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Picture of the Day: Korean Traditional Fashion Show

» by October 17th, 2010 at 1:16 pm » Comments (2)

A Hanbok-Batik fashion show is held at an opening event for South Korea-Indonesia Week in Indonesia on Monday. Models showcase traditional Korean and Indonesian attire. [KBS Global] more »

Picture of the Day: Foreign Wives Learn Traditional Korean Cooking

» by October 10th, 2010 at 12:48 pm » Comments (59)

ICHEON, South Korea -- A group of hanbok-dressed foreign wives married to South Koreans learn how to cook rice with the traditional Korean pot, "gamasot," in Icheon, ...more »

What Are Your Biggest Complaints About Korea?

» by June 12th, 2010 at 4:43 am » Comments (24)

That is what this 10 Magazine poll is asking and this is the top 5 complaints from that poll: Foreigners that spend all their time complaining about Korea Inaccessibility of basic services ...more »

Picture of the Day: Ritual Honors

» by February 14th, 2010 at 1:08 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="457" caption="A traditional ritual to celebrate the 100th anniversary of late Samsung founder Lee Byung-chull’s birthday is conducted yesterday at the house where he was born in ...more »

Classic Pictures of Korea’s Chuseok Holiday

» by October 3rd, 2009 at 10:26 am » Comments (2)

From the Discover Korea website comes this nice collection of pictures that shows that as much as Korea has changed over the decades some things still remain the same, like ...more »

Picture of the Day: A Helping Hand

» by June 22nd, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

Via Korea Beat. Considering the rude reputation sometimes attached to Koreans, younger people helping out older citizens is something I often see. more »

Picture of the Day: Foreigners Try Korean Traditional Dance

» by February 9th, 2009 at 1:42 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="attachment_11241" align="alignright" width="450" caption="Dancing in hanbok: Ambassadors and their spouses in traditional Korean hanbok enjoy “samulnori,” traditional Korean percussion music, at Dohobu, a local government office building from the ...more »

Korean Culture Comes to West Point

» by October 20th, 2008 at 9:21 am » Comments (7)

For whatever reason South Korean performer Oh Jung-hae is promoting Korean culture at West Point of all places: Oct. 19, WEST POINT, New York -- South Korean artist and performer Oh ...more »

Why are Koreans Rude?

» by March 13th, 2007 at 6:03 am » Comments (569)

That is the question that the Joong Ang Ilbo asked recently. The Joong Ang also called Koreans the Italians of Asia. Wait a minute I thought Koreans were ...more »

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