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After quiet flu season, experts fear Korea might be in for reboundHealthAug 31, 2021With fall just around the corner, concerns are once again rising of a possible “twindemic” -- a COVID-19 pandemic coupled with flu endemic -- which never materialized last year. In Korea and across ... -
W5.8b earmarked for Lee Kun-hee art collection next yearCultureAug 31, 2021The government has earmarked 5.8 billion won ($5 million) in next year’s budget for managing and exhibiting artworks donated by the late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee. A total of 3.3 billion won has ... -
Hyundai Motor honorary chairman donates W10b to vaccine researchPeopleAug 31, 2021Hyundai Motor Group’s honorary chairman Chung Mong-koo will donate 10 billion won ($8.63 million) to build a vaccine research center in South Korea, the company announced Tuesday. “I decided to dona... -
SK Group chief sues YouTuber for defamationPeopleAug 31, 2021SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won filed a defamation lawsuit against a YouTube channel, saying the channel has spread false information about his private life. According to local media reports Tuesday,... -
‘DMZ Theater’ tells stories about life on the borderArts&DesignAug 31, 2021Artist Jung Yeon-doo and theater director Surya, who visited 13 observatories located at the DMZ, showcase interdisciplinary art through performances, installations, photos -
MMCA launches global projects to promote Korean artCultureAug 29, 2021Early next year, the museum plans to launch a high-quality English language website and the English edition of a brochure, “Korean Art 1900–2020,” to introduce Korean modern and contemporary art glob... -
Residents rally to save Bulgwang BookstoreBooksAug 29, 2021Those in the literary circle are also demanding swift action to save Bulgwang Bookstore. Some 300 writers and publishers, including novelist Kim Tak-hwan, have urged the building owner and district o... -
Incheon's annual rock festival to be held virtually in Oct.CultureAug 29, 2021The annual Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival will be held virtually for the second consecutive year on Oct. 9 and 10, its organizers said Sunday. The festival's 16th edition will feature '90s top arti... -
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[Eye Plus] Cartoon street honors nostalgic comics that inspired K-dramasTravelAug 28, 2021Among central Seoul’s gray concrete buildings, lies a 450-meter road lined with walls plastered with pictures of eccentric comic characters from stories that mesmerized Koreans for decades. Paint... -
Liquor subscription service challenges preconceptions about Korea's drinking cultureFood&BeverageAug 28, 2021“Ehwaju’s yogurt-type liquor has a very thick and creamy texture. The natural flavor of sweet and sour ripe pears makes it suitable not just during meals, but before and after as an appetizer or dess... -
Eat like Joseon royals and get it to goFood&BeverageAug 27, 2021Korea House launches dosirak featuring royal palace cuisine -
Pandemic-inspired Interactive installation work wins Red Dot AwardArts&DesignAug 27, 2021"Expanding auxetic structures represent humans’ breath. Respiration was considered a positive thing, but the pandemic has made a negative stereotype about humans’ breathing, associating it with the v... -
Asian Art Museum in US explores Korean culture through portraitsArts&DesignAug 27, 2021The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue published by the Asian Art Museum featuring original research and essays from Hyonjeong Kim Han, Soomi Lee, Kyungku Lee, and Robyn Asleson. The softcover ... -
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[Around the Hotels] Promotions and packagesFood&BeverageAug 27, 2021Westin Josun Seoul launches Fall in Record package The Westin Josun Seoul‘s Fall in Record package offers unforgettable memories to take home with film cameras and quality music this fall. Black-an... -
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across KoreaTravelAug 27, 2021Yangyang Salmon Festival The Yangyang Salmon Festival is taking place at the Yangyang Namdae Stream in Yangyang, Gangwon Province, from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31. The festival celebrates one of the city‘s...
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