Inside the Gwangju News: Publisher and GIC Director – Dr. Shin Gyonggu

Dr. Shin Gyonggu is the perennial publisher of the Gwangju News, but that is merely one of his myriad tasks. He has headed the Gwangju International Center (GIC) since its … Read More

Unique Alternative Education: Meet Dalkum Art School

By Yousra Feriel Drioua || In a country where education is often defined by numbers, Dalkkum Art School in Seoul operates on a different premise. Founded in 2018 in Seoul’s … Read More

Yellow Dust in the Age of Climate Change: What the Skies over Gwangju Tell Us

By Siddhant K. || The skies over Gwangju have always been a canvas of seasons: the crisp blue of autumn, the vibrant cherry blossoms of spring, the dramatic monsoon grays. … Read More

The Environment: More Nuclear Power Plants?

By Chung Hyunhwa || I technology is calling for massively higher electricity needs. The estimation for the electricity needed to run the data centers is skyrocketing in the statistics. Based … Read More

AI and the Future of Digital Browsing: When the Internet Begins to Operate Autonomously

By Muhammad Umar Tahir || A couple of weeks ago, on a fine Saturday morning, I was sitting with a regular cup of tea, enjoying a fresh start to the … Read More

Across Cultures and Canvases: Vincent Mcindoe’s Luminous Vision

By Reeti Roy || I met Vincent by sheer accident – the kind of serendipity that only travel seems able to organize. A taxi in Seoul had dropped me at … Read More

Movie Review: I Can Speak – A Survivor’s Testimony

By Farrukh Anique || During the Second World War, Japanese soldiers abducted large numbers of underage girls from Korea, China, the Philippines, Taiwan, and other places, forcing them to satisfy … Read More

Book Review: A Fine Balance

Reviewed by Michael Attard || The story takes place in India, beginning in the years immediately prior to Indian independence from Britain in 1947 and ends in 1984, shortly after … Read More