Harmony of Peace from Paris In the evening of March 14, the lobby of the Salle Pleyel Concert Hall in Paris bustled with an audience awaiting an historic performance ― a joint concert by North Korea’s Unhasu Orchestra and the Radio France Philharmonic led by renowned South Ko...

K-pop into the China Market K-pop is waking up the dormant Chinese market. SM Entertainment is launching a new music group, EXO, in South Korea and China simultaneously; JYP Entertainment is promoting the popular Korean girl group Miss A on the Chinese mainland; and other Korea...

Historian Lee Ki-baek and Publisher Kim Seong-jae The first issue of “Korean History Lecture for Citizens” published by Ilchokak appeared in August 1987. The semiannual academic periodical never missed publication for 25 years until it recently stopped at the 50th issue, completing its mission in ...

Bread over Books, Shoes over Books? On the street, you sometimes come across a sign in front of tire stores that says, “Wow! Tires are cheaper than shoes!” This is not at all incorrect considering the wide range of shoe prices. Comparing a person’s shoes to a car tire even brings a ...

Making Friends in Seoul I have been living and working in Korea for nine years now, and in that time I have seen many friends come and many friends go. There has been a constant cycle of farewell parties and new introductions. The routine of making new friends and letting g...