Two Koreas to enter PyeongChang under one flag
Vice Minister of Unification Chun Hae-Sung (second from left) and North Korea’s Vice Chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country...
Music, dance festival expands to Silla capital
The percussion group Drum Cat wows the crowd during the opening ceremony of the 2013 Korea in Motion festival, held along the Cheonggyecheon Stream...
‘I hope food can boost inter-Korean relations’
Director Yoon Sook-ja of the Institute of Traditional Korean Food says on April 6 that the leaders of the two Koreas can share their...
Korea, Uganda communicate through dance, music, sports
President Park Geun-hye speaks after the K-culture in Uganda concert in Kampala on May 29. The president said that she hopes the two countries...
Eat your way across Korea: codfish soup
At its core, Korean cuisine is based on the geography of the Korean Peninsula itself. The land creates the cuisine; or, to put it...
‘Soul, Sunflower’ jazzes up traditional Korean dance
A scene from the ‘Soul, Sunflower’ performance at the National Theater of Korea from Nov. 18 to 20. Amid jazz music played by the...
6 Korean items added to global trademark list
Six Korean items including Hanbok will be added to the official trademark list of the World Intellectual Property Organization. (Korea.net DB)
Korea.net · 6 Korean items added...
Cheong Wa Dae to be turned into public culture-arts complex
Cheong Wa Dae will be turned into a public complex of culture, arts, nature and history. Shown is the main office building of the former presidential compound...
130 more relics found in Myeongnyang Straits
A variety of Goryeo celadon porcelain is discovered during the fourth underwater excavation at the Myeongnyang Straits off the southwestern tip of the Korean...
‘Customized’ culture events slated for 6 nations like UK, Thailand
A rehearsal for a performance combining b-boying and traditional Korean music is held on Sept. 28 to mark the adoption of breakdancing as an official event at the 2024...
#HANAGo Episode 2: Custom-made Hanbok
Hi, it's Hana of #HanaGo. I'm here to answer your questions and to enjoy all that Korea has to offer along the way. Just...
Kimchi making officially becomes national heritage item
The Cultural Heritage Administration formally designates kimchi making, or kimchi damgeugi, as an official National Intangible Cultural Heritage Item on Sept. 8. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Young...
Asia-wide cultural center opens to public
Walking down an alleyway next to the former provincial government offices of Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province) along Geumnam-ro Street in Gwangju leads visitors to...
Gangwon 2024 offers opportunity to promote domestic tourism
Visitors to the promotional booth of the cultural experience zone at Gangneung Hockey Centre in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, on...
Acclaimed director hails Chinese actor’s role as ‘Korean-language envoy’
Actor Tang Wei (left), director Park Chan-wook (center) and actor Park Hae-ill on June 2 pose for photos at a news conference for the...
Follow in the footsteps of King Sejong the Great
King Sejong the Great, the fourth king of the Yi Dynasty of the Joseon Kindom (1392-1910), is known for creating the Hangeul writing system,...
Preliminaries of Korean speaking-writing contest to end by late July
The King Sejong Institute Foundation through late July will hold the preliminaries of this year's Korean Speaking and Writing Contest. Shown is a scene from the competition on Oct....
Korean historical exhibit comes to Singapore
White porcelain pots, known as moon jars, are one of the representative artifacts that portray the beauty and philosophy of art from Joseon times...
Exhibition celebrates Year of the Monkey
Monkeys are not indigenous to the Korean Peninsula, but as one of the 12 animals of the East Asian zodiac, the monkey can be...
Korean Cultural Centers offer K-pop Academy classes
Participants learn K-Pop dance in a class of the 2018 K-pop Academy of Korean Cultural Center in Berlin, Germany.
By Kim Hyelin and Lee Jihae
Photos = Korean Culture...
