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Hanji Culture and Industry Center opens to boost Korean traditional paper industry

May 24, 2020

“From this year, we will work on using hanji for guestbooks in Korean embassies and Korean Culture and Information Service centers overseas,” Oh added. Some of the hanji makers also noted the import...
[Photo News] Tiger family at S. Korean amusement park

May 23, 2020

Tiger cub siblings, one male and one female, were introduced to the public Thursday at Everland, a zoo and theme park in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. The mother tiger was shown taking care of her cubs...
[Eye Plus] Modern Korean history at a glance

May 23, 2020

The forces that shaped today’s Korea -- from its belated opening to the outside world in the late 19th century and its annexation by Japan in 1910 to the 1950-53 Korean War, dictatorships, rapid indu...
[Photo News] Buddhism-inspired lanterns light up Cheonggye Stream

May 23, 2020

Buddhism-themed traditional lanterns portraying fairies, lotus flowers, animals and Buddha are displayed to brighten up Cheonggye Stream in Seoul from Thursday to next Sunday. Meanwhile, Buddhist gr...
Night tours of royal palaces to reopen next week

May 23, 2020

The popular nighttime tours of royal palaces in South Korea will resume next week, months after their suspension due to novel coronavirus fears, the cultural heritage authority said Saturday. The Gy...
[Graphic News] Cultural exports jump 9.1% in 2018, led by games, character IP

May 22, 2020

South Korea’s exports of cultural goods jumped nearly 10 percent on-year in 2018, led by games and character intellectual property, a government survey showed. The combined overseas sales in 11 cu...
Kansong Art Museum to auction treasures

May 21, 2020

Also, the government points out, inheritance taxes are not levied on all properties held by the Kansong Art Museum. “Under the current law, inheritance taxes are not charged on cultural properties t...
May 31 declared ‘Korean Church Worship Restoration Day’

May 21, 2020

Many megachurches were already following most of the guidelines. “We follow all the necessary measures such as hand sanitization, going through heat scanners, wearing masks, among others,” said Park...
Cultural artifacts brought to life with immersive digital technology

May 20, 2020

National Museum of Korea opens a gallery featuring VR, AR and MR
Korea Opera Festival to begin from June 4

May 19, 2020

The 11th Korea Opera Festival, which was postponed from May due to the spread of the new coronavirus, will begin on June 4. The festival, which will take place in three different theaters of the Seo...
Royal palaces resume events, group tours

May 19, 2020

The Cultural Heritage Administration announced Tuesday that it would start holding tours and events at the country’s royal palaces, which have been suspended since Feb. 27 due to the risk of spreadin...
LCK sees several changes during off-season

May 19, 2020

Changes in roster and coaching staff are happening daily before the June 17 kick-off of the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split. The most exciting of the announcements made in the of...
Football fiasco: FC Seoul accused of placing sex dolls in home stands

May 18, 2020

FC Seoul posted a formal apology on social media on Monday for putting mannequins, which many contend are sex dolls, in the stands for the team’s first home game of the season, which was held Sunday ...
Catalog of Korean collection in German museum includes rare craftwork from early 20th century

May 18, 2020

For instance, it includes the introduction of Weber’s documentary film “Korean Wedding” from 1925. The film was shot at Naepyeong Church in South Hamgyong Province, in what is now North Korea. The fi...
[Photo News] Kestrel chicks hatch in apartment balcony

May 18, 2020

Five kestrels, designated as South Korean natural treasure No. 323, were born in a nest built inside a flower pot on an apartment balcony in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province. It was March 20 when th...