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[Video] An afternoon in Seoul: Making candles

Subtle scents waft through the air in a tiny alley in Seoul’s northwestern Yeonnam-dong. The source is Yvonne Morgun, an artisan candle shop that offers candle making classes for tourists and locals,...

March 12, 2018
Culture
[PyeongChang 2018] Bye, Soohorang -- Bandabi takes over as mascot

Last month, the white tiger Soohorang received global attention for his adorable antics as the PyeongChang Winter Olympics mascot. The position will now be handed over to the black bear Bandabi, the...

March 9, 2018
Olympic Games
[Weekender] Cleaning up life’s clutter

“Spring is the time of plans and projects,” Tolstoy wrote in “Anna Karenina.” For centuries, people have recognized spring as a time of renewal and cleaning up the various parts of life that have fal...

March 9, 2018
Culture
[Herald Interview] Capturing the unseen: photographer Cho Sei-hon

The PyeongChang Winter Olympics has come and gone with a bang -- Korean athletes reaped a total of 17 medals and were showered with camera flashes at every turn. But the excitement isn’t over yet. Eq...

March 9, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Team Korea House revamps for Paralympics

Team Korea House, a facility that promotes the country and offers support for international athletes and guests, reopened its doors Friday for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympics. The house, whi...

March 9, 2018
Olympic Games
[Photo News] In full bloom for March

Graduation and school entrance season, which comes around in March in Korea, has arrived. The record-breaking cold temperatures are slowly fading away as spring creeps up. Along with the change in s...

March 4, 2018
Culture
Writers, freelancers to pay more taxes from April

Writers, consultants and public speakers, among others, will have to pay more taxes for their work starting from April, according to revised tax laws. Currently, a 4.4 percent withholding tax is app...

February 28, 2018
Economy
[Video] An afternoon in Seoul at a sheep cafe

Seoul is full of novel indoor attractions for foreign tourists, from board game cafes and escape rooms to one-person karaoke booths. One of the most comforting of these sites might be the sheep cafe...

February 28, 2018
Culture
YouTubers go offscreen to perform onstage

When YouTuber Josh Carrott, better known here as the Korean Englishman, appeared onstage with his creative partner Ollie Kendal, the crowd erupted into cheers. The two English nationals, famous for ...

February 26, 2018
People
[Newsmaker] How Uiseong slid into center of Korea’s curling boom

When South Korea’s first curling rink was completed in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang Province in 2006, little could the county administration that backed its construction expect the unfamiliar facility t...

February 25, 2018
Olympic Games
Jo Min-ki’s flip-flop on sexual misconduct with students further sparks fury

Veteran actor Jo Min-ki was adamant about his innocence, at least until Tuesday when he confronted a slew of sexual misconduct allegations. Will Entertainment, the agency representing the embattled ...

February 21, 2018
Television
[Photo News] Two silvers, soaring ‘garlic girls’ at PyeongChang

With five days left of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Korea’s teams are faring well overall, most recently gaining two more silver medals. Korea’s ace female speedskater Lee Sang-hwa won her third...

February 20, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Want to grab that adorable stuffed Soohorang? Alas, they’re sold out online

While global visitors may want to take home their own souvenirs of the lovable PyeongChang Winter Olympics mascot Soohorang, it may become harder to procure the stuffed tigers as they are sold out in...

February 18, 2018
Olympic Games
[Photo News] Lee Sang-hwa to take crack at 3rd gold

South Korean speedskater Lee Sang-hwa was seen training Saturday at the Gangneung Oval, a day before her attempt at her third Olympic gold medal. Lee will compete in the women’s 500 meter speedsk...

February 18, 2018
Olympic Games
[Photo News] Presidential couple locked in tight hug while watching short track

President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook were spotted locked in a tight embrace while watching the PyeongChang Winter Olympics short track speedskating games Saturday. The presidential cou...

February 18, 2018
Politics

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