Cultural program Korea Season to open in Thailand, Vietnam
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on May 20 announced its hosting of the 2026 Korea Season...
Foundation holds prelims for Korean-language, culture contests
This is a scene from the finals last year of the annual King Sejong Institute Korean Language Speaking...
Incoming 2026 Honorary Reporter class to help ‘Shape Your Korea!’
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kong Hyungsik (left) on May 12 poses with Honorary Reporter Manuel...
1,152 people from 98 countries make up 2026 K-influencer class
Deputy Minister for Public Communication Kong Hyungsik from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on May 7...
BTS meets Mexican president, attracts 50,000 fans in Mexico City
An estimated 50,000 people on May 6 welcome K-pop superstar BTS at Zocalo, the main square of downtown...
Sura thing: program to train int’l experts in Korean cuisine
The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in Turkiye on June 14, 2025, hosts its 14th Korean cooking contest. (KCC)
Visitors from Indonesia, China, SE Asia to get entry benefits
President Lee Jae Myung (center), Prime Minister Kim Min-seok (second from the left) and the heads of related...
Nat’l Museum of Korea reopens its calligraphy-painting gallery
An irworobongdo, a traditional folding screen showing the sun, moon and five mountain peaks representing the king of the...
Why Busan is uniquely suited to host World Heritage session
This panoramic view of Haeundae Beach is from the skyscraper Busan X The Sky, the country's second-tallest building,...
Traditional games help families grow closer over Lunar New Year
A child on Feb. 12 throws a large stick of the traditional board game yunnori at an interactive center for...
Culture minister hails BTS for holding event in central Seoul
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Chae Hwi-young on Feb. 12 speaks at a news conference held at...
Seoul offers plenty to see and do over Lunar New Year holiday
A samulnori (traditional percussion music) performance is held last year on Seollal (Lunar New Year) at Namsangol Hanok Village in...
Nat’l landmarks to offer free entry over Lunar New Year period
Royal palaces and tombs will offer free admission over the Seollal (Lunar New Year) holiday. Shown is Gyeongbokgung...
Nat’l Museum of Korea releases exhibition schedule for 2026
National Museum of Korea Director You Hong June on Feb. 3 announces his institution's business plan for 2026...
World Heritage status eyed for old fortifications around Seoul
Jungseongmun Gate of Bukhansanseong Fortress in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do Province (Goyang Special City)
By Koh Hyun...
[World Heritage candidates] ① Busan: refugee hub of Korean War
Busan will host the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in July. Korea.net reflects on the significance of this event...
BTS gets approval to use central Seoul for comeback in March
Two BTS fans on the central staircase leading up to Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul's Jongno-gu...
Agency eyes joint UNESCO registration of taekwondo with NK
The Korea Heritage Service seeks to jointly register the martial art taekwondo as UNESCO Intangible Heritage of Humanity...
Seoul to host Asia’s top broadcast content market for 25th year
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency from Sept. 16-19 will host...
Liberation via art: exhibition shows loss, rediscovery of homeland
The exhibition "Landscapes of Homeland and Longing" at the Seoul branch of the National Museum of Modern and...
