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,…

Putting the pop into Seoul's music scene

Conductor Ha Sung Ho’s Seoul Pops Orchestra celebrates 27 years of making music fun

Romancing the sauna

Dragon Hill Spa offers couples a convenient all-in-one dating experience

Witness to History

‘Taegeukgi: The Korean Flag Throughout History’ presents the story behind Korea’s national banner in an easy-to-read way

ERIC MCLEE: Redefining the Korean Late-Night-Scape

Throw away all your preconceptions of the “Korean dream”, whatever that may be.  And if you hadn’t thought of it before, allow this young man to paint you a picture and illuminate the possibilities in this land of the morning calm. Eric…

Keeping the classics alive

Institute for the Translation of Korean Classics Director Lee Myung-hak strives to make Korea’s classical canon both accessible and relevant

Sports, culture and bamboo

The 2015 Gwangju Universiade is a chance to discover one of Korea’s most relaxing travel destinations

Drawing a nation

‘Sketches of Korea’ creators Benjamin Joinau and Elodie Dornand de Rouville bring an unpolished Korea to the world

One Crazy chef

Celebrity chef Choi Hyun-seok gets a nation cooking

Molding well-rounded students who care

YISS’s social responsibility programs teach students the importance, and joy, of giving