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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea

European Christmas Market European Christmas Market aims to exchange and promote cultural values with international visitors and local residents by celebrating Christmas in the European tradition. V...

December 6, 2018
Travel
[팟캐스트] (276) 김정은 미화논란? 방탄소년단 멜론 시상식 휩쓸어

진행자 : 윤민식, Eileen Cahill 1. Kim Jong-un’s charm offensive enthralls some, angers others 기사요약: 최근 서울에서 김정은 북한 국무위원장의 답장을 환영한다는 청년 활동가들의 발족식이 열렸다. 이들은 김 위원장에 대한 긍정적인 발언과 함께 한반도기를 흔들며 환영 동참 선언문에 서명을 받...

December 5, 2018
Podcast
Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I expresses support for Korea’s unification

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, widely considered the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, expressed support for South Korean President Moon Jae-in‘s efforts to bring reunificatio...

December 4, 2018
Culture
CJ ENM seeks to crack the US market with thriller remake

The American remake of the Korean horror thriller “Hide and Seek” has commenced filming, according to officials at CJ ENM, along with another film by director Drake Doremus. “Hide and Seek,” origina...

December 4, 2018
Film
Period piece ‘Mal-Mo-E’ shows fight to keep alive Korean identity

After colonizing Korea, Japanese Empire in 1938 tried to squash out the identity of Korea as a nation, forcing its colonial subjects to pledge allegiance to the Japanese emperor, take up Japanese nam...

December 3, 2018
Film
N. Korean paintings show another side of hermit kingdom

In spite of recent efforts to denuclearize North Korea, the image of the communist state remains unfavorable for most people around the world. From the country’s brash threats to its human rights rec...

December 2, 2018
Culture
Stone’s throw away from North Korea

Standing atop the Ganghwa Peace Observatory and looking over at the farmland of the most reclusive state in the world unfold in front of my eyes was a strange feeling. In my short days as a travel wr...

November 30, 2018
Travel
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Bohemian Rhapsody (US) Opened Oct. 31 Biography, Drama, Music Directed by Bryan Singer Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, its music and extraordinary lead singer Freddie ...

November 29, 2018
Film
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea

Bucheon Aiins World festival The miniature theme park Aiins World is hosting the World Nightview Fantasy Lighting Festival. The festival runs from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. and is closed on rainy days. The...

November 29, 2018
Travel
Lee Si-young says ‘No Mercy’ is different kind of action flick

The plot of “No Mercy,” a new action film starring Lee Si-young, naturally draws comparison to another action film featuring a vengeful master hand-to-hand combatant who has a soft spot for a solitar...

November 28, 2018
Film
Vivaldi Park launches winter-themed packages

The Vivaldi Park resort said Tuesday that it is rolling out winter-themed packages to attract more foreign visitors, including one for families and one that encompasses skiing, horseback riding and c...

November 27, 2018
Travel
Korail launches tour program combining travel, cultural experience

Korail has rolled out a tourism program that allows people to travel and take part in cultural activities, with the inaugural tour held Saturday. Participants of the daylong tour, priced at 59,000 w...

November 27, 2018
Travel
Ssireum becomes Koreas’ 1st jointly inscribed UNESCO world heritage item

The Korean traditional form of wrestling known as ssireum was officially inscribed onto the UNESCO list of intangible cultural assets on Monday, after South and North Korea made their historic first ...

November 26, 2018
Culture
Koreas make historic bid for ‘ssireum’ as 1st jointly held UNESCO world heritage item

South and North Korea have officially made a joint bid to inscribe the traditional form of wrestling known as “ssireum” on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural assets. It represents the first joint...

November 26, 2018
Culture
Beleaguered Microdot may leave TV show as scam allegations involving parents rile public

In the latest development concerning allegations that rapper Microdot’s parents were involved in a multibillion-won scam, the 25-year-old rapper is reported to be leaving Channel A’s popular fishing ...

November 25, 2018
Music

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