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19th Seoul Queer Culture Festival kicks off with preliminary roundtable

The 19th Seoul Queer Culture Festival kicked off Friday with the event “PRISM OF ART: Human rights bloom in culture and art.” Sponsored by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Seoul, the event took pla...

Jul 13, 2018
Culture
Culture Minister meets Vatican diplomat to S. Korea

Do Jong-hwan, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism met Friday with Archbishop Alfred Xuereb to discuss exchange and cooperation between South Korea and the Vatican, the ministry said. Accordi...

Jul 13, 2018
Culture
[Eye Plus] Indulging in books near the border

When you think of Paju, a city in Gyeonggi Province northwest of Seoul, the first thing that comes to mind is its vicinity to the de facto border with North Korea. Driving along Jayuro toward Paju o...

Jul 12, 2018
Culture
Have a ‘mud-tastic’ time at Boryeong Mud Festival

Boryeong Mud Festival, a “feast of mud,” is set to open Friday at Daecheon beach in Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province. The festival is an extravaganza of mud, first held in 1988 to promote mud-ba...

Jul 12, 2018
Culture
Amateur cartoonists rush to Instagram in search of new path

‘Instatoon’ emerging as popular online comic genre with a collection of up to 10 pictures

Jul 11, 2018
Culture
Bringing flowers into everyday life

Classes, subscription services take blooms beyond special occasions

Jul 10, 2018
Culture
Government clamps down on copyrights infringement from abroad

The Korean government on Tuesday said it has shut down 12 illegal websites related to cartoons and other media content, and announced plans to continue its watch over such activities for the next two...

Jul 10, 2018
Culture
‘Star on Stage’ gathers top classical musicians on one stage

A concert next month will offer local classical music enthusiasts a rare opportunity to listen to ensembles performed by several internationally acclaimed musicians in one place on a single day. A t...

Jul 8, 2018
Culture
[Photo News] Water Gun Festival in Sinchon quenches summer heat

The sixth Water Gun Festival in Sinchon, Seoul, brought some much needed relief to the scorching summer heat on Saturday. On the first day of the two-day fiesta, the main street that rolls down from...

Jul 8, 2018
Culture
[Weekender] Ever-changing Euljiro

Riding on social media fervor, Euljiro becomes hip area for young people

Jul 6, 2018
Culture
[Photo News] Meet newly crowned 2018 Miss Korea Kim Soo-min

Kim Soo-min, 23, was crowned winner of Miss Korea 2018 in the final round of the annual beauty pageant in Seoul on Wednesday. Representing Gyeonggi Province, Kim studied international business at Di...

Jul 5, 2018
Culture
More foreign cartoonists debut in Korea’s webtoon market

A growing number of foreign cartoonists are debuting in South Korea’s webtoon industry, as the local market is expanding at a rapid pace. Japanese cartoonist Akiko Higashimura is one of the foreign ...

Jul 3, 2018
Culture
Culture Ministry urged to impose stronger penalties for sex crimes

A government committee on Monday rolled out a series of recommendations for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for sexual offenses, including banning the perpetrators from receiving any subs...

Jul 2, 2018
Culture
Seven S. Korean Buddhist temples inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List

South Korea added seven Buddhist mountain temples to the UNESCO World Heritage list on Saturday, earning international recognition for another set of historical sites. The unanimous decision was ann...

Jul 1, 2018
Culture
Experience tradition at Imperial Palace Seoul

People try traditional Korean games at the newly opened Traditional Culture Experience Center of the Imperial Palace Seoul. The center also allows Korean and foreign visitors to take pictures with a ...

Jun 29, 2018
Culture

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