Gwangju Sinks in Rainwater: Flooding Strikes Second Time in Five Years

By Saqib Sharif Amid a global spike in climate-induced disasters, Gwangju has once again succumbed to catastrophic flooding, this time in July 2025, highlighting the growing risk urban areas face … Read More

Gwangju and Torino: Friendship Cities

By Park Yeonju Located in northwestern Italy, the city of Torino is a central hub bordering France and Switzerland. It has been an important stronghold of the modern Italian Communist … Read More

Rooftop Gardening: For Free Time Fun and Fresh Food

By David J. Richter Living in a big city comes with many advantages and perks. Great public transport, tons of different restaurants with cuisine from all over the world, professional … Read More

Inside the Gwangju News: Passion for Our Planet – Chung Hyunhwa

This column features each month one of our regular writers for the Gwangju News for our readers to get to know them better. These windows on writers follow an interview … Read More

Gwangju Future Industry Expo 2025: Showcasing Advanced Technologies and Future Visions

By Bae Sangdon The Gwangju Future Industry Expo was held over four days from June 26 to 29, 2025, at the Kim Daejung Convention Center. This annual event is one … Read More

Summers Written by Mosquitoes

By Franceska Duong The summer of my 2023 Gwangju year was one of peace. Aside from the small battles against mold, I was fortunate enough to have an insect-free apartment. … Read More

Book Review: Around the World on a Bicycle

By Michael Attard Around the World on a Bicycle is more than a young man’s memoir covering almost two years of his life. It is an exotic adventure over mountains, … Read More

Damyang Café Migak

By Dhivyaa S. P. Tired of cafés in Gwangju?! Imagine yourself seated by the water, surrounded by soft sounds of bamboo decor communicating with each other and gentle light filtering … Read More