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April 7, 2020 Culture

Churches prepare for Easter with online services, drive-in-worship

Local churches laid out their plans for Easter this coming Sunday after the government announced Saturday that it was extending its social distancing campaign for another two weeks. Initially, South...

Culture Ministry orders affiliated institutions to remain closed until April 19

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Monday that its affiliated institutions -- museums, art galleries, libraries and performance venues -- will remain closed until April 19. The Cu...

April 6, 2020
Culture
Some Koreans online criticize Vietnam‘s request for cooperation in virus fight

Critical comments online are accumulating after Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc proposed bilateral cooperation to tackle the novel coronavirus pandemic with President Moon Jae-in on Friday...

April 4, 2020
Foreign Affairs
Gyeonggi governor warns possible coronavirus explosion

Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung warned Saturday that an explosion of novel coronavirus infections is coming in the nation despite the central government‘s all-out efforts to stem the spread of t...

April 4, 2020
Social affairs
K-pop star Kim Jae-joong cancels schedule amid public uproar over making April Fools‘ Day joke about coronavirus

K-pop group JYJ’s Kim Jae-joong canceled his schedule in Japan after criticism for announcing he had the new coronavirus as an April Fools‘ Day joke. Kim released his third Japanese single “Brava Br...

April 3, 2020
Music
South Korea applies for Korean mask dance drama talchum’s UNESCO listing

The Cultural Heritage Administration on Wednesday announced that it had applied for the addition of Talchum, Mask Dance Drama in the Republic of Korea to the list of UNESCO intangible cultural herita...

April 1, 2020
Culture
Cinemas get movie development fund reprieve as coronavirus decimates industry

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki on Wednesday announced that the government would exempt cinemas from paying into the movie development fund to help theaters weather the impact ...

April 1, 2020
Film
Culture Ministry rolls out financial aid amid coronavirus spread

Since the coronavirus outbreak, Culture Minister Park Yang-woo has been busy visiting different facilities to hear rising concerns and difficulties that artists are facing. Following this, the Cultu...

March 31, 2020
Culture
Four notable Korean authors to be published in foreign languages this year

Sohn Won-pyung Born in 1979, Sohn Won-pyung is a talented screenwriter and movie director, as well as an author. She wrote and directed a number of short films, including “Ooh You Make Me Sick” and ...

March 30, 2020
People
Eleventh group of ‘Friends of Korea’ starts spotting errors about Korea

The Korean Culture and Information Service, affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, announced that its 11th group of “Friends of Korea” began activities from Friday. Friends of ...

March 29, 2020
Culture
Korean broadcasters brace for coronavirus spread

The Korean broadcasting industry is bracing for more cases of the novel coronavirus, after a reality TV producer tested positive Saturday. The producer of season two of “Bob Bless You,” a food-orien...

March 29, 2020
Television
[Newsmaker] Churches respond to government’s recommendation of stricter social distancing

Churches showed different responses to the Korean government‘s urging of stricter social distancing before schools are due to restart on April 6. The Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul on Wednesday annou...

March 26, 2020
Culture
[Herald Interview] Lauv says working on two songs with BTS was natural progression

Asked to introduce his new album Lauv said, “It’s about embracing different parts of your personality and going against this notion of being put in a box and realizing that we are all very complicate...

March 25, 2020
Music
Government to inject W14b to develop DMZ Peace Trail

The South Korean government announced Wednesday that it has decided to inject 14 billion won ($11.38 million) to develop a trail adjacent to the Demilitarized Zone called the DMZ Peace Trail. The 24...

March 25, 2020
Culture
Shim Eun-kyung wins another best actress prize at Japanese film festival

Korean actress Shim Eun-kyung, 26, on Sunday received the best actress award at the 34th Takasaki Film Festival held in Japan, for her role in the upcoming film “Blue Hour.” This is the second award...

March 24, 2020
Film

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