From Survival to Confidence: A Journey in Learning Korean
By Muhammad Umar Tahir || I did not realize how important the Korean language was until a bus driver at Incheon Airport looked at me, spoke rapidly in Korean, and … Read More
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What’s It Like to Learn Chinese in China?: A Vivid Month-Long Experience
By Park Yeonju || In July of 2025, I left for Weihai in Shandong Province of China to study Chinese. On a day when the hot sunlight beat down, I … Read More
“Earth in Crisis, SOS”: Special Exhibition at the National Science Museum
By Chung Hyunhwa || In our November issue, I introduced the Gwangju National Science Museum and at the time learned that there would be a special climate and endangerment exhibition … Read More
How Safe Are Your Smart Home Devices?: A Simple Guide for IoT Security and Awareness
By Saqib Sharif || Over 120,000 home cameras in South Korea were hacked, with attackers gaining access to private footage and using it for illegal purposes, including distributing intimate recordings. … Read More
Medical Robots: Who’s Really Holding the Knife?
By Farrukh Anique || “I would never trust an AI-driven car to drive me anywhere. It is like putting my life in the hands of a machine,” a friend told … Read More
2026, Year of the Horse?: What Your Zodiac Sign Really Means in Korea
By Luis Andrés || These days in Korea, asking someone about their MBTI feels natural. It serves as a casual icebreaker, a quick way to understand personality, and sometimes even … Read More
Essay: Across Empires and Aesthetics – Abanindranath Tagore and Kim Whanki in Conversation
By Reeti Roy || My fascination with India’s Abanindranath Tagore and Korea’s Kim Whanki began at very different moments in my life. I first encountered Abanindranath in a Class I … Read More
Cultural Parallels: Korea and Bangladesh
By Rifa Tasnia Oishe || In a world often divided by language and history, when we look beyond the lines delineating borders, we find cultural threads that bind us. As … Read More