The Korea Herald

Ministry to protect rights and welfare of entertainers

Mar 25, 2011

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Friday announced plans to set up an “Entertainer Supporting Center” as early as next month. The plans were unveiled at a forum involving about 20 influ...
Korea to offer condolences in Japanese newspapers

Mar 17, 2011

The government in cooperation with Korea Tourism Organization and local tourism companies plans to publish condolences in Japanese newspapers next week. “In the wake of the latest massive earthquake...
Advertising industry shrinks in 2009

Mar 14, 2011

Korea’s advertising industry shrank 1.3 percent in 2009 from a year earlier in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, a report showed Monday. The report by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and...
A crocus with your cappuccino

Mar 9, 2011

Flower cafés emerge as new hope amid slump of flower sales and fierce competition in café industry Instead of the expected scent of coffee and waffles, the fresh fragrances of spring flowers greet v...
Ven. Myeongjin leaves Bongeun Temple amid allegations of political pressure

Mar 7, 2011

Ven. Myeongjin, former chief monk of Bongeun Temple, has left the temple permanently, claiming that he was coerced to leave by the nation’s intelligence agency chief who allegedly took issue with his...
Mar 6, 2011

LONDON (AFP) - Lawyers for US pop icon Lady Gaga have threatened legal proceedings against the makers of breast milk ice cream named "Baby Gaga", according to papers seen by AFP on Saturday. The New...
Singapore gov’t to match unmarried singles

Mar 4, 2011

Singapore’s government is planning to help unmarried citizens to find their match. The government is concerned about the country’s low fertility rate and the fact that the younger generation is relu...
Rain, SNSD among winners of 2011 Seoul Art & Culture Award

Mar 1, 2011

Girls' Generation (Yonhap News) The Korean entertainers considered to have advanced Korean art and culture in 11 categories last year gathered at the Olympic Gymnastics Stadium in southeastern Seoul...
Varying life expectancies among Seoul residents reveal economic disparities

Feb 25, 2011

Life expectancy in Seocho district, the most affluent in southern Seoul, was 83.1. South Koreans living in the more affluent central southern part of Seoul tend to live longer than those in the nort...
‘More Koreans enjoy cultural life’

Feb 24, 2011

Marginalized people have had more opportunities to enjoy arts performances in the past three years, according to a new report. About 25 percent of households earning less than 1 million won per mont...
Korea urged to promote culture more subtly

Feb 23, 2011

KOCIS to open eight cultural centers abroad Non-Korean and Korean culture experts, including directors of foreign cultural centers in Seoul, professors and foreign correspondents, advised the Korean...
S. Koreans like Chinese movies, food: study

Feb 21, 2011

South Korean people enjoy Chinese movies and food, while Chinese people like Korean television dramas, a survey showed on Monday. According to the poll of 313 South Koreans and 616 Chinese by the Ko...
1300kg Devil Ray a bad omen for Pulau Ketam?

Jan 31, 2011

The dead "Devil Ray" is lifted up at the pier. Photo courtesy: Guang Ming Daily KLANG, Selangor: Founded over a hundred year ago, Pulau Ketam seems to have a stroke of bad luck as it witnessed some ...
Georgian women offered 'rent-a-husband' service

Jan 15, 2011

TBILISI (AFP) - A new business in Georgia is offering single women who need household help the chance to hire 'husbands' by the hour -- but the company's owner admits that all that some of his custom...
Checking cheats: China plans marriage database

Jan 6, 2011

BEIJING -- China's exploding wealth has created a culture of secret mistresses and second wives. Now officials are putting marriage records online so lovers and spouses can check for cheaters. State...