Jeju residents came together for the 2012 Expats in Jeju Summer Festival to showcase arts, crafts, and celebrate the island’s community with live musical performances on July 15 along the Tapdon

The Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Office of Education (POE) announced on June 11 that three private academies (hagwon, in Korean) were caught violating provincial education regulations.The PO

From May 19 to 20 Jeju Furey Beach Volleyball (BVB) 7 was held at Iho Beach, Jeju City, where over 250 people came out for a weekend of sport, community building, and charity.Jeju Beach Volleyball is

I am going to assume that most of you who read The Weekly have, at one time or another, read the work of freelance writer Simon Richmond, though probably without realising it. Richmond has been a writ

On Wednesday, June 20 at Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo City, Jeju United beat Daegu FC 2-0 in Round of 16 of the 2012 Korean FA Cup. The loss effectively knocks Daegu out of the FA Cup tournament a

For more Tamna Ipchun festival photography by Angela Kim, please click here. -- EdBeginning with a prayer ritual on Jan. 3 at 5:30 p.m., Tamna Ipchun Gut Nori, a Jeju traditional shamanistic rite cele

On Feb. 1, following two big additions last week to the team’s roster, Jeju United held a photo op at Jeju World Cup Stadium unveiling the island’s 2012 K-League squad that will take to th

Two months ago, a unique library opened in Dodu village, located right next to the Jeju International Airport. Seobu Soundproof Library is the first library in Korea built in an area close to the nois

Native English-speaking teachers in Korea are on edge over the recent budget cuts in Seoul to English education. This has caused concern throughout this demographic over the security of their own jobs

At the very end of 2011, the mayors of Jeju City and Seogwipo City resigned from their positions on the same day.Kim Sang Oh, a man with 30 years experience working for and running the local branch of

On Jan. 19, Jeju branch Director Kim Hong Yeon of the Korea Electronic Power Corporation (KEPCO) announced that after five years of construction its second high-voltage direct current (HVDC) project w

On Jan. 19, Jeju City announced its plan to invest 2.346 billion won (US$2 million) to provide safer environmental conditions for divers and to promote their welfare.To establishment infrastructure, 5

With heightened security and the completion of a 324 billion won (US$284 million) renovation project, the Jeju International Airport will see big changes this year.From Jan. 1 of this year, all foreig

Seoul’s Jambinai mix Korean traditional instruments like haegeum (a fiddle-like instrument), geomungo (zither), and piri (a double reed instrument) with guitar and glockenspiel to make haunting

On Jan. 14, a crowd of 60 to 70 people came out to hear a night of music that culminated in an energetic performance by a band called Socialism. Walking down a nondescript staircase that leads under a

Since the first of many volcanic eruptions to create the island a million years ago, its inhabitants have given it various names including Doi, Dongyeongju, Seopra, Tammora, Takra, and Tamna.Among the

I hate swimming. The only way I like my water is frozen, drowning in scotch. So you can imagine my apprehension when I agreed to participate in the 13th Seogwipo Penguin Swim, on Dec. 31, part of the

During the evening of Dec. 30, as part of The Winter Story Festival in Jungmun, We Go Party Tonight was held in the performance hall in front of the Jeju office building of the Korea Tourist Service.T

The number of trees on Jeju infected with disease or forest pest insects was the lowest it has been for the past eight years, according to insect and disease expert Kim Hong Lim of the Environment and

According to provincial government statistics, 2.45 million tourists visited Seongsan Sunrise Peak in 2011. Of these, 1.71 million were Korean nationals and 738,000 were foreign tourists.This is up 25