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[Visual History of Korea] The Baekje Empire of East Asia distilled in gilt-bronze incense burner

CultureSept 11, 2021

Japan’s Emperor Akihito, at his 68th birthday press conference, announced that “he felt personal attachment to Korea” because of the blood ties of his ancestors. “I, for my part, feel a certain kinsh...
Incheon Airport pins hope on bid for world-renowned museum

Arts&DesignSept 11, 2021

Incheon Airport has pinned its hopes on a bid to set up a globally renowned museum at the airport by 2024. If the plan is realized, the airport will allocate two sites for the museum, including Term...
‘Nego King’ wins top prize at Korean content fair

CultureSept 10, 2021

YouTube show “Nego King” won the grand prize Thursday at Broadcast Worldwide 2021, a Korea Creative Content Agency fair held to recognize outstanding new media content and bring South Korean content ...
Pianist Paik Kun-woo, daughter refute allegations of negligence concerning actress Yun Jung-hee

PeopleSept 10, 2021

Pianist Paik Kun-woo and violinist Paik Jin-hi denied claims that the two have been negligent in the care of pianist Paik’s wife, actor Yun Jung-Hee, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. Pianist Pa...
King Sejong Literacy Prize goes to organizations in Guatemala, India, South Africa

CultureSept 10, 2021

Three organizations -- one from Guatemala, one from India and one from South Africa -- received the 32nd UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize for promoting literacy in developing countries. UNESCO awar...
[Around the Hotels] Promotions and packages

Food&BeverageSept 10, 2021

Park Hyatt Busan presents ‘2021 Chuseok Gift Sets’ In celebration of the Chuseok holiday, Park Hyatt Busan is offering an array of Chuseok gifts. They include a selection of meat and lobster by the...
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

TravelSept 10, 2021

Suwon Culture Night Suwon Culture Night will take place in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, from Oct. 15-17. Held at Suwon Hwaseong Fortress and Hwaseong Temporary Palace, the areas are decorated with med...
[Well-Curated Weekend] In-person festivals return, focusing on pandemic’s impact

CultureSept 10, 2021

Some 1,039 works by 421 artists, collectives and companies from more than 50 countries are on show at the 2021 Gwangju Design Biennale, which opened Sept. 1. The 61-day biennale aims to show designs...
Seoul Mediacity Biennale strikes positive note on escapism

Arts&DesignSept 8, 2021

Mexican conceptual artist Minerva Cuevas’s mural work “Recipe for a Little Landscape” is on display at the entrance to the museum, which is based on Korean landscape painting but also conveys univers...
More evidence unearthed of Silla-era human sacrifice

CultureSept 7, 2021

The remains of a 135-centimeter-tall woman, who is estimated to have died in the mid-4th century, were discovered along with the bones of animals such as horses and cows, as well as earthenware. In ...
Professor takes Baidu to task over hanbok description

CultureSept 7, 2021

China’s top search engine giant, Baidu, is facing criticism for its misrepresentation of hanbok. Seo Kyoung-duk, a professor at Sungshin Women’s University, strongly criticized Baidu’s encyclopedia ...
How 200-year-old remains of Korea’s first Catholic martyrs were discovered

CultureSept 6, 2021

The discovery is considered especially important as they were among the first Korean Catholics killed by Korean rulers who believed that the spread of Catholicism could threaten the country’s Confuci...
[Herald Interview] Artistic director discusses cultural communication in COVID-19 pandemic

CultureSept 6, 2021

Online format and digitalization cannot be the answer to everything, director Song Seung-whan says
Promoting tourism with mix of Korean hip-hop, folk music

TravelSept 6, 2021

“In collaboration with renowned Korea hip-hop musicians, this promotion video will be our first attempt in using sonic branding tourism for viewers to recognize each region through music.” Oh Choong-...
Freedom village in DMZ exists somewhere between fiction, reality

Arts&DesignSept 5, 2021

The artist duo’s collaboration started with a fundamental question of “What art does” in the rapidly changing world, as it faces threats to humanity such as contradictory capitalism, historic tragedi...