Ringing in the Year of the Black Dragon

Ringing in the Year of the Black Dragon by Jon Dunbar - Korea.net Editor, 20/01/2012

One of the attractions of life in Korea for many of us are the two New Years we get to celebrate. Korea has two calendar systems, one governed by the Sun and one governed by the Moon, and each of them has its own year-end holiday. Marking the Year of the Black Dragon, this year’s New Year begins on Monday, January 23. The Korean Lunar New Year, called “Seollal” or “G...

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Land of the Wasted Talent

Land of the Wasted Talent by Schumpeter - Economist.com, 16/01/2012

Outside the kitchen, the talents of half the country's population are woefully underemployed, as Sylvia Ann Hewlett and Laura Sherbin of the Centre for Work-Life Policy, an American think-tank, show in a new study called “Off-Ramps and On-Ramps”. Nearly half of the country's university graduates are female but only 67% of these women have jobs, many of which are part-tim...

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Seoul Voted Best Business Travel City of 2011 by STO, 16/01/2012

The year 2011 was one of major recognition for Seoul as a business events capital with the city receiving the ‘Best BT MICE* City’ award at the 22nd Annual TTG Travel Awards in October. The achievement underscores Seoul’s rise and increased prominence in the Asian meetings industry market. This follows the announcement three mo...

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Comic Books & Fudge: Writing the Ura's Dream Workbook by Shawn Morrissey, 12/12/2011

Some of the dearest memories of my childhood are of Sunday drives with my parents. Although I often hated the driving itself because of terrible bouts of carsickness, the places we would visit usually made up for all the queasiness. We would often end up in some small town, streets strewn with antique shops and teahouses, where I was allowed to ...

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DONA-Approved Doula Workshops, February 2012, Seocho-gu, SeoulIf you've always wanted to work with birthing and/or new families, maybe your dreams can be fulfilled by becoming a birth and/or postpartum doula.
Vegan Bake Sale, Sun 29 Jan 2012, Itaewon, SeoulThe bake sale is a fundraiser for Born to Run Global Sighthound Rescue.
At the Movies This Week - SeoulClick here for a list of English language/subtitled movies and where they are playing in Seoul.
Join Camarata Choir or Orchestra, Jan 2012, SeoulCMC is looking for singers and musicians for their May performance of Elijah. Rehearsals on Sundays starting 29 January.
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