Korean universities coming to Sureworks education fair
Korean universities coming to Sureworks education fair Higher Education Fair 2022 will be held this June 17 and 18 at the Mid Valley Exhibition Centre, Kuala Lumpur. It will open from 11am to [...]
At least 7 dead in Seoul-area flooding amid record rainfall
By Andrew Jeong and Sammy Westfall Updated August 8, 2022 at 9:08 p.m. EDT|Published August 8, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. EDT SEOUL — At least seven people have died in flooding after intense downpours fell [...]
Exports of Lotte’s flavored soju reach 41.9 bln won over past 6 years
14:52 August 03, 2022 SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Chilsung Co., the beverage unit of Lotte Group, said Wednesday the combined exports of its flavored soju Soonhari reached 41.9 billion won [...]
Foreign internships blossom in Korea
Thursday July 14, 2022 Anjelica Morales, far left, a sophomore from Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona, and Emily Kruse, second from left, a senior at Central Washington University, interning at SEL, [...]
Sinchon Water Gun Fest canceled due to pandemic resurgence
Published : Jul 7, 2022 - 18:17 Updated : Jul 7, 2022 - 18:17 This year’s Sinchon Water Gun Festival, which had been scheduled for two days starting July 30, was canceled [...]
S. Korea starts smartphone identification service for digital driver’s license
2022-06-29 SEOUL -- With the real-life introduction of a mobile identification service, South Koreans no longer have to show their driving license in the form of plastic cards to identify themselves. The digital driver's [...]
2021 Korean Language Programs | 5 Universities – Part 1
2021 Korean Language Programs | Complete List Not sure which Korean language program to choose? Read our comparisons. A lot of people dream of living in Korea. There are options that can [...]
Travel South Korea to lift quarantine requirement for non-vaccinated foreign arrivals
South Korea to lift quarantine requirement for non-vaccinated foreign arrivals PUBLISHED THU, JUN 2 20229:40 PM EDT South Korea’s prime minister on Friday said the country will lift its quarantine requirement [...]
South Korean films shine at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival
2022.05.30 10:09:40 | 2022.05.30 10:10:06 South Korean films won big at the 75th Cannes Film Festival held in France with actor Song Kang-ho taking home the best actor award for drama film Broker and [...]
College campuses welcoming back students with festivals at full scale for first time since pandemic
The unrelenting pandemic had taken the highly-anticipated campus life away from new university students. But now, with social distancing measures lifted, college festivals have returned. Major universities in South Korea are already busy planning [...]
Visa-free tourists being allowed back to Jeju, Yangyang
May 4, 2022 As the pandemic winds down, Korea is restoring a visa-free entry system for tourists to Jeju and Yangyang next month. Interior and safety minister Jeon Hae-cheol announced in a [...]
People still wear masks despite end of outdoor mask mandate
Published : May 2, 2022 - 16:25 Updated : May 2, 2022 - 16:25 Shocked and surprised face of Asian man wearing hygienic mask in grey t-shirt. People seemed reluctant [...]
South Korea lifts outdoor mask mandate, incoming government concerned
SEOUL, April 29 (Reuters) - South Korea said on Friday it will lift an outdoor face mask mandate next week in the country's latest step to ease COVID-19 restrictions, despite opposition from the incoming [...]
Korea to lift all social distancing rules, except mask mandate: PM
Korea will lift all COVID-19 social distancing rules, except a mask mandate, next week, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Friday, marking the first time all restrictions have been lifted since the pandemic began two [...]
S. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases below 150,000 as omicron wave wanes
SEOUL, April 14 -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 150,000 on Thursday, amid [...]
Vaccinated Visitors to Korea Exempt from Quarantine Starting from April 1
Starting April 1, visitors to Korea who have completed their COVID-19 vaccinations will be exempt from mandatory quarantine. Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced the exemptions will be expanded to include overseas vaccinations [...]