Imprima Agency on the difficulties of Korean translation

A very interesting article in the Korea Times about Imprima Agency (a leading literary agency in Korea), that begins by revealing the traditional Korean obsession about literature, particularly Korean literature overseas: Koreans have long coveted the Nobel Prize in Literature as poet Ko Un has been nominated for it over the past few years. The…

The Web – Korea Needs to Get on and Take that Ride…

Koreans understand the importance of blogging. In 2007, Korea was ranked 2nd internationally for percentage of citizens who regularly read blogs[1] with 63% of so-called “influencers” reading blogs regularly. Every Korean is familiar with the idea of the “power blogger,” the blogger who racks up massive hits and influences masses of people. Korea knows blogging.…