http://www.korea4expats.com Last articles from Korea4expats.com 2007 korea4expats.com - all right reserved en http://www.korea4expats.com/images/expat-logo.gif http://www.korea4expats.com http://www.korea4expats.com/news-seoul-st-patrick-day.html 06/03/2010 <p>NAMSAN TOWER JOINS THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING , SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE AND MANY OTHER ICONIC BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN GOING GREEN FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY<br />&nbsp;<br />With business recovering from the global economic downturn, one of Korea&rsquo;s largest and most well-attended foreign festivals has received increased funding to ensure its celebration in 2010.Attracting an estimated 18... http://www.korea4expats.com/news-seoul-st-patrick-day.html http://www.korea4expats.com/news-korean-play-english-subtitles.html 02/03/2010 <p>Expats and tourists rarely get a chance to see an innovative, culturally insightful play performed live in Korean with legible English subtitles. Fortunately -- at least for a short time -- there is one good option. <br /><br />Director Im Do-Wan has brought Anton Chekhov&rsquo;s classic &ldquo;The Cherry Orchard&rdquo; into the digital age and fused it with a uniquely Korean spirit. With 14 ta... http://www.korea4expats.com/news-korean-play-english-subtitles.html http://www.korea4expats.com/news-february-blahs.html 13/02/2010 <p>I&rsquo;m no expert, but I don&rsquo;t think you have to be to understand that the winter doldrums are very real. The difficulty for me is trying to cope with each family member&rsquo;s attempt to grapple with it, in addition to my own. Having lived in the tropics for the last fifteen years, I had forgotten what the February blahs were like. Who could possibly slip into depression when you coul... http://www.korea4expats.com/news-february-blahs.html http://www.korea4expats.com/news-a-plus-dental-braces.html 10/02/2010 <p>People visit their dentists with various orthodontic needs. Some complain about problems referred to by dentists as malocclusions, such as underbites, overbites, cross bites, and open bites; while others want to correct crooked teeth, crowding teeth, misplaced midline, spaces between teeth, or other kinds of flaws of their teeth and jaws.<br />&nbsp;<br />Complex bite issues cause discomfort ea... http://www.korea4expats.com/news-a-plus-dental-braces.html http://www.korea4expats.com/news-Haiti-fundraiser-seoul.html 31/01/2010 <p>With the events and images being shared around the world from the devastation in Haiti, a group of volunteers thought it was time to raise hope and organize and event so people in Korea could donate to a worthy cause.&nbsp; Hope for Haiti will be held at Roofers in Itaewon on Valentine&rsquo;s Day (February 14, 2010) and organizers are planning a cultural celebration, complete with Haitian musi... http://www.korea4expats.com/news-Haiti-fundraiser-seoul.html http://www.korea4expats.com/news-working-in-korea.html 30/01/2010 <p>I'd like to share an experience I've recently had working in Korea. In early&nbsp;2009, I accepted a position with&nbsp;a Korean company - one that is sometimes referred to as being 'old school'.&nbsp;</p> <p>At the beginning of December, 2009, I indicated to the HR Department that my education, training, experience and talents were being wasted in my current position. I also reminded them tha... http://www.korea4expats.com/news-working-in-korea.html http://www.korea4expats.com/news-dr-choi-dental-clinic.html 06/01/2010 <p>Coming from another country and trying to find the right dental services for you and your family is not always an easy task. From my experience, Dr.Choi &amp; Associates Dental Clinic in Hannam-dong (next to Itaewon) has been a real find for me&nbsp; Not only do they have 15 years experience serving expats from around the world, they have also developed a specialty working with children, who ar... http://www.korea4expats.com/news-dr-choi-dental-clinic.html http://www.korea4expats.com/news-comfort-women-house-of-sharing.html 06/01/2010 <p>Kim Ok Seon Halmoni was born in 1923 in Gyeongsangnam-do, drafted from Sacheon to Taiwan in 1939 by the Japanese Military and coerced into sexual slavery for seven years. She was beaten to a faint often in the comfort station and was almost forced to commit suicide by a Japanese officer at the end of the war. After the end of World War II, she returned to her hometown in Gyeonsangnam-do.&nbsp; ... http://www.korea4expats.com/news-comfort-women-house-of-sharing.html http://www.korea4expats.com/news-tiger-bear-comic-project-korea.html 04/01/2010 <p>The Gojoseon legend of Tiger and Bear is a Korean folktale detailing how the Korean nation was created. Today Tiger and Bear are also the alter ego&rsquo;s of James Topple (Tiger) and Colin Riddle (Bear), two Englishmen who arrived in Daegu, South Korea in the fall of 2008.<br /><br />While both Riddle and Topple are experienced &lsquo;2D&rsquo; artists (painting, illustration and so on) they a... http://www.korea4expats.com/news-tiger-bear-comic-project-korea.html http://www.korea4expats.com/news-christmas-new-year-korea.html 25/12/2009 <p>Christmas 2 and New Years Day are national holidays in Korea. This means that banks, post offices, government offices, schools, business offices etc. are closed. However, restaurants, most stores (including department stores, supermarkets, bookstores, etc) are open for their regular hours 25 December. New Year&rsquo;s Day, 01 January, is another matter. The majority of stores are closed that da... http://www.korea4expats.com/news-christmas-new-year-korea.html