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Six Costco Branches to Close this Wednesday
23 weeks 1 day ago

BUSAN, South Korea -- Costco will observe a voluntary closure this Wednesday, December 12th in accordance of joining in the effort of the recent Chain Store Association and the RIDA agreement.

According to their website, Busan, Ilsan, Yangjae, Daejon, Sangbong and Ulsan will continue voluntary Wednesday closures on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month until revised DIDA ordinances are commenced.

Daegu and Yangpyung...

“BE A MASTER IN KOREAN!“
24 weeks 5 days ago

“BE A MASTER IN KOREAN!“


Fun learning experience in Korean
with an awesome Korean teacher, and it’s FREE!

●BASIC 1: JOY, HWANG

Time: SAT 4:30PM-6:30PM

Place: Beomnaegol(범내골) Subway Station Exit 7



●BASIC 2: Angela Kim

Time: SAT 4:30PM-6:30PM

Place: PKNU(Pukyeong National University) Building C11



●INTERMEDIATE: YOUBIN, KIM

Time: SAT 2:00-4:00PM

Place: Beomnaegol(범내골) Subway Station Exit 7



-14 WEEKS’ COURSE with FUN ACTIVITIES!...

50 Cent: Two Concerts in Korea in January
25 weeks 1 day ago

BUSAN, South Korea -- Curtis James Jackson, a.k.a. 50 Cent, will make his first pilgrimage to Busan with a concert at BEXCO on January 13. Named the sixth-best artist of the 2000s by Billboard Magazine, 50 Cent is set to release his fifth studio album, Street King Immortal, in early January after months of delays. The 37-year-old rapper is best known for hits such as “P.I.M.P.”, "Candy Shop", "Disco Inferno", "How We Do" and “In Da Club”, which broke a Billboard record as the...

UPDATE: Bus Service Resumed To Normal
25 weeks 5 days ago

BUSAN, South Korea -- Updating an earlier story, bus service was returned to normal around the city and country this morning at 6:20 a.m. after staging a brief walkout in protest of a new parliamentary bill favoring taxis as public transport, according to Yonhap News.

Most buses around Busan are running, while Ulsan buses are running at approximately 85 percent. Most buses in Gyeongnam, and all in...

The Best in Asian Baseball Hits Busan This Weekend
27 weeks 5 days ago

BUSAN, South Korea -- Busan Metropolitan City and the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) will host the 2012 Asia Series at Sajik Baseball Stadium from November 8-11. Six teams from five different nations including Korea, Japan, Chinese...

Three Teenage Girls Jump to Their Death in Nambu
28 weeks 4 days ago

BUSAN, South Korea -- Three teenaged girls jumped to their death together this week, sparking an intense debate over suicide websites where the girls apparently had contacted each other to end their lives.

The girls, aged between 16 to 19, jumped off a 15-story apartment building in Gwangan-dong after drinking soju together and locking the door to the roof. Two of the girls traveled from Gwang-ju and Daejeon to meet over the weekend, where they watched the fireworks Sunday night...

Braces Aren't Just for Kids Anymore
29 weeks 5 days ago

BUSAN, South Korea -- Gone are the days when getting braces for that perfect smile is viewed only for children and teens. According to the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO), the number of adults in the US getting...

A Trojan Wall of Separation: The Battle Over South Korean Textbooks
33 weeks 3 days ago

BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA -- This last spring, the Society for Textbook Revise [sic] managed to sneak up on us and attack evolution theory as it was...

Asia Series 2012
33 weeks 6 days ago

○ Period: November 8-11, 2012
○ Venue: Sajik Baseball Stadium
○ Teams: Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea

www.koreabaseball.com/asiaseries/AsiaSummaryEn.aspx

NFL Football
34 weeks 2 days ago

Looking to watch NFL games at the bars? Here are the places to watch the games this season. Check the event calendar for food and drink specials.

Haeundae:

Sharky's - Pale de Cz - Games at 6,8 and 11 (all by request)

HQ Jangsan - Games start at 7, available upon request

Gwangalli:

Sharky's - Games at 6,8 and 11 (all by request)

Kyungsung:

HQ Bar - Games start at 6 available upon request

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