Korea Studies

Koreastudies at Leiden University.

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"As the chief architect of the country, Seung intends to voice his concerns about new satellite cities. “I plan to make a serious recommendation against building them like they have so far,” he says. In his view, buildings... https://t.co/zrN2MS1j9A

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"Travelers looking to experience the abundance of wildlife that's thriving on the Korean Peninsula's Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) -- oft described as the world's most heavily armed border -- have a... https://t.co/7ip0PIQZs9

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"“Bonsoir, Madame. Oui, Mademoiselle. Oui, Mademoiselle.”
Even as he repeated the words, they sounded unfamiliar. He felt seasick from the long journey. The young man turned his gaze to the expanse of... https://t.co/p60TKNZ2dH

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"Yoon Hwan was on cloud nine last year when his girlfriend said “yes” after he asked her to get married. He envisioned a happy future full of precious moments with his wife and children. But that... https://t.co/Xib3Iaw774

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"It has been less than a decade since the first food delivery platform launched in Korea in 2010. The market has grown exponentially over recent years to the point where almost any company - from... https://t.co/tZ4PW2sWlT

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"The city government plans to plant an additional 15 million trees, having already planted 15 million trees between 2014 and last year.
Thirty million trees would have the effect of reducing particulate pollution generated... https://t.co/PSPuD9O5ZT

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"As far as Seoul is concerned, USFK’s task is to defend South Korea against North Korea. But the US Army calls Humphreys “the largest power-projection platform in the Pacific” and its location... https://t.co/P2oVRHEpaU

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"One of the most important articles of clothing for Koreans in the late 19th century was the hat. The elderly man with... https://t.co/XPJgKab9WM

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"Ms. Hwang is 70 — and her schoolmates are her grandchildren.
Illiterate all her life, she remembers hiding behind a tree and weeping as she saw her friends trot off to school six decades ago.... https://t.co/gwnblB7kbh

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"Since debuting in 1996, Hong has used his films to probe the darker sides of modern romance. Shot using long takes and zooms that may seem innocuous or lazy, his cinematography... https://t.co/k5SCPnoai6

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"After Hite Jinro, the No. 1 seller of soju in Korea, announced that it would raise the price of a bottle of Chamisul soju by 65.5 won (5.6 cents) from next month, restaurants are now left struggling to... https://t.co/ZynkfewCB4

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on a lighter note, a familiar sight on the streets of Seoul, Korea's 'yoghurt ladies'... https://t.co/ZHSlGbdND9

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"Mr. Putin suggested Russia might welcome a revival of multilateral talks on North Korea, known as the six-party negotiations, which have been dormant for a decade and were... https://t.co/7ZCr3BE7Ss

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"In central Seoul, there are five palaces from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) - Gyeongbok, Changdeok, Changgyeong, Deoksu and Gyeonghui. They are each well preserved, allowing visitors to enjoy and... https://t.co/WfmQpPLP1d

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"Reports indicate that Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) Central Committee Vice Chairman Kim Yong-chol, who has overseen the North’s dealings with South Korea and the US, including its high-stakes... https://t.co/At0jpy7ScR

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"Putin held a solo press conference immediately after the summit and a dinner reception with Kim and said the North Korean leader shared this position.
Putin called Kim “an open person” and said that... https://t.co/YRmPVHFETm

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"A Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) garden in Seoul that was off limits to the public for some 200 years will be open for the next 50 days.
Seongnagwon, a garden located in central Seoul’s Seongbuk-dong,... https://t.co/MI9ixCTDDB

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"Have you ever eaten a dish and thought about it for days afterwards? For a monk, that's the last thing they want to feel. The goal of eating, according to Buddhist teachings, is to get just enough... https://t.co/wSqmWEBrEQ

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"A survey has found that many retirees won’t be able to live off their national pension benefits and that at the age of 82 the average person in Korea will be out of money.
It suggests the need for... https://t.co/FpkYAURCdo

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"Cui Jian, a Chinese rocker of Korean descent, is called the "godfather" of Chinese rock and the icon of China's pro-democracy movement in 1989, his song... https://t.co/srt0U9XtMR