Korean seafood dishes on display in Madrid
Visitors line up to sample some of the fermented vegetables on offer at the Korean booth at last year's Madrid Fusion, a Spanish food...
Traditional drinks keep you healthy in winter
In winter, people can easily catch a cold or other illness because cold weather makes our immune systems a bit weaker. To stay healthy...
Hansan Sogokju,’ The sit-down drink’
Hansan Sogokju is one of the better-known brands of local alcohol that are well-loved across Chungcheongnam-do Province.
With just one sip, its unique taste and...
From a song of the Korean people, to a song of the world: ‘Arirang’
Arirang, an iconic folk song of Korea, has been newly made as a medley of its versions. Played alongside a Western classical music orchestra,...
Yi Kwang-Su, Korea & “The Soil”
The battle for the soul of Asia continues today, just as it raged in 1932 and 1933 when Yi Kwang-Su published his epic "The...
Korean recipes: Sweet rice with nuts and jujubes, yaksik
Yaksik cuisine is usually eaten on the Jeongwol Daeboreum, the first full moon of the Lunar New Year. It's made with healthy ingredients, such...
Explore Korea’s national heritage online
The Cultural Heritage Administration reopens its digital cultural information service today. The website offers a wide range of historical records, pictures and videos related...
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...
Eat your way across Korea — kimchi soup
Korean cuisine just wouldn't be the same without its vast and various varieties of kimchi. There are 187 officially-recognized varieties of kimchi listed at...
Two ‘Nutcrackers’ enrich year-end celebrations
“The Nutcracker” is on its way to rekindle the innocence of childhood, as Christmas draws near.
The classical ballet is based on the story of...
Korean recipes: patjuk red bean porridge
A staffer at the Korean Folk Village in Yongin-si City, Gyeoggi-do Province, offers patjuk, or rice and red bean porridge, to visitors to mark...
Stroll through a world of orchids
A Darwin's orchid is on exhibit at the National Institute of Ecology. The flower is associated with the naturalist Charles Darwin who correctly predicted...
Exhibition shows present, future of craftworks
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Jongdeok (right) looks around the 2015 Craft Trend Fair on Dec. 17 at COEX in southern Seoul.
Ceramics...
Eat your way across Korea — spicy soft tofu soup
The jagged rectangle of the Korean Peninsula juts southward out of Manchuria, at the far eastern edge of the Asian landmass. Being thusly located,...
Smile with the best media content of 2015
Winners of the 2015 Korea Content Awards pose for a group photo on Dec. 8 at the COEX in southern Seoul.
What media content was...
100 years of Korean, Japanese cuisine
There are Japanese izakaya in Seoul (left) and Korean samgyupsal barbequed pork restaurants (right) in Yokohama, Japan.
An exhibit that shows the similarities and differences...
Eat your way across Korea — army base stew
In the early days of the 1950s and 1960s, there was a plethora of U.S. military stationed across Korea and a dearth of harvestable...
Prague K-pop concert bridges cultural differences
The idol group SHINee electrifies more than 1,800 fans at the first-ever K-pop concert in Prague on Dec. 4.
President Park Geun-hye joined in the...
Korean recipes: Seafood green onion pancake
Seafood and green onion savory pancakes, or haemul pajeon, are thin savory cakes made from lots of green onions and bits of seafood.
Characterized by...
Traditional tug of war listed at UNESCO
Farmers take part in a traditional juldarigi tug of war, praying for a good harvest. The juldarigi has now been listed as a UNESCO...
