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 ...

See the article in its original context from December 29, 1897, Page 6 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine. ... The centre of interest in the Far East is suddenly transferred to Korea.

RUSSIA IN KOREA.; Operations of the ... Dec. 28, 1897. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from December 28, 1897, Page 1 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

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.