On May 20, the “Digital Signature Amendment” (전자서명법 개정안) was passed at the last plenary session of the 20th National...
Ice covering the Han River provided winter recreation and summer refrigeration for Joseon Korea. Words by Robert Neff Prior to...
Words BY Robert Neff Photos courtesy of the Robert Neff collection A skirmish between Japanese and Russian warships in February of 1904 was the first clash of the Russo-Japanese war, a conflict whose outcome would determine the fate of Korea. Just before noon on February 9th, 1904, two Russian warships,...
Seoul Botanical Garden, Greenhouse and Park Fans of greenery and nature, get ready for Seoul’s newest botanical park opening in...
Words BY Robert Neff A hundred years ago, many Koreans spent their New Year appeasing evil spirits and throwing...
South Korea sits at the top of many international statistical categories: it boasts the world’s fastest internet connection speed, its GDP ranks consistently in the top 15 countries in the world, and it has one of the lowest unemployment rates internationally. There is however, one troubling category in which South...
Photos courtesy of the Robert Neff collection The anti-Western sentiment pervasive in Pyongyang today has a long history, as historian...
KTX Offers Direct Service to Incheon Airport After several delays, Korail is offering direct KTX service from various parts of...
Two days after the Korean War began, a disastrous decision to blow up the Han River Bridge resulted in the loss of hundreds of lives.
Words by Robert NeffPhotos from the collection of Robert Neff Joseon Korea was generally perceived by foreign visitors as a...