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No matter where you live in any of Korea's big cities, you are likely to live near a retail store that is a Korean version of Wal-Mart. The selection of goods, especially foreign goods, has widened dramatically since I first came here. For example, twelve years ago, the only beer that was easily available were the Korean brands Hite, Cass, and OB... more »
12th Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival
Check out the 12th Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival on May 21---25. The festival will be divided into exhibition and screening of various animation films. Feature Films, Short Films, TV & Commissioned Films, and Internet Animation will be shown. As for the exhibition portion of the festival, it will be sectioned into Guide for Children, Gu... more »
Are you an opera fan? Well, don't miss the 2008 Pizzi Opera Festival, featuring a relay performance of Aida and Turandot, at the Sejong Center on May 13---18. Aida and Turandot, two masterpiece operas by Verdi, will be directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi, the art director of the Macerata Opera Festival, held an... more »
Korean Fantasy 3: Millennium Road
Korean dance will be on full display in Korea Fantasy 3: Millennium Road at the National Theater of Korea on May 17---21. The National Dance Company of Korea's new production consists of eight short pieces by famous choreographers of Korean dance: Bae Jeong-hye, Kuk Su-ho, Ryu Jang-hyeon, Kim Chung-han, and Pak Jae-sun. Under the banner of ¢®¢çtraditional dance reborn for our time', part... more »
The Hadong Wild Tea Cultural Festival, to be held this year on May 21----25, celebrates Hadong's time-honored tea tradition. The small town of Hadong is the birthplace of Korea's green tea culture, and to this day, patches of wild tea flourish in the dramatic valleys near Ssanggyesa Temple, one of Korea'... more »
Beyond Language Barrier, We are all friends!! The BBB International Friends Day BBB World Parade, to be held on May 17 at Cheonggyecheon Stream, seeks to promote the BBB movement, which aims to break down the language barrier between locals... more »
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May 15, 2008
Not Quite One-Stop Shopping
No matter where you live in any of Korea's big cities, you are likely to live near a retail store that is a Korean version of Wal-Mart. The selection of goods, especially foreign goods, has widened dramatically since I first came here. For example, twelve years ago, the only beer that was easily available were the Korean brands Hite, Cass, and OB... 
Check out the 12th Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival on May 21---25. The festival will be divided into exhibition and screening of various animation films. Feature Films, Short Films, TV & Commissioned Films, and Internet Animation will be shown. As for the exhibition portion of the festival, it will be sectioned into Guide for Children, Gu... 
Korean dance will be on full display in Korea Fantasy 3: Millennium Road at the National Theater of Korea on May 17---21. The National Dance Company of Korea's new production consists of eight short pieces by famous choreographers of Korean dance: Bae Jeong-hye, Kuk Su-ho, Ryu Jang-hyeon, Kim Chung-han, and Pak Jae-sun. Under the banner of ¢®¢çtraditional dance reborn for our time', part... 
