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Protestant church groups fail to deliver highly anticipated decision on Jun Kwang-hoonCultureSept 21, 2020Two major Protestant church groups -- the General Assembly of Presbyterian Church in Korea and the Presbyterian Church of Korea -- failed to make a decision in the case of the controversial Rev. Jun ... -
Yoo Ah-in stars in ‘Voice of Silence’ without a single lineFilmSept 21, 2020Actor Yoo Ah-in’s second film of the year has him playing a character with no lines. In the upcoming criminal drama “Voice of Silence,” Yoo plays Tae-in, whose job is to dispose of corpses and clean... -
The fashion show must go onFashionSept 19, 2020“Two weeks before the launch, I reviewed our VR fashion show and was not impressed at all. It was like a commercial movie. No matter how much capital the producers put in, if audiences do not enjoy t... -
Culture Ministry to recommend online cultural content to enjoy during ChuseokCultureSept 18, 2020The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will provide links to cultural content from its affiliated bodies that the public can enjoy during Chuseok. The decision to provide this service was annou... -
Korea‘s largest art festival reaches out with VR programsArts&DesignSept 18, 2020The 2020 Korea Art Week will kick off Thursday under the theme of “Your Life Is Art,” providing a variety of art programs offered by nearly 300 art institutes across the country and reaching out to t... -
Indie musicians, global music businesses to connect at MU:CON 2020CultureSept 16, 2020Yoon Sang, a seasoned recording artist and a prolific producer, said he hopes to provide more opportunities for local indie musicians to connect with global music business operators through the inter... -
Art educators gather virtually to discuss teaching art in pandemic timesCultureSept 14, 2020Keynote speaker Zerrudo, who is an exhibition curator and academic head of the University of San Agustin’s fine arts program, shared her unique experience of teaching art in a disaster environment. ... -
National Museum of Korea‘s largest-ever show of national treasures available online as wellCultureSept 14, 2020The National Museum of Korea will livestream an online show of its largest-ever exhibition of national treasures at 7 p.m. Tuesday on Naver TV. “We hope the Naver TV livestream show ‘The New Nationa... -
CHA plans to apply for Gaya Tumuli’s UNESCO listingCultureSept 10, 2020The Cultural Heritage Administration on Thursday announced it is to apply for the listing of the Gaya Tumuli as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Gaya Tumuli is a serial property consisting of seven... -
Online lectures on UNESCO World Heritage open ThursdayCultureSept 9, 2020The Preparatory Office for International Center for the Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritage Sites is holding an online lecture series titled “Understanding World Heritage Interpretation... -
Nepalese, UK groups win UNESCO King Sejong Literacy PrizeCultureSept 9, 2020Two groups based in Nepal and the UK that have been campaigning against illiteracy in Nepal and Myanmar have won the 2020 UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize. The Nepal-based organization, Ageing Nepa... -
Revised bill aimed at supporting local OTT industry submitted to National AssemblyCultureSept 8, 2020Rep. Lee Kwang-jae of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea on Tuesday submitted a revised bill to support the online media content industry, including OTT businesses, jointly with the Ministry of Cul... -
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[Newsmaker] Korea to support online concertsMusicSept 7, 2020The recent news that K-pop sensation BTS had become the first South Korean act to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart with its new single created economic ripple effects worth around 1.7 trillion won ($1... -
CHA unveils newly excavated set of jewelryCultureSept 6, 2020The Silla Cultural Heritage Research Institute said that this discovery is meaningful as the jewelry was positioned where the dead body is presumed to have been placed. The research institute added t... -
English guidebook published for foreigners in KoreaCultureSept 5, 2020The Korean Culture and Information Service announced on Thursday that it had published an English-language guidebook for foreigners staying in South Korea titled “While in Korea.” “This book contain...
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