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‘Parasite’ Actor Lee Sun-kyun Found Dead in Seoul
South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, was found dead on Wednesday.
The actor, 48, was found unconscious in a car in one of Seoul's main parks. Police said they received a...
World
At Least 150 Die in South Korea Halloween Stampede
At least 150 people have died in a stampede among Halloween crowds in a popular nightlife area of South Korea's capital, officials say.
Yonhap news agency cited emergency services saying 150 more had been injured in Seoul's Itaewon district.
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Art
“Agamemnon to Alexander the Great” Exhibit Opens in Seoul
An exhibit featuring more than 350 ancient Greek artifacts opened at the Seoul Arts Center's Hangaram Museum in the Korean capital on Wednesday.
Titled “The Greeks, From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great,” the exhibition will be open until September 15,...
events
Hundreds of Greek Artifacts to Be Exhibited in Korea for the First Time
South Korea's capital city of Seoul will receive for very the first time, hundreds of artifacts from ancient Greece for a unique exhibition which will open on Wednesday, June 5.
The exhibition, called ''The Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great''...
Greek news
South Korea’s Greek Orthodox Celebrate Easter With Unique Epitaphios Liturgy (video)
The small Greek community in Seoul, South Korea joined local Orthodox to celebrate the Easter with an Epitaphios liturgy.
Greek Reporter was live from the St. Nicholas Korean Orthodox Cathedral where the liturgy was recited in the Korean language and...
Greek News
Local Greek Community Celebrates Easter With Unique Epitaphios Liturgy in Seoul, South Korea (video)
Greek communities around the world are celebrating the Orthodox Easter holiday in traditional ways. Greek Reporter was live from Seoul, South Korea where the unique Epitaphios liturgy recited in the Korean language was attended by locals and Seoul's Greek...
Economy
Greek Wine Exports to Seoul Increase by 407%
Greek wine exports to South Korea have increased by 407 percent in the first four months of 2016, according to the Greek office of the Economic and Commercial Affairs in Seoul. The document states that the Korean wine...
Culture
Constantine P. Cavafy’s Work Honored in South Korea
As the Greek State declared, the year 2013 is the “Year of Cavafy” and in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the famous Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy, a special event took place in Seoul, South Korea. The event...
World
4th Conference on Nikos Kazantzakis’ Work in Seoul
The main topic of the fourth Korean Conference on Nikos Kazantzakis was his book titled “The Poor Man of God.” The conference was organized in Seoul by the Korean-Greek Association and the Hellenic Studies Department of the "Hankuk University...