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Shopping in Korea: Hunting for special souvenirs at Namdaemun Market

Hotel Review: JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square

Shopping in Korea: Hunting for souvenirs at Namdaemun Market

Namdaemun (Great South Gate) Market has stood as one of the largest traditional markets in Korea since the Joseon Dynasty.

Hunting for special souvenirs at Namdaemun Market!

Namdaemun (Great South Gate) Market has stood as one of the largest traditional markets in Korea since the Joseon Dynasty.

[RAS Korea] James Scarth Gale: Literary Giant, Steadfast Missionary Educator

Korean historians have not been kind to the Rev. Dr. James Scarth Gale (1863-1937). Some have either ignorantly or deliberately misinterpreted or mistranslated Gale's writings. Such is true especially regarding the Japanese takeover of the Korean Empire in 1905-10. These same Korean historians had a clear agenda. They wanted all Western missionaries in Korea to be overtly anti-Japanese or outright independence fighters. In truth, Western missionaries could not be either and still be faithful to the pastoral care of their flocks, many of whom were first-generation Christians. The missionaries were placed in an awkward position.

Several large events in Tainan to be canceled due to COVID-19

Yanshui beehive fireworks. CNA file photo Tainan, Jan. 20 (CNA) Several large-scale public events in Tainan that are scheduled to be held around the Lunar New Year holiday will be suspended due to a surge in domestic cases of COVID-19, according to Mayor Huang Wei-che (黃偉哲). The events to be canceled include the Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival slated for Feb. 25-26 and the Yuejin Lantern Festival at Yanshui's Yuejin Port scheduled for Feb.6 -March 1. A spring greeting ceremony featuring a carnival-style street parade will also be canceled in response to the recent uptick in domestic COVID-19 cases, said Yeh Tse-shan (葉澤山), director-general of the Tainan Cultural Affairs Bureau, on Wednesday.