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[Weekender] Korean: A rising language

K-pop fans pick up Korean textbooks, lead interest in Korean studies

Mar 29, 2019
Culture
‘Lion King’ to perform in Busan for another week

The international tour of hit musical “The Lion King” in Korea will continue until May 26, extending the initial schedule by a week. According to local promoters of the show, the tour in Busan that ...

Mar 27, 2019
Culture
[Weekender] Inside South Korea’s boom in preschool English books

Korean moms wake up to power of reading in language learning

Mar 22, 2019
Culture
[Weekender] Snapshot of English book scene in Korea

When it comes to English books, there are three types of readers in South Korea: expats, Korean elites and language learners. For retailers and distributors, the first is the most difficult consumer...

Mar 22, 2019
Culture
[Eye Plus] The history beneath our feet

History is closer to people’s lives than in the musty pages of old books. In the ultra-modern metropolis of Seoul, there is a place where a step into the lower ground of a high-rise office building ...

Mar 21, 2019
Culture
52 temples recognized for excellent templestay programs

With the aim of encouraging and promoting templestay programs, the Korean Buddhist Cultural Foundation honored 52 temples across South Korea on Tuesday for their effective programs. The Korean Buddh...

Mar 19, 2019
Culture
[Weekender] Itaewon’s identity wanes in the wake of gentrification

Once-crowded bars and shops gone as rents rise, visitors stay away

Mar 14, 2019
Culture
Preservation, promotion of cultural heritage among key plans for S. Korea

The Cultural Heritage Administration on Wednesday laid out its plan for the year, centered on strategic goals of preserving and promoting the country’s legacy here and abroad to create jobs and boost...

Mar 13, 2019
Culture
Culture Ministry vows inter-Korean cooperation, including joint Olympics participation

Despite the recent collapse of the Washington-Pyongyang summit, worsening prospects for inter-Korea relations, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Monday vowed to “spearhead peace between ...

Mar 11, 2019
Culture
[Eye Plus] Migratory birds say adieu to S. Korea as spring arrives

With the arrival of spring in South Korea one can witness the spectacle of migratory wild birds leaving back to their homes across the world in huge numbers. After enduring a slightly less cold wint...

Mar 7, 2019
Culture
LTI Korea worries about division of two Koreas’ literature

Poet Kim Sa-in, head of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea, has expressed worries about division of the literary works of North and South Korea. His comments came as LTI Korea, a state-fu...

Mar 6, 2019
Culture
S. Korean Go master Lee Se-dol considering retiring at end of 2019

South Korean Go master Lee Se-dol, who was famously defeated by Google’s artificial intelligence program AlphaGo, said Tuesday that he might retire at the end of this year. Lee, 36, made the surpris...

Mar 5, 2019
Culture
More pets travel in, out of Korea

Travel-related industries adapt to trend, expanding pet-friendly services

Mar 1, 2019
Culture
[Weekender] Tracing footsteps of March 1 Movement

Historic sites mark the path of independence demonstrations in central Seoul

Feb 28, 2019
Culture
[Weekender] Notorious colonial-era prison commemorates sacrifices of March 1

Seodaemun Prison History Museum holds exhibition to honor Korean independence fighters

Feb 28, 2019
Culture

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