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KSIF provides online courses on Korean culture

King Sejong Institute Foundation is offering 15 online courses on Korean culture for foreigners as untact (contactless) learning is gaining ground amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The institute will offe...

Jul 12, 2020
CHA offers look at animals living at palaces, royal tombs

The Cultural Heritage Administration on Friday announced it has released six photos and six videos of animals living at palaces and royal tombs in Korea. The CHA added there are also photos of the s...

Jul 10, 2020
Petitioners urge to lift government's ban on church gatherings

Over 330,000 people have signed a petition asking to the government to cancel the health authority’s decision to ban small gatherings and meetings in churches on the government‘s online public petiti...

Jul 10, 2020
Culture Ministry to inject W156.9b to support artists amid COVID-19

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Wednesday it will inject 156.9 billion won ($131.28 million) to support artists who are suffering financially from the spread of COVID-19. The amount...

Jul 8, 2020
Herald Corp. opens video studio to drive up digital strategy

“Our team is more than excited to utilize the studio. We expect to produce more shows that deliver the latest stories and useful information,” said Kim Hae-yeon, a staff reporter on The Korea Herald’...

Jul 8, 2020
National Assembly passes W346.9b third extra budget to support cultural industry amid COVID-19

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on Friday that the National Assembly passed a third extra budget of 346.9 billion won ($289.4 million) to support the cultural industry that has ...

Jul 8, 2020
[Eye Plus] Daejanggeum Park, birthplace of K-drama

Daejanggeum Park in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, is one of the largest open sets in South Korea, where period dramas, movies and commercials are filmed. It is a semipermanent set that has been modeled...

Jul 4, 2020
Catholic archdiocese in Gwangju suspends on-site Masses

The Catholic archdiocese in the southwestern city of Gwangju has decided to put off public masses due to a recent resurgence in novel coronavirus infections in the region. "As part of concerted effo...

Jul 2, 2020
How do you promote Korean culture post-COVID-19?

The Korean Academic Society for Public Relations on Wednesday held a symposium to discuss promoting Korean culture in the post COVID-19 era. The event was sponsored by the Korean Culture and Informa...

Jul 1, 2020
Royal House Cleaning

Staff of the Royal Palaces and Tomb Center’s Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office clean the interior of Gyeongbokgung’s main hall, Geunjeongjeon, on Monday. The Joseon-period palace is closed to vi...

Jul 1, 2020
Dark side of internet broadcasting

Regulatory loophole leads to freewheeling sexual content

Jun 30, 2020
Experts talk about Japan breaching promise to honor forced labor victims

Experts on Korea and Japan relations, novelist Han Su-san and political science professor Yuji Hosaka on Monday discussed the issue of Japan breaching its promise to honor forced laborers at historic...

Jun 30, 2020
Exhibition examines role of National Museum of Korea during Korean War

The exhibition opens Wednesday and runs through Sept. 13. Since the museum is temporarily shut down due to the spread of COVID-19, it is presenting its special exhibition through its online website a...

Jun 29, 2020
[Eye Plus] At Mugero, used books go for 300 won per 100 grams

Unlike tech-savvy readers who have jumped over to e-books in the mobile era, there are people who still feel nostalgia for paper books, and some still love going to secondhand bookstores. One of the...

Jun 27, 2020
[Photo News] Song after the rain

A reed warbler is seen sitting on top of a lotus leaf in Seongho Lake, located in Icheon-si, Gyeonggi Province, shortly after rain on Thursday. (Photos: Yonhap) By Lee Sae-byul ( nstelle@heraldcor...

Jun 27, 2020

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