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Seoul Skyscraper Series: Chunky vs. Curvy – Boutique Monaco and GT Tower

Posted on May 18, 2012 | 0 comments

Completed in 2008 and the winner of several design awards, the Boutique Monaco is a 27-floor building that is over 100 meters high. It’s a combination of a hotel, offices and residential units. It’s even home to a furniture museum.

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All about Seoul Food 2012 – Part 1

Posted on May 17, 2012 | 0 comments

A couple weeks ago I mentioned that SeoulFood 2012, the largest and most established food exhibition in Korea, was fast approaching. As a lover of all things culinary, I trekked all the way out to the KINTEX...

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Recap: World IT Show 2012

Posted on May 16, 2012 | 0 comments

This past Tuesday, I checked out the World IT Show (WIS) 2012 at COEX. It’s a three day event, ending on Friday, May 18. It was a good chance for me to see what’s happening in the Korean IT industry all in one spot. Though there were a ton of things to see, I’ll highlight just a few.

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Sorry Singles, This App is Just for COUPLES!

Posted on May 15, 2012 | 0 comments

Spring is here and so is the season for love! When I go outside I see happy couples everywhere. Couples eating together, couples holding hands, smiling together…

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Flexfit, the Hat that Fits Your Head, Your Style and Your Ethics

Posted on May 14, 2012 | 2 comments

Recently, I discovered Flexfit, a hat made by YUPOONG, INC. The Korean hat brand YUPOONG, INC..has a patented technology that uses spandex in the sweatband and throughout the crown for a comfortable fit and is one-size-fits-all.

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A Glimpse of the Future at Seoul’s T.Um Museum – Part 1

Posted on May 13, 2012 | 0 comments

Today the Advanced Technology & Design crew paid a visit to T.um museum, a concept museum where you can experience the future of communication and information technology upclose and personal.

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Korean Companies Invest Heavily in Semiconductors

Posted on May 13, 2012 | 0 comments

With the ever-growing importance of semiconductors, Korea is emerging as a major global player with strong government support and big investments.

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“Ka-talk Me”

Posted on May 12, 2012 | 0 comments

Among the hundreds of messenger services currently available, Kakao Talk in particular is causing quite a bit of chatter (pardon the pun) with over 42 million users worldwide and 12 language capabilities.

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How to Turn Any Projector into an Interactive Whiteboard

Posted on May 10, 2012 | 0 comments

Now a Korean company wants to make today’s elementary school students look back and wonder how they ever learned anything with ordinary whiteboards. ISCommunications makes high tech projectors that turn any surface into an interactive whiteboard.

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Innovation in Food? Korea’s Fiery Red Chicken, Dalkgalbi

Posted on May 10, 2012 | 0 comments

In our video today, we’ll look at a very spicy and very bbali-bbali Korean dish called dalkgalbi (닭갈비). This fiery red concoction consists of pieces of boneless chicken, cabbage, green onions, rice cakes, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, noodles and more

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