Fifteen-year-old Amara Okonju (not her real name) outstayed her visa in Korea, and became pregnant after an involuntary encounter with a man in Seoul. She gave birth to a baby boy and tried to raise him on her own, but it was simply impossible. She could not even feed herself?let alone the baby. One
The Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corp. (aT) hosts an auction of Chunnan (Korean cymbidium goeringii orchids) at the Flowering Plant Joint Market in Seoul on June 24, 2015 for a one week run, which marks the first anniversary since it started the event. The aT opened a wholesale market at the Joint Mar
The Korea Post Media is working with the Organizing Committee of the 2015 Namyangju Slow Life Planet Festival, which is an extended festival from the 2013 Namyangju International Slow Food Fair which the City hosted in 2013 on the eastern outskirts of Seoul (some 10 miles away).The 2015 Namyangju Sl
How many meals did the Korean kings have a day? Records indicate that they had five meals a day which was called Surasang, or Royal Table. Early in the morning they had a small bowl of Juk (gruel), regular breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night snack or meal (related story on page 11).Early in the
Sculptor Park Kyung-bum plans to have an exhibition of the busts of the noted personalities of the international community as well as of the Korean society on the theme of "Communication and Sharing" and in this effort Park wants to invite the interested ambassadors to take part in the program."The
World famed artist and fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, also known as JC/DC, opened an art exhibition at the Blue Square Nemo Art Center in Hannam-dong, Seoul on June 11, 2015. Under the theme of ‘Shades of Tomorrow’, the exhibition, which was his first Asian exhibition, continued for 1
Leaders of the First Presbyterian Church of Delaware are visiting Korea on June 16-22, 2015 on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the Namdaemoon Presbyterian Church. The delegation is headed by Rev. Debora Patterson and includes Brian McConnell (her spouse), Nancy Baileys, Sandra Kramer, Dr. J
Since the first MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) case was confirmed in Korea on May 20, 2015, the Corona Virus has been spreading in Korea at an astonishingly rapid pace. As of June 16, 2015, a total of 150 persons have been confirmed as positive MERS cases, 16 have died and over 5,000 person
The bilateral relations between Korea and Argentina continue to grow and expand and high-level officials keep maintain regular contact, including fruitful meetings between the representatives of both ministries of agriculture and quarantine agencies held in Seoul recently, which are expected to help
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