June 12, 2013 / Issue No. 584 Hi Seoul Bike Parade Help promote eco-friendly transporation Hoping to establish the bicycle as an eco-friendly means of transportation, the Hi Seoul Bike Parade will kick off on June 16 and set out from Gwanghwamun Square with about 5,000 citizens. The bikes pass Seoul Station and the north […]
June 5, 2013 / Issue No. 583 Ultra Korea 2013 Asia’s Biggest Electronic Dance Party in Seoul Ultra Korea 2013, an Asian version of the Miami-based Ultra Music Festival, will open June 14–15 at the Olympic Stadium Complex, promising to offer a site for a mammoth electronic dance get-together. Armin van Buuren, Avicii, Carl Cox, […]
The historic Daeo Bookshop in Seoul’s Seochon district. The bookshop first opened in 1951. Photographed by Robert Koehler.
About Seoul Selection Seoul Selection is a Korean publishing house that takes a leading role in the globalization of Korean culture, including the arts, society, and lifestyle. Its distribution network includes major Korean bookstores, university libraries, bookstores in the United States and other foreign countries, and several major online stores, making Seoul Selection titles […]
Abuses of system prompt immigration authorities to act On April 24, the Korean daily Dong-A Ilbo broke news that Korea’s immigration authorities were planning to revise Korea’s immigration laws to ban Koreans who make under KRW 1.12 million a month from marrying a foreigner. Or, to be more precise, it would stop immigration authorities from issuing […]
[box_dark] SUPERSONIC EVOLUTION SuperSound founder KIM DONG-HYUN introduces a new generation of Korean instruments Written by Ben Jackson Photograph courtesy of SuperSound [/box_dark] One day in early-21st century London, a curious scene unfolded in Trafalgar Square: as part of a Korean cultural event, two women in hanbok (traditional Korean clothing) sat playing gayageum (classical 12-stringed zithers). In front of them, B-boys put […]
[box_dark] Korean culture advocate with big dreams Publisher Hank Kim talks about devoting his life to publishing English-language books about Korea Published : 2013-05-31 20:49 Updated : 2013-05-31 21:30 The Korea Herald > Life&Style > Books > Book Review Orignal Link > http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130531000524 [/box_dark] Publisher Hank Kim says he often feels like Don Quixote, the famous fictional Spaniard with reckless enthusiasm […]
[box_dark] A FEAST FOR YOUR EYES Devour some of Seoul’s finest views, and the cuisine that comes with them Written by Loren Cotter [/box_dark] Seoul is a skyscraper city with ample opportunities for dining in a picturesque setting. Whether you are at a peak of the metropolis’s surrounding mountain landscapes or south of […]
Sungnyemun Gate Timelapse from Robert Koehler Just experimenting with timelapse photography above Seoul’s landmark Sungnyemun Gate. Sungnyemun Gate Timelapse from Robert Koehler on Vimeo.