The main gate of Hwangudan, a former imperial altar in central Seoul, has been transformed into an open garden for the public ...

In the late fall of 1897, the general Korean population was worried about the ever-increasing prices in local markets. Housewives were quite pleased to discover that imported salt was reasonably ...

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RUSSIA IN KOREA.; Operations of the Czar Viewed with Alarm by the Japanese -- Active in All Directions. Dec. 28, 1897 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from ...

In the 1890s, Russian sailors were a tough, hard-drinking lot but, surprisingly, in Korea, there weren't that many violent encounters between native Russian sailors and the residents of the ports ...

A fire broke out at the Garden in Seongbuk-dong, partially damaging the cultural heritage site in northern Seoul, authorities said Monday. The Seoul fire depart ...