Published by the Gwangju International Center since 2001
The entire city of Gwangju suffered a major blow when The First Alleyway shuttered its doors at the end of August. While so much has been said on social media about how beloved the Alleyway was, we at the Gwangju News felt it was important to go a little more in depth.
Yoon Yeocheol is the Ambassador for International Relations at Gwangju Metropolitan City and has been involved in international relations representing Korea in many capacities. At the World Human Rights Cities Forum, Ambassador Yoon will lead the session on Myanmar.
Saying 2020 was tough would be the understatement of the year. Our high hopes and aspirations were soon put to a halt. Despite it all, Gwangju pulled through and the … Read More
Written by Cho Namhee. While I was working for the organizing committee of the recent FINA World Championships in Gwangju last year, the delegates of the Fédération Internationale de Natation … Read More
Written and photographed by Lee Jeongmin. The Gwangju International Center (GIC) is providing global internship opportunities to the Korean youth of our city with financial support from Gwangju City Hall. … Read More
Park Ho Yeon shares his experience of volunteering at the Gwangju International Center.
Gwangju and Busan were both designated as UNESCO Creative Cities on December 1st in Paris.
There is a popular anecdote passed around Gwangju’s community of English-speaking expats about a native English teacher who visited Taiwan during his summer vacation. The teacher returned to Korea, but … Read More
