London Korean Links

Covering things Korean in London and beyond since 2006

Walmart follows Carrefour in exit from Korea

I know I’m behind the times on this one. I’ve been focusing on the London Korean Festival and so have been neglecting other posts, but I didn’t want to lose this story. I can’t say that I’m sorry that big foreign retailing warehouses aren’t succeeding in Korea. This article is from the International Herald Tribune, … [Read More]

New Korean gallery opens in Paris

For your weekend away in Paris, there’s a new attraction. Steer clear of anything to do with the Da Vinci Code at the Louvre and instead go to the new museum of African & Asian cultures at Quai Branly. Thanks to David at www.kahoidong.com for a link to this article on the Yonhap site. SEOUL, … [Read More]

Think Korea: UK-Korea Forum

A two-day conference as part of Think Korea 2006: The UK-Korea Forum for the Future – 14th Annual Meeting 8-9 June 2006 Sheraton Park Tower Hotel, Knightsbridge Programme Thursday 8 June am call by the Korean delegation on the Foreign Secretary 12:45 for 13:00 Lunch, Guest Speaker 14:45 The Lord Richard and Dr Han Seung-Soo, … [Read More]

Thanks for visiting

I’ve just been looking at the website traffic statistics for May. Average visits 110 per day; average hits 1,245 per day. Total number of unique visitors in the month: 1,922. Given that this site started only 10 weeks ago, more as a personal scrapbook than anything else, I’m grateful that people find it worth a … [Read More]

Review: Korean Breeze – Bloomsbury Theatre 24 May

An evening which displayed the rich variety of Korean traditional music. This was a big enterprise, with twelve distinguished musicians involved in the tour, organised by Justina Jang of the Korean Cultural Promotion Agency as part of Think Korea 2006. The musicians played earlier the same week in the Hollywell Music Room in Oxford and … [Read More]