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Paris fashion says non to ‘Normcore’
Paris fashion says non to ‘Normcore’

PARIS (AFP) ― Self-aware blandness, aka “Normcore,” may be the latest high street buzzword, but for the world of high fashion ― currently gathered in …

Online medical tourism portal opens for tourists

An online website offering medical tour packages and information on Korean hospitals and clinics opened on Wednesday. The website “Visit Medical Korea,” …

Marketplace for performing arts to open in Seoul
Marketplace for performing arts to open in Seoul

The Performing Arts Market in Seoul will run from Oct. 7-11 at the National Theater of Korea in Jangchung-dong, central Seoul. The annual event, organized by …

Fashion made in China: Fine for everyone but the Chinese
Fashion made in China: Fine for everyone but the Chinese

MILAN (AFP) ― It has been called fashion’s dirty little secret but according to Miuccia Prada, soon everybody will be doing it. Made-in-China’s just fine …

Book festival returns to Paju
Book festival returns to Paju

An annual literary festival will be held at Paju Book City in Gyeonggi Province, bringing over 500 writers from home and abroad to present and discuss a wide …

Revisiting old Seoul
Revisiting old Seoul

The simple rectangular building in Gwanghwamun, which looks identical to the U.S. Embassy building in Seoul, was a symbol of a power shift in the modern …

Change afoot in Pyongyang? In fashion, yes
Change afoot in Pyongyang? In fashion, yes

PYONGYANG (AP) ― High heels, with sequins. Brightly colored, tight-fitting dresses. Hairstyles and makeup that are almost like what you would expect on …

[Weekender] Natural wonders of Jeju
[Weekender] Natural wonders of Jeju

Every fall, Jejudo invites visitors to take part in a walking festival to explore the island’s fascinating landscape through the popular Olle walking trails. …

A creature of habit
A creature of habit

Writer Bae Su-ah is prone to carsickness and cannot travel to Seoul for the interview, I am told. So on the Friday afternoon before the long Chuseok holiday, I …

Calendar
Calendar

ROYAL MUSIC AT NIGHT ― Musicians practice Jongmyo Jeryeak, the UNESCO-listed royal ancestral ritual music, at Jongmyo, a Confucian shrine for Joseon kings …

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