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Turtle ships sail the Cheonggyecheon

By Nathan Schwartzman Sat, May 05, 2012 12:01PM UTC View Comments

On the 28th two replicas of the famous turtle ships led by Admiral Yi Sun-shin were raced in the Cheongyecheon in Seoul. Unfortunately there were no replica invaders to be repelled....

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South Korea: Case tests legal system’s approach to bullying

By Nathan Schwartzman Mon, Apr 09, 2012 12:13PM UTC View Comments

Original article in Korean is at this link. There has been considerable interest in a case in which students who bullied classmates over a period exceeding one year have been punished by a court. Although it involved little physical violence or theft of belongings, the victimized student suffered insults and threats over an extended period...

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Obama heads to South Korea for nonproliferation summit

By AP News Sat, Mar 24, 2012 1:48PM UTC View Comments

President Barack Obama boards Air Force One, for a flight to South Korea, at Andrews Air Force Base. Pic: AP News

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AP) — President Barack Obama has departed for Seoul, South Korea, for an international summit on keeping nuclear materials out of the hands of terrorists. More than 50 world leaders are expected to attend the gathering on Monday and Tuesday. Obama’s visit comes amid new tension with the North over...

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Performance: Rocky Horror, Seoul Players, and a drag show (AKA Halloween in Seoul, Korea) – NSFW-ish

By Chris Backe Mon, Oct 31, 2011 4:50PM UTC View Comments

Halloween in Seoul gets a little better every year. Let’s call this one NSFW – this is Rocky Horror and drag, not the Little Mermaid. Yes, that’s me in the disco pants – perhaps another reason this isn’t safe for work. Club After / Moonnight in Itaewon hosted the Seoul Players doing a live-action version...

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Life in Korea: The Sinbundang line opens (Seoul)

By Chris Backe Fri, Oct 28, 2011 8:00AM UTC View Comments

It’s official – the Sin-bundang / Shin-bundang line opens on October 29, 2011 at 3pm. This is more of a PSA for the wonderful readers are into travel and life in Korea. The Sinbundang line (신분당선) is essentially a shortcut from Gangnam station down to the Bundang / Seongnam area. Taking the Bundang line does...

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