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Consumption expenditures on tourism and leisure hit hard by COVID-19

TravelApr 26, 2021

Consumption expenditures in South Korea's tourism and leisure sector decreased by more than 20 percent last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, a state-funded think tank said Monday. In particular...
Royal Culture Festival to kick off Saturday

CultureApr 25, 2021

The seventh Royal Culture Festival will begin Saturday in Seoul and bring a variety of cultural experiences both to online and offline spaces. The theme is relaxation. The annual festival will run t...
[Eye plus] Children's Grand Park reopens for festive spring

TravelApr 24, 2021

Just as spring is a season of rebirth, a 49-year-old amusement park in Seoul has also been given a new lease on life. Reopening to the public after eight months of renovation, the Children’s Grand P...
Bean-to-chocolate at Cacaodada

Food&BeverageApr 24, 2021

Craft chocolate pioneers branch out with chocolate jam
MMCA sheds light on animation history

Arts&DesignApr 24, 2021

The exhibition will offer a glimpse into the artists’ innovative techniques, including their technical notes, production tools, drawings, photographs and documentaries, which are owned by world-renow...
[Newsmaker] BTS Jimin’s hanbok pulled out of auction last minute

FashionApr 23, 2021

A traditional Korean outfit worn by BTS’ Jimin that was scheduled to go under the hammer was removed last minute on Thursday. His fans however are calling for the modern “hanbok” suit to be put up f...
[Video] ‘Let’s be someone nature welcomes’

PeopleApr 23, 2021

Clean Hikers pick up litter along mountain trails
[Around the Hotels] Promotions and packages

Food&BeverageApr 23, 2021

InterContinental launches Children’s Day promotion InterContinental Seoul Coex in Samseong-dong announced its collaboration with global content company Smartstudy and Pinkfong Baby Shark. The “Kids ...
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

TravelApr 23, 2021

Yellow Forest in Kimcheon Kimcheon City in North Gyeongsang Province has set up a forest decorated with yellow furniture pieces and objects, named the “Yellow Forest.” The project was inspired by t...
Artworks held by late Samsung chairman likely to be donated to MMCA, National Museum of Korea

Arts&DesignApr 21, 2021

Several modern and contemporary artworks in the late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s collection may be headed to the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea. “The discussion about...
[Video] Pet funeral: Offering farewell to companion animals in Korea

CultureApr 21, 2021

Pet funeral director explains what guardians need to know about pet funeral homes
Korean Buddhist monks denied special entry permit to Myanmar

CultureApr 21, 2021

The Social and Labor Affairs Committee of the Jogye Order, the nation’s largest Buddhist sect, was denied special entry permits into Myanmar for three Korean monks. The Ven. Jimong, chairperson of t...
[Newsmaker] Were they ever gone?

CultureApr 21, 2021

With clever planning, celebrities shorten mandatory career break for military service
[After COVID-19] Exodus from standardized apartments as people seek interaction, nature

CultureApr 19, 2021

Last November, the Seoul Metropolitan Government established the standard for balconies in residential homes, reflecting the increasing demand for balconies in pandemic times and restoring the initia...
Korean lawyer’s webtoon about copyright published jointly with WIPO

BooksApr 19, 2021

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the World Intellectual Property Organization on Monday announced the joint publication of webtoon “Let’s draw a dream” about the importance of copyrigh...