Night tour in southern city wins bronze at US Pinnacle Awards
Visitors listen to a boy who is part of the program Children's Heritage Guides of the event "Gunsan Heritage...
Korea Stage Festa promotes 1,700 performances over 2-month period
Official poster for 2026 Korea Stage Festa (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Yoo...
Wealth of events from Oct. 6-17 to mark centennial Hangeul Day
This year's Hangeul Week is slated from Oct. 6-17 across the country. Shown is a scene on Oct. 11,...
Traditional small dining tables impress world at Milan exhibition
Visitors in April view modern interpretations of soban, a traditional small table, at the ADI Design Museum in Milan, Italy....
Korea’s oldest known gunpowder weapon confirmed in southern city
The country's oldest known gunpowder weapon has been unearthed in Naju, Jeollanam-do Province, a key military location in the...
Searching for Seoul: capital to host events galore during Chuseok
A traditional performing arts troupe on June 5 puts on a show at the Arirang Grand Festival at Gwanghwamun Square in...
Four national museums to offer array of programs over Chuseok
This is a scene from the program "Drawing Chuseok Scenes" held on Sept. 16 and 18, 2024, as part...
Large haul of Goryeo Dynasty-era items found in southwestern city
A test excavation of the Mangjubong area of Seonyudo Island in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do Province, has found a large...
Seoul eyes tourism boost amid extended holidays in Japan, China
Foreign tourists pack the Myeong-dong shopping district of Seoul's Jung-gu District. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim...
World Heritage petroglyphs in Ulsan reflect life 7,000 years ago
The Petroglyphs of Bangudae Terrace are in the village of Daegok-ri in the town of Eonyang-eup in Ulsan's...
Colombian, Dutch, Nigerian organizations win Korean literacy award
Representatives from the recipient groups of this year's UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize on Sept. 8 pose for a...
Int’l forum in Seoul discusses role of translators in AI era
Anders Karlsson, a professor of Korean studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University...
[World Heritage session in Busan] ① Enchanting K-Heritage House
A visitor on July 23 looks at a display of the Tripitaka Koreana, a collection of Buddhist texts,...
World Heritage session in Busan ends with addition of 25 sites
Korea Heritage Service Administrator Huh Min on July 28 speaks at the closing ceremony of the annual session of...
3.58M copies of Korean literature sold worldwide from 2021-25
Visitors look at the works of Nobel Prize-winning author Han Kang at the booth of the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in...
[World Heritage session in Busan] ④ Ancient tombs & fire festival
Participants in a tour of the Gaya Tumuli on July 27 look at the burial mounds of the...
[World Heritage session in Busan] ③ Photo essay of related events
The 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee on July 19 kicked off in Busan. Through the final day of July...
[World Heritage session in Busan] ② Four coastal tidal flats added
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee on July 25 designated four more gaetbol (tidal flats) in approving "Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats...
UNESCO World Heritage Committee adopts Busan Declaration
Lee Byong-hyun, chair of this year's UNESCO World Heritage Committee, on July 20 adopts the Busan Declaration on World...
UNESCO World Heritage session opens in Busan in first for Korea
President Lee Jae Myung on July 19 gives a congratulatory speech at the opening ceremony for the annual...
