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Culture Ministry commits W115b to employ 2,000 workers in performing arts

To support workers in the performing arts sector, including performing artists who are experiencing hardship as a result of the lingering pandemic, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will sp...

Aug 6, 2021
Learn traditional performances with NToK

The National Theater of Korea is to open the second season of its Let’s Gugak program through its official YouTube channel, introducing the traditional performing arts of Korea to foreign audiences. ...

Aug 4, 2021
Culture Minister emphasizes positive role of digital technology at G20 Meeting

The minister ended his visit to Italy by meeting Archbishop You Heung-sik, who will start serving as prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy at the Vatican from Monday, to congratulate him on his ...

Aug 1, 2021
[Photo News] Goldfinch enjoys sunflower seeds amid summer heat

A goldfinch is sitting on the stem of a sunflower planted in a garden near the Danwon district office in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, on Aug. 29. A goldfinch eats a sunflower seed in a garden near the ...

Jul 31, 2021
[Eye Plus] Hwaeomsa, a treasure trove hidden in Jirisan

Jirisan has long been revered by many South Koreans as one of three holy mountains alongside Geumgangsan and Hallasan. Hwaeomsa, the head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, is located at ...

Jul 31, 2021
KCC Brazil holds virtual Korean culture fest

The most famous Korean cultural festival in Latin America, K-Expo 2021 kicked off in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Thursday, according to Korean Cultural Center Brazil. The annual festival is being held onli...

Jul 30, 2021
South Korea’s tidal flats inscribed as UNESCO world heritage

The CHA plans to submit additional list of tidal flats for UNESCO review in 2025

Jul 27, 2021
Boryeong Mud Festival named as one of 3 major festivals in Asia

BORYEONG -- The annual Boryeong Mud Festival has been selected as one of Asia's three major festivals by an international festival association, a local government said Tuesday. According to the city...

Jul 27, 2021
S. Korean tidal flats listed as UNESCO world heritage

South Korea's tidal flats have been officially inscribed as a UNESCO world natural heritage despite receiving a deferral in a preliminary review, cultural heritage authorities said Monday. Seoul has...

Jul 26, 2021
Culture Ministry to inject W291.8b toward COVID-19 relief

Some 291.8 billion won ($253.3 million) has been set aside for the second round of COVID-19 supplementary budget this year for the culture, sports and tourism sectors. Of the total extra budget, 141...

Jul 25, 2021
Culture Ministry amends translation guidelines for kimchi

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Thursday announced that it had made some changes to the translation guidelines for kimchi, which were published in July 2020. The new guidelines state ...

Jul 23, 2021
Exhibition displaying VR content on Oscar-winning “Parasite” kicks off in Paris

The Korean Cultural Center in Paris on Thursday announced that it has kicked off the special exhibition “Korea: Cubically Imagined,” displaying diverse types of immersive content including one that a...

Jul 23, 2021
Business support for arts drops during COVID-19: report

Korean businesses‘ support for the local arts scene decreased in 2020 as pandemic shutdowns dealt a devastating blow to the country, a report released Wednesday by the Korea Mecenat Association showe...

Jul 21, 2021
Summer Korean style is only a click a way

Food Among the Korean summer favorites to be introduced are samgyetang, or ginseng chicken soup, patbingsu, or red bean ice flakes, and hwachae, or watermelon punch. Food recipes will be available o...

Jul 16, 2021
King Sejong statue to go up in Uzbek capital

A statue of King Sejong, the inventor of the Korean alphabet, Hanguel, will go up in Uzbekistan's capital as part of a cultural exchange between two local districts. The office of Seocho Ward in sou...

Jul 16, 2021

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