With the weather getting warmer, one of the most common complaints heard from expats is that quality deodorant is near...
Wedding bouquets, cakes, and dresses are just a few items that factor into the aesthetics of any wedding. In South...
In the summer of 1905, the world was a scary place for Korea. The Russo-Japanese War had recently ended but Korea was still occupied by Japanese troops and pressure from the Japanese government was increasing almost daily. Thus, when Emperor Gojong learned that Alice Roosevelt, the daughter of American President...
Words BY Robert Neff Photos courtesy of the Robert Neff collection A skirmish between Japanese and Russian warships in February...
Words by Robert Neff With the horrible destruction of the Korean War came abject poverty. People did whatever they could...
Words by Robert Neff In this humorous anecdote from the turn of the 20th century, an American diplomat and a mob of Korean children strike up an unexpected friendship based on practical jokes. Horace N. Allen, the American minister to Korea from 1897-1905, found that his fondness for bicycle riding drew the...
Megalia is a radical feminist online forum that is quickly growing in infamy in South Korea. Completely anonymous, its members...
On May 20, the “Digital Signature Amendment” (전자서명법 개정안) was passed at the last plenary session of the 20th National...
Free Legal Counseling for Foreigners in Korea Legal issues can be overwhelming, yet frequent, for expats living in Korea. On foreigner-oriented Facebook groups there are often postings seeking legal advice and there is even a group called Legal Office for Foreign Teachers (LOFT). Foreigners face not only a lack of...
If you really want to learn about early Korean-Western relations, you have got to start by looking at Nagasaki, Japan....