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[Travel Bits] Festivals and sights across Korea

TravelFeb 7, 2020

Taean Tulip Festival Taean Tulip Festival is a picturesque event for both local residents and tourists alike with beautiful and vibrant tulips in full bloom. The festival venue is divided into multi...
Uljin’s winter delicacies

TravelFeb 7, 2020

Eastern harbor city, ‘home of snow crab,’ beckons tourists
[Graphic News] International award-winning Korean films

CultureFeb 6, 2020

As Korean cinema marked its centennial last year, director Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” won the country’s first Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, opening a new chapter in Korean cinema. Bong co...
[Weekender] Forgotten stories behind Jeongwol Daeboreum traditions

CultureFeb 6, 2020

“I crack nuts with my family on Jeongwol Daeboreum. I am not sure why, but I guess the tradition is supposed to shoo away some bad ghosts and bring good luck,” Kang Min-woo, 26, said. “I do know that...
Young female artists raise gender issues through art

Arts&DesignFeb 6, 2020

By Park Yuna (yunapark@heraldcorp.com)
Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas dead at 103

PeopleFeb 6, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- US silver screen legend Kirk Douglas, the son of Jewish Russian immigrants who rose through the ranks to become one of Hollywood's biggest-ever stars, has died, his family said W...
Music and painting go hand in hand

Arts&DesignFeb 5, 2020

Kandinsky and Toulouse-Lautrec exhibitions show works inspired by music, dance
Yi Sang Literary Award organizer cancels this year’s awards, modifies contract terms in response to protests

PeopleFeb 5, 2020

Munhaksasang, the publishing company that confers South Korea’s prestigious Yi Sang Literary Award, apologized Tuesday for the controversy that emerged when three of this year’s runners-up refused to...
More than 76 percent of non-Koreans have positive image of Korea: KOCIS

CultureFeb 4, 2020

The Korean Culture and Information Service on Tuesday released the results of a survey showing that 76.7 percent of non-Koreans have a positive image of South Korea. The survey involved 8,000 people...
MMCA announces this year’s four sponsored artists

Arts&DesignFeb 3, 2020

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea announced Monday its four sponsored artists, who are also candidates of the Korea Artist Prize, for this year: Kim Min-ae, Lee Seul-gi, Chung...
Photographer Lee Jung-jin’s new works reveal deep inner self

Arts&DesignFeb 2, 2020

Produced through a combination of analog and digital techniques, they are being shown to the public for the first time
[Around the Hotels] Promotions and Packages

Food&BeverageJan 31, 2020

Relax muscles at Grand Hyatt Seoul Grand Hyatt Seoul’s The Spa presents the Muscle Release spa program for guests stressed out from the Lunar New Year holiday. The treatment begins with a scalp mas...
[Travel Bits] Festivals and sights across Korea

TravelJan 31, 2020

20 for 2020 at Everland Everland theme park in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, is to hold the “Hello My Twenties” event to celebrate the year 2020. In Korea, the number 20 symbolizes the beginning of a...
Paella and other crowd-friendly eats at Sigolo

Food&BeverageJan 31, 2020

Veteran chef focuses on multicultural comfort food
[Eye Plus] Around the world in a day

CultureJan 31, 2020

Curiosity about the world has fanned many cultural byproducts. The Multiculture Museum in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, is one such example. Tucked inside the four-story museum is director Kim Yoon-tae’s pr...