Korea is awash in clothes… …And when Koreans’ closets overflow, they go for the win-win by donating the excess in...
In a rapidly changing economy, young South Koreans are increasingly turning to sanitation jobs — like street cleaning as a...
2,500 years after his death, Master Kong’s ideas continue to shape life on the Korean peninsula.
With the weather getting warmer, one of the most common complaints heard from expats is that quality deodorant is near...
Words by Robert Neff In this humorous anecdote from the turn of the 20th century, an American diplomat and a mob...
Words by Robert Neff, Photos courtesy of the Robert Neff collection As the primary way of accessing Seoul during the early modern period, the Han River offered equal shares of opportunities and hazards. During the late Joseon period, the Han River did not divide Seoul—in fact it wasn’t even part of...
KTX Offers Direct Service to Incheon Airport After several delays, Korail is offering direct KTX service from various parts of...
Words by Robert Neff With the horrible destruction of the Korean War came abject poverty. People did whatever they could...
Ice covering the Han River provided winter recreation and summer refrigeration for Joseon Korea. Words by Robert Neff Prior to the twentieth century, the Han River generally froze over during the winter. This had the practical effect of isolating Seoul from the rest of Korea. The junks that supplied the...
Modern Religion and the Art of Happiness As a Western Buddhist monk of the Kadam Order, Gen Kelsang Togden speaks...