How centuries-old Korean bronzeware stays relevant today
The traditional tableware yugi comprises firm and solid dishes made of 78% copper and 22% tin. (Kim Sunjoo)
By Kim Hyelin, Yoon Hee Young, Lee Jihae and Joung Haseung
Seoul | March 16, 2021
A classic tableware has always appeared on important...
Seoul Fashion Week to be held online from March 22-27
The Seoul Metropolitan Government from March 22-27 will hold this year's Seoul Fashion Week online. The photo shows the poster for this year's fashion week...
Seoul’s Olympic Park to get online K-pop concert hall
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on March 3 said an online K-pop concert hall will be opened in October at The K Art Hall...
Folk museum to livestream full moon festival on YouTube
The National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul on Feb. 26 will livestream the annual festival for the first full moon of the lunar new year on its...
[Lunar New Year] 3 great places in Seoul for rice cakes
Seollal (Lunar New Year), one of Korea's two biggest holidays, features the tradition of sharing tteok (rice cake) with family, relatives and neighbors.
By Xu Aiying and Yoon Hee Young
Seoul | Jan....
[Lunar New Year] Seollal period packed with online cultural events
The National Gugak Center on Feb. 14 presents for the first time online "Jongmyo Jeryeak," an elaborate performance of ancient court music and designated National...
Culture minister chairs UNESCO committee on cultural diversity
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo on Feb. 1 chairs the 14th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of...
NY Times food writer shines spotlight on Korean pancake
The New York Times in its Jan. 26 article titled "An Easy Path to Dinner, by Way of Korea" explained what jeon is and how to make it....
Gorgeous night view, royal cuisine await at Gyeongbokgung Palace
The Gyeongbokgung Palace Starlight Tour and the program "Sisikgonggam at Sojubang the Royal Kitchen," slated to run from Aug. 19-31 at the palace in Seoul, offers a beautiful night view and royal food...
Experiencing new normal at reopened Seoul art museum
As museums and art galleries were reopened on July 22, visitors on July 30 browse at the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul's Jongno-gu...
Korean content contest Talk Talk Korea 2020 launched
Talk Talk Korea 2020, the biggest global contest for Korea-related content, runs through Sept. 15. Shown in the photo is the K-pop boy band ATEEZ, the 2020 PR ambassador for the Korean Culture...
COVID-19 response, Hallyu boost Korea’s global status
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo on May 7 speaks at his ministry's smart work center in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District in a videoconference with...
Boy band ATEEZ to promote Korean culture abroad
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo on May 8 appoints the K-pop boy band ATEEZ as promotional ambassadors of the ministry affiliate Korean Culture and...
UAE minister: World wants to know of Korea’s COVID-19 response
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo on April 23 smiles while taking part in a videoconference with United Arab Emirates Minister of Culture and...
Gov’t’s COVID-19 response shared in UNESCO videoconference
First Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Oh Yeongwoo (right) on April 22 speaks at a UNESCO-hosted videoconference of culture ministers on responding to the...
Historical seals from Joseon Dynasty returned to Korea
The guksae (national seal) Daegunjubo (left) and the eobo (royal seal) named the Royal Seal of Hyojong (right) will be displayed from Feb. 22 to March 8 at...
Director hopes ‘Parasite’ is remembered for its cinematic merit
"Parasite" director Bong Joon-ho (fourth from left) on Feb. 19 bursts out in laughter at a news conference held at the Westin Chosun Seoul, sitting with the movie's cast (from...
Korea to chair UNESCO committee on cultural diversity next year
Korea next year will chair UNESCO's intergovernmental committee for the 14th Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. The...
National Theater of Korea to mark 70th anniversary this year
Art directors from the National Theater of Korea on Jan. 15 hold a news conference to announce programs to celebrate the theater's 70th anniversary this year at JW...
‘Parasite’ makes cinematic history along with 6 Oscar nominations
"Parasite" on Jan. 13 received six Oscar nominations and became the first Korean film to earn Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Director. Pictured is...
