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[Eye Plus] Hwaeomsa, a treasure trove hidden in JirisanJul 31, 2021Jirisan has long been revered by many South Koreans as one of three holy mountains alongside Geumgangsan and Hallasan. Hwaeomsa, the head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, is located at ... -
KCC Brazil holds virtual Korean culture festJul 30, 2021The most famous Korean cultural festival in Latin America, K-Expo 2021 kicked off in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Thursday, according to Korean Cultural Center Brazil. The annual festival is being held onli... -
South Korea’s tidal flats inscribed as UNESCO world heritageJul 27, 2021The CHA plans to submit additional list of tidal flats for UNESCO review in 2025 -
Boryeong Mud Festival named as one of 3 major festivals in AsiaJul 27, 2021BORYEONG -- The annual Boryeong Mud Festival has been selected as one of Asia's three major festivals by an international festival association, a local government said Tuesday. According to the city... -
S. Korean tidal flats listed as UNESCO world heritageJul 26, 2021South Korea's tidal flats have been officially inscribed as a UNESCO world natural heritage despite receiving a deferral in a preliminary review, cultural heritage authorities said Monday. Seoul has... -
Culture Ministry to inject W291.8b toward COVID-19 reliefJul 25, 2021Some 291.8 billion won ($253.3 million) has been set aside for the second round of COVID-19 supplementary budget this year for the culture, sports and tourism sectors. Of the total extra budget, 141... -
Culture Ministry amends translation guidelines for kimchiJul 23, 2021The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Thursday announced that it had made some changes to the translation guidelines for kimchi, which were published in July 2020. The new guidelines state ... -
Exhibition displaying VR content on Oscar-winning “Parasite” kicks off in ParisJul 23, 2021The Korean Cultural Center in Paris on Thursday announced that it has kicked off the special exhibition “Korea: Cubically Imagined,” displaying diverse types of immersive content including one that a... -
Business support for arts drops during COVID-19: reportJul 21, 2021Korean businesses‘ support for the local arts scene decreased in 2020 as pandemic shutdowns dealt a devastating blow to the country, a report released Wednesday by the Korea Mecenat Association showe... -
Summer Korean style is only a click a wayJul 16, 2021Food Among the Korean summer favorites to be introduced are samgyetang, or ginseng chicken soup, patbingsu, or red bean ice flakes, and hwachae, or watermelon punch. Food recipes will be available o... -
King Sejong statue to go up in Uzbek capitalJul 16, 2021A statue of King Sejong, the inventor of the Korean alphabet, Hanguel, will go up in Uzbekistan's capital as part of a cultural exchange between two local districts. The office of Seocho Ward in sou... -
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across KoreaJul 16, 2021Hanseong Baekje Cultural Festival The Hanseong Baekje Cultural Festival is set to take place in Songpa-gu, southern Seoul, from Oct. 6 to 10. The festival celebrates the history and culture of the ... -
Committee to discuss Korea’s bid for tidal flats as Natural World HeritageJul 15, 2021Whether Korea’s tidal flats, or “gaetbeol,” make it onto UNESCO’s list of Natural World Heritage sites will be decided soon as the World Heritage Committee meeting kicks off on Friday. The committee... -
S. Korea opens hospitality house for Tokyo Olympics online due to coronavirus pandemicJul 15, 2021South Korea opened an online hospitality house for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics amid on-site restrictions stemming from the new coronavirus pandemic, sports authorities said Thursday. The online Team... -
Korean folk rock legend to perform at New York’s Lincoln CenterJul 13, 2021Singer and songwriter Hahn Dae-soo will be performing at Lincoln Center’s “You Are Here” to celebrate the reopening of the center after COVID-19 swept through the US. The Korean Cultural Center New ...
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