Bikers will hold a rally as part of a festival to raise funds for a Korean children’s center. The third annual Angels Ride is to hit the road in Daejeon on May 28. Up to 40 bikers from Daejeon Riders motorcycle club are expected to take part in the sponsored ride before lining their bikes up in downtown Daejeon. Expats from bike clubs from Gumi and Daegu are also set to join the event along with m

May 18, 2011

Mother of many keeps open house at girls’ home in SeoulLike any good mother Chyung Eun-deuk worries for her kids as they grow up and prepare to leave the nest. “Just after 18 is an important and very dangerous age for girls,” she told The Korea Herald. “A girl has a lot of things to think about after school-graduating age.”For example, will she be able to complete college, find a job and money to

May 18, 2011

Korea’s first exclusive English-language performance space improves stage accessExpat theater-lovers in Korea no longer have to suffer noisy drinking holes while enjoying plays thanks to a new English-language venue in Seoul. Until now, poor access to theater spaces meant actors were often obliged to deliver lines against background clatter from cashiers and glasses in busy bars-turned-stages.But

Expat Living May 17, 2011

A training day for people wishing to campaign for North Korean Human Rights is to be held on Saturday. The Justice for North Korea Volunteer Orientation Program is to hold a Korean-language workshop in Seoul. A similar English orientation to learn from people already fighting for North Korean human rights was held on May 7. The orientation is to run from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the first floor of K

May 11, 2011

The Community Chest of Korea is to set up citizens’ monitoring committees to keep tabs on the recently-disgraced charity’s actions. Officials at the nation’s only government-sanctioned charity told the Korea Herald the scrutinizing committees were to be set up at the CCK’s central office in Seoul as well as at the organization’s 16 other regional offices.The monitoring groups are to evaluate donat

May 11, 2011

Korean college kids aim to show same kindness they recieved abroadLocal knowledge is priceless when visiting a new city, but obtaining it can quickly become costly for tourists forking out newly changed currency on expensive tour guides. Foreigners in Korea can avoid this pitfall and opt for an experience that money can’t buy with free city tours provided by a group of selfless student guides. The

May 11, 2011

Even the staunchest of window shoppers can be taken in by pet store puppies’ wagging tales. But impulse buys don’t make for good pet owners, according to Lee Hyung-ju, campaigner for The Korean Animal Welfare Association. “An animal should not be something you just pick up with your groceries,” she said, warning against buying pets in big supermarkets.“The animals are often kept in very poor condi

May 4, 2011

Meet DONA ― the Korean robot that could change the face of charity collecting. The cute, red-caped robot interacts with passers-by, encouraging them to put money in its collecting can. DONA interacts with people when its sensors tell it that someone is about to give some cash. It reacts by bowing, blinking, waving and wiggling its arms in thanks. Trials in New York’s Union Square and Seoul Museum

May 4, 2011

Celebrations during Korea’s family month of May are to recognize single mothers in the country’s first ever Single Mom’s Day.Unwed mothers and their children are to be celebrated and supported at a conference exploring issues ranging from international adoption to the discrimination these small families often face.Attendees will celebrate the event on May 11 by sharing enough birthday cakes to fee

May 4, 2011