The fourth Seoul International Student Forum will kick off on Friday, with 84 members from 32 different countries attending, the Seoul Global Center, a city-run support center for foreign residents, said Wednesday. The program, launched in 2008, is aimed at reflecting the ideas and proposals of international students studying in Seoul to better serve foreign residents and visitors here. After h...

The rainy season officially started Wednesday, with up to 150 milliliters of rainfall expected to hit the central part of the peninsula through Thursday. The state weather agency forecast that the country would be under the rainy spell until the end of July, with up to 20 percent more precipitation than previous years. Over the weekend, typhoon Meari, which is heading north from the Philippines...

Attention is being drawn to the code of conduct for civil servants as a recent string of corruption cases involving public officials has upset the public, seriously tarnishimg the government’s vision of a “fair society.” Critics argue that while the intention of the code that prohibits officials from receiving expensive meals and other pricy entertainment services from people they meet on offici...

The National Election Commission is to carry out a mock election June 30 at 158 polling stations in 108 countries, as a final dry run for the overseas voting system set to take effect next year. Among the 5,484 who registered themselves as voters, 4,708 had their residence in Korea and the remaining 776 were permanent residents in overseas countries, according to the NEC. All voters are require...

Some 30,000 Koreans believed to have been drafted for construction work in Sakhalin The Korean government will launch its first official investigation into the deaths of Koreans forced to labor under the Japanese colonial rule in Sakhalin, an island in Russia’s Far East, a Seoul fact-finding panel said Wednesday. The investigation will be carried out in July and August at a public graveyard in ...

Meth floods Yanji, Jilin province fueled by border transients: Newsweek While cautious not to make the case official for the sake of ties with its longstanding ally, China is becoming impatient with the increasing amount of illegal drugs flowing in from North Korea, according to a U.S. weekly magazine. Over the past decade, methamphetamine ― also known as crystal meth or ice because of its flak...

A Michael Jackson tribute night is to raise money for a Korean orphanage for disabled kids. A painting of the legend often hailed the King of Pop will be auctioned to raise cash for Angel House’s 50 disabled residents at the 3rd Annual MJ Tribute at Club Genie in Seoul’s Itaewon district. Michael Jackson T-shirts will also be sold to raise funds at the event to run from 10:30 p.m. this Friday, ...

The event will give people the chance to eat Korean ssam and learn easy physical exercises to get healthy ahead of the upcoming hottest summer season. Ssam is a Korean dish where rice and condiments are wrapped in lettuce, cabbage, sesame leaves, or other greens. The greens are organically grown by members of Environment Justice. The non-profit organization is holding the event on Monday, July ...

A one-day Beach Volleyball festival is to be held in Korea on July 30. The event aiming to attract 100 teams from across Korea is to be held at Ilsan Beach in Ulsan’s Bangojin area. The event organized by T-hope Korea and Ulsan International Volunteer Center aims to raise cash for various charities. The group Teachers Helping Other People Everywhere is a volunteer charity events organization. E...

Shoppers have been given a new way to give to charity while buying some of their favorite brands. Seven companies have joined forces to promote the giving “N Mark” brand. Companies SBS, CJ N City (N Seoul Tower), Korea Smart Card, Lotte Tourism, Yoon’s English, WithPharm and Yegadeun have all pledged to give a percentage of the sale price of items bearing the mark to charity. The Ministry of He...