Park made a mark in his life with the hugely popular “Yeolha Ilgi,” a travelogue based on his six-month trip to China. He recorded his observations of the country, including the use of carts, paved roads and types of commerce rather than just describing the beautiful scenery and customs. Young people were enthusiastic about his writing style, which included new ideas, stories of ways of living w...

Megabox, a South Korean cinema operator, Thursday announced that it would live stream South Korea’s World Baseball Classic matches in its theaters, starting March 10. The WBC is an international baseball tournament that has taken place every four years since 2009 The last tournament, scheduled for 2021, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. South Korean outfielder Lee Jung-hoo of the Kiwo...

Young Korean pianist Cho Seong-jin and Maestro Chung Myung-whun hug after a passionate accompanied performance with the German orchestra Staatskapelle Dresden on Friday at the Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul. Around 2,000 attendees rose to their feet and broke into applause when the concert was adorned with the finale Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1. (Yonhap)

Photographs show passage of time Wherever you live in the world, all places manifest an accumulation of time, each containing their own unique history. While such history is often neglected, some photographers document the passage of time with their cameras. It has been decades since Seoul first began to look like it does today, thanks to the rapid industrialization of the 1960s and 1970s. High...

What tourists want Foreign tourists coming to Korea expect to experience an advanced level of technology and quality service throughout their travels, which Kim thinks the KTO is only half done with. "We are trying to make an A-to-Z 'all-digital' tourism service for the convenience of foreigners who travel. No matter which country they began their journey in, we can connect with tourists digita...

Efforts to compile the first Korean dictionary in the early 1900s gave two Koreas the same foundation

Ahead of the opening ceremony for the exhibit, a memorial ceremony hosted by the bereaved family was held at the library on Friday morning. After a minute of silence, Kim Jong-gyu, chief director of the National Trust for Cultural Heritage, and Lee Keun-bae, former president of the National Academy of Arts, delivered eulogies. A video made by Lee’s eldest son, Lee Seung-moo, who is a filmmaker ...

The Wolji Pond project, an initiative by the Gyeongju National Museum, aims at full research into the museum's approximately 33,000 artifacts discovered at Wolji Pond. The Wolji Pond was a secondary palace created in 674 for the crown prince of Silla. Currently, some 1,600 pieces are on display at the museum's Wolji Hall. "Wolji Hall's exhibition highlights relics of the Silla royals. but there...

"This is an experiment to explore how Denmark's sing-along culture could potentially influence you and your community. Just bring your willingness to sing and open ears and hearts to listen to the voices of new people," Lee said. The inaugural meeting will take place at Seoul Community Cultural Center Seogyo near Hapjeong Station at 1 p.m. on Saturday with no admission fee. A pianist and a guita...

South Korea’s content trade surplus reached $11.25 billion in 2021 and figures indicate that the sector has become a core service export. To maintain the momentum of the sector’s growth, which grew at an annual average of 9 percent from 2017-2021, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism unveiled a plan to achieve 137 trillion won ($106 billion) in exports of content by 2027, up from $12.4 bi...

A handwritten English version of the Feb. 8 Declaration of Independence, which triggered subsequent independence movements in Korea and abroad, has been discovered after 104 years, the Independence Hall of Korea said Thursday. The handwritten copy was found during an analysis of research materials which were borrowed from the Korean National Association Memorial Foundation in Los Angeles in 2019...

Architect David Chipperfield talks about challenges of adding new space to existing building at National Archaeological Museum in Athens

The Korea Tourism Organization announced a list of 51 Hallyu-themed tourism courses on Tuesday, aimed at assisting global fans of Korean culture in visiting the country. The routes fall under six themes: K-pop, Hallyu stars, drama, variety shows, films and K-content. The full list and detailed explanation of the 51 courses can be found at Visit Korea's content lab website. Under the films cate...