Byun Hwang-hee has been designing the traditional Korean Hanbok costumes for the past 30 years when she started out with a very small boutique at one corner of the Gwangjang Market in eastern Seoul in 1984. She was only a 20-year-old young woman. Hwanghee Hanbok Boutique she mana
As Halal food market is emerging as a large blue ocean, Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT) and food industry in Korea are striving to increase export of Halal-certified foods and products to Muslim regions, including South East Asia and the Middle East. The Korea Post recently interv
Chairman Kang Duk-young of Korea United Pharmaceutical Co. hosted a prestigious New Year Classic Music Concert at the Concert Hall of the Seoul Art Center in Seocho-dong Seoul on Feb. 11, 2015. It was for the leaders of the government, business circles (medical and pharmaceutical industry leaders) a
Director-Curator Cho Myung-haeng of the Yeongwol African Arts Museum (former Korean ambassador to Abuja) received members of the visiting Enugu State Folk Performing Art Troupe from Nigeria at the Museum in Yeongwol County, Gangwon Province, some 133 miles southeast of Seoul, on March 13, 2105. The
Chairman Kang Duk-young of the Korea United Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. hosts a Gala New Year Classic Concert at the Concert Hall of the Seoul Art Center in Seocho-dong Seoul on Wednesday Feb. 11, 2015. As one faces the Seoul Art Center from the front, the Music Hall is located on the right hand side o
The Chambul Seonwon (Zen Meditation Institute) of the Korean Buddhist Jogye Order is hosting a ‘World Assembly of Meditation Masters (WAMM) 2015 at the High 1 Resort Kangwon Land in Gangwon Province on July 18-24, 2015 with the participation of seven prominent Buddhist leaders from around the world.
By Prof. Dr. Lee Keun-yeopI. PrefaceSome say that Christian missionaries historically had two missions: "For the words of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ" and "For the national interests". These are the guideline for understanding Dr. Underwood. He was one of few bright stars in the galaxy
U Education Corporation is gaining prominence as an institution for education of foreign languages. U Education, which has a total of about 180 TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages) instructors on its payroll, and offers telephone English, Chinese, and Japanese programs. Online Eng
The year 1958 was the fifth year after the end of the Korean War (1950-3) and, naturally, the late former President Syngman Rhee of the Republic of Korea (south) was unable to fully meet the requirements of a free democratic country due to the constant threat from the militant North Korean regime. ▲
A popular Korean singer Nana (Im Jin-ah) was chosen as the most beautiful woman in the world for 2014 and Korean actor Choi Si-won as the second most handsome man around the world. Last year, Nana won the second place in the same event.The first place for the most handsome man in the world went to J
When you are wondering how cold or warm it is in Pakistan, don’t ask a Pakistani, “What is the temperature in Pakistan?”Third Secretary and Head of Chancery Asad Abbas Awan of the Pakistani Embassy in Seoul says, “We have all four seasons in our country all at the same time!”Speaking with The Korea