China Impressions: Falling for the Charm of a Neighbor
By Park Yeonju A close yet distant neighboring country. On clear days, you can even see it across the sea, and to some regions, you can fly in just about … Read More
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Welcoming Global Students: A Call for Gwangju’s Open Arms
By Luis Andrés González This September, Gwangju welcomed a new cohort of Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) students – young people from all over theworld who come here to pursue graduate … Read More
Gwangju’s Penguin Village: A Walk Through Time and Art
By Arifa Batool On a bright August morning, I visited Penguin Village, and it turned out to be one of the most unique places I have ever seen. Hidden in … Read More
Friendship Cities: Gwangju and Hiroshima – Japan’s Shared Vision for a More Peaceful and Just World
By Murdock O’ Mooney I first visited Hiroshima, Japan, in the summer of 2025, although I had wanted to go long before that. Having lived in Gwangju and worked at … Read More
Still Not Finished: Subway Line 2 Delays Continue
By Saqib Sharif The prolonged delay of Gwangju Subway Line 2 has become one of the city’s most pressing urban issues, repeatedly disrupting daily life while placing increasing pressure on … Read More
Inside the Gwangju News: Café Connoisseur – Writer Dhivyaa S. P.
This column features each month one of our regular writers for the Gwangju News, allowing our readers to get to know them better. These windows on writers follow an interview … Read More
Korea Immigration and Integration Program (KIIP): A Pathway to Life, Work, and Residency in Korea
By Farrukh Anique The Korean Immigration and Integration Program (KIIP), run by the Immigration Service under the Ministry of Justice, is more than just a language course. It’s Korea’s official … Read More
Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks: Adult Language Acquistion
By Bianca Hill When you look up “second language acquisition,” you often come across studies that discuss childhood language learning and the benefits of growing up bilingual. Today, however, there are hundreds of … Read More