Korea continues to push cross-cultural partnerships
Participants in the 2017 Cultural Partnership Initiative Project pose for a photo at Korea House in Jung-gu District, Seoul, during the welcoming reception. (Ministry...
Vietnamese film festival to be held in Seoul
The Vietnamese romantic comedy film 'The Girl from Yesterday' (2017) will be screened at the Lotte Cinema World Tower during the two-day Vietnamese film...
World Korean teachers conference kicks off in Seoul
Participants in the 10th World Korean Educators Conference wave to the camera as they hold up King Sejong Institute textbooks. (King Sejong Institute Foundation)
By Kim...
First lady enjoys Bollywood with Indian students
An international student from India takes a selfie with first lady Kim Jung-sook after watching a Bollywood movie together, at an art-house cinema in...
Buddhist shrine becomes National Treasure
The Jeokmyeolbogung Shrine that holds a sarira from the Sakayamuni Buddha is located in the forests of Odaesan Mountain in Pyeongchang-gun County. (Cultural Heritage...
Digital museum brings cultural heritage online
Experts gather at a forum to discuss the future of digitized museums in the age of the fourth industrial revolution, held at the National...
Talk Talk Korea 2018 tops last year’s numbers
Director Kim Tae-hoon of the Korean Culture and Information Service (second from left) poses for a group photo with the winners of the Talk...
Buddhist sites added to UNESCO World Heritage list
The Korean delegation celebrates as seven sansa Buddhist mountain monasteries get inscribed on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites, during the 42nd meeting of the World...
New York Korea Center to open in 2020
Director Kim Tae-hoon of the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) (third from left) attends a groundbreaking ceremony for the New York Korea Center...
Publishers discuss new definition of ‘book’ at Seoul book fair
Visitors to the 2018 Seoul International Book Fair look around the books on display at the COEX convention center in Seoul on June 20.
By Xu...
[Now in Singapore 2] Kim-Trump special menu items pop up across Singapore
A local restaurant in Singapore launches a special menu item called ‘Trump-Kim Chi Nasi Lemak,’ made of U.S. beef and Korean kimchi, to celebrate...
East Sea beach opened for first time in 65 years
For the first time in 65 years, Oeongchi Beach opened to the public in Sokcho, Gangwon-do, on April 12. (Sokcho City)
By Hahm Hee-eun
Oeongchi Beach in...
Tourist enjoy traditional rice farming at Changdeokgung Palace
Tourists participate in a traditional rice planting at Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul on June 7.
By Jung Joo-ri and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Jeon Han
Video = Kim Sunjoo and Choi Tae-soon
Seoul |...
Korea-UK successfully end yearlong cultural exchange program
By Min Yea-Ji and Hahm Hee-eun
Video = Korean Cultural Centre in London
The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), part of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism,...
DMZ Camp Greaves to host performances, exhibits
The theater troupe People In Backpacks performs ‘The Metamorphosis.’
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Gyeonggi-do Provincial Government
At Camp Greaves along the DMZ, the only...
Joseon palace plaques, ancient petitions become UNESCO items
One of the 770 Joseon palace plaques that says Geongugogung (건구고궁, 乾九古宮), from right to left, which means 'the old house where king lived,' shows the...
25 Korean cultural centers provide K-pop singing, dancing lessons
Students take part in a K-pop dance class at the Korean Cultural Center in London. (KCC London)
By Min Yea-Ji and Sohn JiAe
More Korean cultural centers around the...
Gov’t opens 16 new King Sejong Institutes overseas
Students at the Korean Cultural Center in Berlin study Korean to prepare for the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK). (Korea.net DB)
By Min Yea-Ji and Sohn JiAe
The...
Goethe-Institut Korea celebrates 50th anniversary in Seoul
Goethe-Institut Korea is located in Huam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. (Goethe-Institut Korea)
By Min Yea-Ji and Hahm Hee-eun
The Goethe-Institut Korea, which has led cultural exchanges between Korea and Germany, will...
Moon administration strives for cultural cooperation between two Koreas
Minister of Culture Do Jonghwan delivers the keynote speech during the ‘Culture Vision 2030 -- Culture with People’ event, held at the National Museum...
