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[Photo News] Swallowtail Butterflies Welcome Autumn

Sept 11, 2021

Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies but they have been becoming harder to spot since the destruction of nature that accompanied industrial development in the 20th century. On the...
[Visual History of Korea] The Baekje Empire of East Asia distilled in gilt-bronze incense burner

Sept 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...
‘Nego King’ wins top prize at Korean content fair

Sept 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 ...
King Sejong Literacy Prize goes to organizations in Guatemala, India, South Africa

Sept 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...
[Well-Curated Weekend] In-person festivals return, focusing on pandemic’s impact

Sept 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...
More evidence unearthed of Silla-era human sacrifice

Sept 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

Sept 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

Sept 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

Sept 6, 2021

Online format and digitalization cannot be the answer to everything, director Song Seung-whan says
[Visual History of Korea] World’s first case of press oppression

Sept 3, 2021

The world’s first private-led movable type printing of a newspaper met all the definitions of a modern daily newspaper -- its private production, commercial business operations and their own movable ...
Culture minister communicates with youth via metaverse

Sept 3, 2021

At Thursday‘s event, the first session showcased was “Youth Mic in Metaland,” holding a special virtual reality concert. Artists from various local communities joined the project to expand their offl...
‘The Letters of Saint Andrew Kim Dae-geon’ published in English

Sept 2, 2021

The Research Foundation of Korean Church History has published an English-language version of “The Letters of Saint Andrew Kim Dae-geon” to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the first K...
Forum explores cultural communication, diversity at global level

Sept 1, 2021

“Solidarity and cooperation of the international community is of utmost importance to fight against the extended COVID-19 pandemic. Being one of the core values we share with the world is cultural co...
Culture Ministry sets W7tr budget for 2022

Sept 1, 2021

The Culture Ministry‘s budget has surpassed 7 trillion won ($6.05 billion) for the first time. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Wednesday the passage of its budget for next year...
Culture Ministry releases COVID-19 manual for art theaters

Sept 1, 2021

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Theater Safety Center have jointly released a manual on theaters’ response to COVID-19 to effectively respond to virus infectious disease situations. ...