Making a House a Home With Hanok Restorer Kang Dongsu

Just when you thought hanok architecture had been consigned to either moldering country homes or sterile boutique spaces, a lone hanok restorer in his mid-20s emerges with a vision to not only restore traditional houses in the present but also preserve their structural designs for posterity via 3D modeling.

Hae Um Studio: Tattooing Gwangju’s Zoomers

By Isaiah Winters. Among my most novel experiences in Gwangju was the chance to learn the rudiments of tattooing in a cozy jutaek home-turned-tattoo studio in the Sangmu area. My … Read More

Athlete in Focus: Nick Hough

Australian athlete, Nick Hough, competed in the hurdles at the Universiade Games 2015. He pushes himself hard as an athlete and also as an entrepreneur.

2015 Global Start-up Program for Foreigners

Gwangju’s GIST and Daejeon’s KIST have started a program for foreign entrepreneurs, with 15 selections coming up this July.

DAIN System Co., LTD and the Entrepreneur Behind It

Meet Mrs Jung Soon-Lim, an energetic entrepreneur! Her business sense & entrepreneurial mind have made DAIN System CO.,LTD a very successful company in Gwangju!