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[Around the Hotels] Promotions and Packages

Food&BeverageJul 16, 2021

High tea at Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas offers a special tea time for the summer season at The Lobby Lounge from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The promotion runs throu...
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

CultureJul 16, 2021

Hanseong Baekje Cultural Festival The Hanseong Baekje Cultural Festival is set to take place in Songpa-gu, southern Seoul, from Oct. 6 to 10. The festival celebrates the history and culture of the ...
Committee to discuss Korea’s bid for tidal flats as Natural World Heritage

CultureJul 15, 2021

Whether Korea’s tidal flats, or “gaetbeol,” make it onto UNESCO’s list of Natural World Heritage sites will be decided soon as the World Heritage Committee meeting kicks off on Friday. The committee...
Nam June Paik Art Center remembers legacy of video art pioneer

Arts&DesignJul 15, 2021

"This year marks the 60th anniversary of Fluxus,” said Chief Curator Park Sang-ae. “I personally thought the concept that penetrates Fluxus was humor as many of the performances and events performed ...
S. Korea opens hospitality house for Tokyo Olympics online due to coronavirus pandemic

CultureJul 15, 2021

South Korea opened an online hospitality house for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics amid on-site restrictions stemming from the new coronavirus pandemic, sports authorities said Thursday. The online Team...
[Newsmaker] Govt. plan on 'Lee Kun-hee museum' draws debate on location, purpose

Arts&DesignJul 14, 2021

The government's plan to build a museum dedicated to late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee's massive art collection has stirred a debate among art circles as well as local governments that were vying to ...
[Herald Interview] Sculptor Yi Hwan-kwon casts light on vanity of things with shadows

Arts&DesignJul 13, 2021

Despite the nuance of the word “shadow,” his works do not look as dark and ominous as some people might imagine. They look rather bright, humorous and mischievous. That image probably comes from his ...
Korean folk rock legend to perform at New York’s Lincoln Center

CultureJul 13, 2021

Singer and songwriter Hahn Dae-soo will be performing at Lincoln Center’s “You Are Here” to celebrate the reopening of the center after COVID-19 swept through the US. The Korean Cultural Center New ...
New committee to be formed to select Korean Pavilion curator for Venice Biennale 2022

Arts&DesignJul 12, 2021

The Arts Council Korea has announced that a new committee will be formed for the selection of the curator of the Korean Pavilion for the upcoming Venice Biennale after the previous committee resigned...
V&A Museum to highlight Korean wave

Arts&DesignJul 12, 2021

Responding to the worldwide popularity of Korean pop culture, Britain’s Victoria and Albert Museum will hold an exhibition titled “Hallyu! The Korean Wave” as part of its program for 2022-23, the mus...
[Herald Interview] Author Yun Ko-eun sees her Dagger-winning ‘The Disaster Tourist’ as being genre fluid

BooksJul 12, 2021

First Asian to win prestigious crime fiction prize talks about working closely with translator Lizzie Buehler, difficulties of packaging book for global audience
As Korea goes into semi-lockdown, culture scene scrambles to survive

CultureJul 11, 2021

With social distancing measures in the greater Seoul area raised to the highest in the revised four-tier system from Monday, most musicals have been rescheduled to continue performing while complying...
Rediscovering Joseon’s Neo-Confucian academies

TravelJul 10, 2021

Places of learning offer a unique experience in a natural setting
[Eye Plus] Strolling along the walkway of Namyangju Water Garden

TravelJul 10, 2021

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-friend...
[Photo News] Marine animals brace for hot summer season

CultureJul 10, 2021

Lotte World Aquarium offers its marine animals special treats before Chobok, which falls on July 11 this year and marks the beginning of the hottest portion of summer, according to the lunar calendar...