Unika Stenhus: The Pioneer in Sustainable Stone House Solutions
The initial idea of a sustainable stone house was formed when Ola Torrång of Unika Stenhus worked in Japan after his architecture degree at Chalmers […]
Culture
Seoul to Rename Historic District
The historic neighbourhood Gye-dong, located within Bukchon Hanok Village, is expected to be renamed sometime this month, according to Jongno-gu officials. The name change comes […]
Does Korea Have the World’s Best Mothers?
That might be the opinion you hold if you’ve read a recent article by South Korean professor Kim Seong-kon in the Korea Herald. According to Dr. […]
Bite Me: Misozoonistic Advertising
At what point in the slaughtering process do animals go from sentient beings to cuisine? Is it when they appear in front of us on […]
Korean Women Need to Stand as One for Social Change
Last week I criticised the image that Psy is projecting to Korea and the world, but his most recent video does include some buffoonery based on the unfair treatment of women […]
Understanding North Korea by Seeing the Similarities with the South
With all the shenanigans that are going on North of the border, I wondered if there can be anything we can learn about North Korea […]
The Generation Gap in South Korea
I was asked the other day by a reader of one of my blogs if there is any country other than Korea that had such an […]
My Korean Grandmothers Memories of the Japanese Occupation and the Korean War
Instead of spending time over Seollal (Korean New Year) with my Father in-laws side of the family in Suncheon, where I live in the far […]
Why is K-Pop So Popular?
Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ has now received over 50 million youtube views, has become a bit of a world-wide sensation, and has achieved what all K-Pop […]