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South Korea grappled with heavy snowfall for a second day on Thursday, with dozens of flights cancelled, ferry operations suspended and at least four people reported dead in a bitter winter, though conditions showed signs of easing. The winter snowfall was the third-heaviest in Seoul, the capital, since records began in 1907, the Yonhap news […]
British rock band Coldplay has added a fourth Hong Kong show to its concert series in April, with general sale tickets available on Friday next week. Local promoter Live Nation announced on Wednesday that the concert would be held on April 8, 2025, in addition to the previously announced April 9, 11 and 12 dates. […]
From Malaysia facing a nursing crunch to AI-generated tourist attractions, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting. Source link
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has dusted off his golf clubs in an attempt to forge a bond with President-elect Donald Trump, an avid lover of the game. The presidential office said on Tuesday that Yoon began practising the game for the first time in eight years in preparation for a possible round of golf […]
French studio Uchronia has completed the interiors for Cafe Shin in Paris, which features a central coffee counter topped with a washi-paper roof to emulate a traditional Korean house. Located on Rue des Petites-Écuries in the city’s 10th arrondissement, Cafe Shin was designed to pay tribute to Seoul‘s thriving coffee culture. “The idea was to […]
ZAIRA designs KN GLOBAL Headquarters in Seoul The KN GLOBAL Headquarters by ZAIRA Architects & Engineers is situated on a trapezoidal plot at the southern end of Gwangjin Bridge in Seoul, overlooking the Han River and Achasan Mountain. Located on a busy street known as ‘Cheonho-dong Tool Street,’ the building’s unique positioning on a […]
North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters, South Korea‘s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Thursday. “It is believed the North Korea ballistic missile is a long-range ballistic missile fired at a high angle,” the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. The reported launch came a day after South Korea’s military […]
© Yongjoon Choi + 39 Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/980115/the-hyundai-seoul-store-burdifilek Area Area of this architecture project Area: 9552 ft² Year Completion year of this architecture project Year: 2021 Photographs Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project © Yongjoon Choi Text description provided by the architects. In celebration of its […]
Hundreds of thousands of members of South Korea’s Christian groups held a service in Seoul on Sunday to protest against a landmark court ruling that acknowledged the rights of partners in same-sex couples to receive state health insurance. The supreme court in July upheld a high court ruling that a same-sex partner was eligible for […]
Rooted in the principles of Confucianism and harmony with nature, structures like Gyeongbokgung Palace reflect the Seoul’s ancient past. Fast forward to the 20th century, and modernist influences emerge, through buildings such as Kim Swoo Geun’s Space Group Building completed in 1971, which merges traditional Korean aesthetics with modernist principles. More recently projects such as […]