KOCIS invites non-Korean residents to tour UNESCO sites
The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) invites non-Korean residents of Korea on a tour around some of the Korean UNESCO sites between May...
Seoul marks 600th anniversary of King Sejong’s enthronement
The opening ceremony of the fourth Royal Culture Festival starts with a performance of the Hwangryong ceremony, which symbolizes the birth of King Sejong...
KOCIS leads globalization of Korean arts, culture
Director Kim Tae-hoon of the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) briefs the press on his organization's four-year action plan for the spread of...
Korea showcases musical, non-verbal performances in Singapore
Artists wave to the audience during the Korea Performance Festival in Bangkok in June 2017. (Korea Tourism Organization)
By Kim Young Shin
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO)...
Cultural center to be built for South, North Koreans
A 'unified cultural center,' targeting both South Korean residents and North Korean defectors, will be built in the neighborhood of Magok in Gangseo-gu District,...
‘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...
Museums attract spring visitors
Paintings and calligraphy works related to butterflies and spring flowers are on display at the National Museum of Korea starting April 10. The photo...
Free cultural events light up April weekends
Seoul will be host to many free weekend concerts this April. The photo above shows people enjoying a ‘Concert to be Watched Lying Down’...
Halal food wins over SNU
As the 200 servings of halal food -- today, it's chiken tikka masala -- are sold out within an hour, Seoul National University (SNU)...
Traditional rite prays for family
A performance of ‘Seongjuya Seongjuroguna’ (성주야 성주로구나), a collection of musical pieces from different shamanistic rituals, seongjugut (성주굿), from all across Korea, takes place at the...
Korea to be guest of honor at German theater festival
The Arts Council Korea holds a press conference about having been nominated as the guest of honor at the Heidelberger Stückemarkt theater festival, at...
Painting exhibit highlights French-Korean artist
The exhibition 'Rhee Seundja: Road to the Antipode' opens in the Gwacheon Gallery 2 and in the Main Hall at the National Museum of...
Record visits to food pavilion in Pyeongchang
More than 100,000 people visited the K-Food Plaza near the Olympic Plaza in Pyeongchang to sample some delicious Korean food. The photo shows non-Korean...
Paralympic Mural unveiled at athletes’ village
The Paralympic Mural is unveiled at the PyeongChang Athletes’ Village on March 8. International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons (fourth from left), PyeongChang...
Cultural Olympiad continues with Paralympics
The Festival Park in both Pyeongchang and Gangneung will host an exhibition that showcases video clips of Olympic and Paralympic fans throughout the PyeongChang...
Korean TV hits Indian shores
Producers of Korean TV shows conduct one-on-one consultation sessions with local media buyers at the India Mumbai Frames 2018 broadcasting exhibition in Mumbai on...
Enjoy healthy food on first full moon of new lunar year
People enjoy and share ogokbap five-grain rice along with various vegetables, known as jinchae (진채) and nuts, on Jeongwol Daeboreum, the first full moon of the new lunar year,...
‘I fell in love with the flavor of Korea’
German visitors Isabella Kohlmus (left) and Manuela Bohm stop by the K-food Plaza near the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza for a bite to eat and...
Culture Olympiad promotes heritage to winter sports fans
The theatrical performance ‘Scent of Thousand's year’ (천년향), one of the programs at the 2018 PyeongChang Cultural Olympiad, takes place at the Haeram Culture...
Human-faced bird, drones draw people to Olympic Plaza
By Korea.net PyeongChang Olympics Team
Video = Kim Sunjoo
Pyeongchang | Feb. 19, 2018
The inmyeonjo human-faced bird (인면조, 人面鳥) and the drones that highlighted the Opening Ceremony for the PyeongChang...
