Literary festival brings Seoul, Paris closer
Korean writers are set to appear at the 2016 Paris International Book Fair that will run from March 16 to 21, as Korea is...
Literary festival brings Seoul, Paris closer
Korean writers are set to appear at the 2016 Paris International Book Fair that will run from March 16 to 21, as Korea is...
Korea, UK expand partnership in creative industries
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Jongdeok (second from left) and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport John Whittingdale (third from...
Korean dramas to air during Myanmar New Year
Two hit dramas, 'A Thousand Day's Promise' and 'Cinderella's Sister,' will air on Myanmar's MRTV network during Thingyan, Myanmar's water festival, from April 11...
Korean recipes: Ipchun osinban five spring greens
Ipchun (입춘, 立春) marks the beginning of the first of the 24 solar terms and it falls around Feb. 4. It heralds the beginning...
Tales of Korean life win Colombian book prize
Andres Felipe Solano, writer and instructor at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea, wins the Premio Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana award for his 2015...
Explore Joseon palaces at a glance
"Palaces In My Hand" is a new mobile app that serves as an integrated information source and tour guide for the four major palaces...
Royal relics emerge from museum storage
The four boxes that held the royal seal of Heungseon Daewongun, plus the seal itself, are collectively known as the ogae sabibin (오개삽입인, 五個揷入印)....
Korea, Japan to further develop tourism industries
Experts from the tourism industries in Korea and Japan have met in Tokyo for a two-day festival aimed at developing tourism between the two...
Usu (우수, 雨水)
Today is Usu(우수, 雨水), "The First Rainfall of the Year," so the worst of winter has now passed and we can begin to emerge...
New comic takes us back to streets of Joseon
'The Mogul Merchant,' a new online comic book created by the Cultural Heritage Administration, is released on Feb. 17. The 14-part series will be...
Enjoy the royal palaces at night
An evening journey around the Gyeonghoeru Pavilion at Gyeongbokgung Palace allows you to appreciate it from all angles, as it's reflected in the pond...
Korean recipes: Yakgwa deep-fried honey cookies
Yakgwa are cookies that can also be medicine, and the snack has one of the longest histories in Korean cuisine.
The snack originated during the...
Korean recipes: Tteokguk rice cake soup
Seollal Lunar New Year’s Day is back. This holiday has more meanings than other days, as we are now one year older. On Seollal,...
Explore Joseon royal palace design
On Feb. 2, the National Palace Museum of Korea reopens its Joseon Palaces and Royal Court Life exhibition halls and reveals drawings and plans...
Online comic strips bring Korea, France closer
The 43rd Angouleme International Comics Festival showcases some Korean online comic strips from Jan. 28 to 31.
About 400 kilometers southwest of Paris, Angouleme has...
Joseon royal procedural records now available online
Many parts of the Uigwe, a collection of royal protocol guidelines covering a wide range of royal occasions and which were kept at the...
Korean recipes: Goldongban bibimbap
Bibimbap is one of the most popular Korean dishes enjoyed by non-Koreans. Depending on what ingredients you add and how you mix it, you...
Korean recipes: spicy stir-fried small octopus, nakji bokkeum
What would you feed a weak, sick bull to make it immediately stand up?
The answer is small octopuses, or nakji (낙지).
Jeong Yak-jeon (정약전, 丁若銓)...
Make yourself some handmade chocolate
Both sides of the Cheonggyecheon Stream are home to many of Seoul’s markets and shopping areas.
Make yourself some handmade chocolate.
A few years ago, I...
