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Award-winning author Han Kang to contribute writing to foreign art project

International award-winning South Korean author Han Kang has been named the fifth author in a Norwegian government-sponsored project to collect the works of 100 renowned writers, one author a year, a...

Apr 19, 2019
People
[Around the Hotels] Packages and promotions

Back to ’80s at Seoul Dragon City Seoul Dragon City will launch Newtro Night party at its lounge bar King’s Vacation on April 26. Newtro is a compound word of “new” and “retro,” referring to retro-...

Apr 19, 2019
Food
Massive shrimp burgers at Zesty Saloon

Burger veteran opens burger haven near Seoul Forest

Apr 19, 2019
Food
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

Hanbok for foreigners at Coex Aquarium Coex Aquarium is holding an event where foreign visitors can try on hanbok, free of charge. The event is held from Monday through Friday, from 12 p.m. to 6 p....

Apr 19, 2019
Travel
Journeying across scattered islands off Taean

The West Sea is famous for islands scattered across the coast, like breadcrumbs enticing seagulls. The 114 islands off the coast of Taean-gun, South Chungcheong Province, are a typical example. Featu...

Apr 19, 2019
Travel
[Weekender] ASMR, the art of anti-stimulation

Looking to be underwhelmed in world of clickbait and viral marketing

Apr 19, 2019
Culture
[Video] Sound is universal language: ASMR creator Miniyu

Korean YouTuber makes videos to comfort and heal

Apr 19, 2019
People
[Weekender] ASMR: The feel-good world made of unexpected sounds

If you haven’t heard of ASMR, believe us, it is huge. On YouTube, videos of people whispering in their microphone, or creating certain sounds that are supposed to trigger an “autonomous sensory meri...

Apr 19, 2019
Culture
Royal Culture Festival to add color to Seoul’s palaces

During the 2019 Royal Culture Festival, visitors will be able to get a glimpse of the lifestyles of Joseon royals at Seoul’s five historic palaces. The Cultural Heritage Administration announced Wed...

Apr 18, 2019
Culture
Mindful relaxation at Museum San

Museum San opens meditation hall, offers art-centered sanctuary

Apr 18, 2019
Arts&Design
BTS ranked among Time's 100 Most Influential of 2019

South Korean K-pop group BTS has been ranked among Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2019. The seven-member band, whose albums have topped Billboard music charts, appeared on the annual...

Apr 18, 2019
People
MoMA’s expansion to allow for greater diversity

The Museum of Modern Art in New York will become a test bed for artists, curators, critics and experts looking to find the museum of the future. “My goal is to finish this project and then to see it...

Apr 17, 2019
Arts&Design
[Video] [Seoul Food Alley] Street for petite yet fiery octopus

Seoul’s alleys are filled with eateries specializing in particular dishes. The Korea Herald takes you on a foodie trip to narrow alleys where decades-old establishments beckon diners with their secre...

Apr 17, 2019
Food
UN greenlights equipment into NK for relics excavation

A United Nations panel has approved a temporary waiver for a series of economic sanctions against North Korea, in a move that will allow Seoul to bring equipment to the North for a joint inter-Korean...

Apr 17, 2019
Culture
S. Korean photographer wins Pulitzer Prize

Reuters' South Korean photographer Kim Kyung-hoon won a Pulitzer Prize on Tuesday for his work on Central American migrants. According to the website of the Pulitzer Prizes, photography staff of Reu...

Apr 16, 2019
People

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