Dog Meat Trade Dwindling in South Korea The Humane Society International (HSI) has made headway in its campaign to end...
Target Now Ships to South Korea Get your Christmas wish list ready, because Target now ships to South Korea! Target announced...
The Gangnam District of Seoul is planning to install a 418,000,000 won bronze statue of the “Gangnam Style” dance. Released in the summer of 2012, Psy’s K-pop single “Gangnam Style” quickly became the most viewed video on YouTube. The following year, President Barack Obama spoke of the song’s success as...
Here comes the internet! The I.Seoul.U meme has begun. As we reported yesterday, “I. Seoul. U.” was named Seoul’s new brand by...
Seoul’s New Brand Announced Last Night Well, it’s finally here. Last night, the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) announced the city’s...
A Korean supermarket caused controversy in Britain last week with their packaging of live seafood. Korea Foods, a Korean supermarket chain based in the UK, came under fire for packaging live crabs on polystyrene trays, wrapped in cling wrap. A spokesman for Korea Foods has defended the store’s practice and...
Sodaless in Seoul There is news of impending doom for all soda/pop lovers in Seoul — with an even more...
Budget Airlines in Korea Launch International Expansions Korea’s five major budget airlines Jeju Air, Jin Air, Air Busan, T’Way, and...
A Large Number of Foreign Students Lack Visas The number of programs for students studying abroad in Korea is on the rise. However, a recent report shows that nearly 10% of foreign students studying in Korea lack proper student visas. According to data from the Ministry of Justice, over 86,000...
Free Legal Counseling for Foreigners in Korea Legal issues can be overwhelming, yet frequent, for expats living in Korea. On...