ACE Fair Gwangju 2025: Where Culture Content and Commerce Conjoin

By Saqib Sharif This  August,  Gwangju’s  Kim  Daejung Convention  Center  will  once  again transform  into  Asia’s  premier  content and entertainment hub as the 2025 Gwangju ACE Fair (Asia Content and … Read More

Book Review: Light in August

Reviewed by Michael Attard William Faulkner, the author of Light in August, was born in Mississippi in 1897. This fictional story takes place in the 1930’s. Historically, it was a … Read More

From CAPTCHA Battles to “Safety Zone” Tears: My 2025 K-Pop Concert Trilogy

By Dhivyaa S. P. At the start of 2025, I made a simple bingo board – half goal-setting, half playful hope. In one of the squares, I wrote: “Attend at … Read More

Area Sports Round-Up – August 2025

A monthly overview of local sports, featuring area teams and brought to you… By Zhang Jiuzhou (Julius) Kia Tigers Claw Back into Contention Despite Injury Woes Once  languishing  at  the  … Read More

“Hampyeong Tigers” Spark Kia’s Stunning Surge

By Zhang Jiuzhou (Julius) The queen, rook, and knight are all forcibly knocked off the board, yet the side still finds a way to win – that’s the story of … Read More

Upcoming Events – August 2025

OPERA 2025 Moonlight Alliance Opera Exchange: Andrea CLASSICAL Gwangju Children’s Choir: Liberation 80th Anniversary Concert ACC Brunch Concert: August – Maria Kim with Strings Gwangju Philharmonic Orchestra Otium Concert III: … Read More

From the Editor – July 2025

It’s July! Already the latter days of June alerted us to the fact that the heat of summer and the dog days that it embraces were upon us. Our article … Read More

Gwangju City News – July 2025

Lee Jae-myung Elected South Korea’s 21st President On June 3, 2025, South Korea elected a new head of state in a snap presidential election, held in the wake of former … Read More