The Corea Image Communication Institute will jointly host the 2021 Culture Communication Forum with the Culture Ministry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in aims to bolster communication on culture and fairness amidst the pandemic era. The two-day session starting Aug. 31 will hold live online presentations of cultural leaders across the globe, followed by discussion sessions with on-site gu...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs appointed Yim Kyeong-sook as the sixth president of the Korean Food Promotion Institute on Friday, the institute announced. Yim has served as a professor at Suwon University’s food and nutrition department since 1992. She earned her bachelor’s degree in 1980 from Seoul National University’s department of food and nutrition. She went on to earn...

“I guess there is a reason why three coffee shops exist on every street corner, no matter which city you visit,” Christopher Jones, 43, the co-founder of Itaewon Book Club, said in a phone interview with The Korea Herald on the adventurous journey of hosting a book club in a foreign country. “People like to sit down, look someone in the eye, and share what they have seen, read, and experienced.” ...

The Gotjawal Ecology Experience Museum located in Jocheon-eup, lets you explore the research and efforts that have been put into protecting gotjawal. The museum is managed and operated by the Gotjawal Trust of Jeju, a nonprofit organization established in 2007 by locals interested in their preservation. The trust is currently undertaking a 10-year-plan to turn privately owned gotjawal forests in...

To support workers in the performing arts sector, including performing artists who are experiencing hardship as a result of the lingering pandemic, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will spend 115 billion won ($100.6 million) in the form of an extra budget to employ some 2,000 individuals, the ministry announced Friday. It is the second supplementary budget this year that the ministry ...

Escape from Mogadishu (Korea) Opened July 28 Action, Drama Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan Set in 1991 Somalia, South Korean Ambassador to Somalia Han Shin-sung (Kim Yoon-seok) and National Security Planning Agency agent Kang Dae-jin (Jo In-sung) are competing against North Korean Ambassador (Heo Jun-ho) for South Korea’s membership in the United Nations. When a civil war breaks out in the Africa...

Josun Palace Hotel in Seoul Gangnam offers Bentley rides Josun Palace Hotel in Seoul Gangnam has launched a “Summer in the Royal Palace” package for families and couples with a chance to ride a Bentely and enjoy a private vacation at one of the hotel’s luxury suites. The Bentley cars are randomly chosen from three different models -- Bentayaga, Flying Spur, and Continental GT -- and can be used...

The Daesan Foundation will spend 180 million won ($156,385) to support translations of Korean literature, the foundation announced Monday. A total of 13 literary works, 11 novels and two poems, were chosen from 72 applications for this year’s “Korean Literature Translation, Research, and Publishing Support” program. The selected works will be translated into seven different languages: English, ...

Hapdong Film, a film production company established in 1964, acquired Segi Theater in 1978 and reopened it the following year as Seoul Cinema. The theater is credited with having played an important role in the development of Korean cinema. Starting in the 2000s, Seoul Cinema’s popularity began to drastically wane as multiplex chain theaters such as CGV and Lotte Cinema, which are typically loca...

The minister ended his visit to Italy by meeting Archbishop You Heung-sik, who will start serving as prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy at the Vatican from Monday, to congratulate him on his new appointment. By Kim Hae-yeon ( hykim@heraldcorp.com )

The Korea Tourism Organization is bringing five of the most popular performances from a performing arts tourism festival to the global audience online from July 30 to Nov. 26. The event, “Welcome K-Stage,” will kick off July 30 with an online streaming of the musical ”The Adventure of the Final Problem” starring actors Kim Jong-goo and Jung Min. The musical is an adaptation of the last installme...

Han’s film about a bio-terrorist’s virus attack on a plane was made before COVID-19 hit the globe, but the audience clearly resonated with the piece under current circumstances. A round of applause broke out four times during the screening, and audience members gave a 10-minute standing ovation as the closing credits rolled. “I felt so happy to see the audience clap and enjoy the scenes,” direc...

Located between Haeundae-gu and Ulsan City, Gijang-gun was a fishing village with a relatively small population of some 170,000 before the county gained popularity in recent years with its local festivals and amusement parks. Cafes and shops for youngsters also followed. “When we first opened Hilton in this location, many asked us why (here) as opposed to all the other popular destinations throu...

Although exchanging detailed questions and answers with the translator was a pleasant process, communication was not easy when it came to packaging one’s stories to make them appeal to a global audience. She cited discussions with her publisher and agency over the book’s cover as an example. “At first, I didn’t like the book cover. I loved the yellow and blue tone, but the model wasn’t at all t...

The monsoon season is just around the corner, but the cool summer breeze awaits at the waterfront of Namyangju Water Garden. Located near Ungilsan Station in front of Bukhan River, the nature-friendly garden can be seen at the southern part of Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province. Daisy fleabanes that bloom from June, also known as “fried egg flowers” due to their shape and color, wave at passersby, an...