Hadong and Gurye

  Countryside charms and nature's beauty await along the banks of the Seomjingang River   Gazing southeast, the sun rises slowly but surely over the horizon. The Seomjingang River’s pristine waters reflect the morning light…

Old Is New Again

Young entrepreneurs use old buildings to give Seoul new life   “Dull, inert cities, it is true, do contain the seeds of their own destruction and little else. But lively, diverse, intense cities contain the seeds of their own regeneration,…

Korean lit goes digital

LTI Korea’s online library makes the world of Korean literature accessible to the non-Korean speaking masses

A Midsummer’s Improvisation

Director Jang Kun-jae spins together two stories into a single, sweet film

Seoul City Hall

Seoul's old city hall building, built by the Japanese during the colonial era, done up like a hanok to mark the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule. Photo by Robert Koehler.

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Twenty-four-hour eateries

Fuel up on good food, any hour of the day

Burger boss

Four takes on an American classic

Mureung Rock

Carvings in Mureung Rock, Mureung Valley, Donghae, Gangwon-do.

SEOUL Weekly: Celebrate 70 Years of Independence with the Korean Flag

Seoul Selection's "Taegeukgi: The Korean Flag Throughout History" is a visual exploration of a national symbol