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[Newsmaker] Culture Ministry denies plans to ask UNESCO to delist Hashima Island

CultureJun 22, 2020

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Sunday denied reports that it had planned to officially ask UNESCO to delist Japan’s historical industrial sites, including Hashima Island. In 2015, Jap...
[Eye Plus] Take a stroll around 600-year-old education institute, Confucian shrine

TravelJun 20, 2020

Sitting on the northeastern side of Changgyeonggung is a Joseon-era complex where people carried out ancestral rites and nurtured the country’s leaders. “It may be difficult to believe, but there we...
Gallery Hyundai sheds light on Korea’s experimental in 2nd part of 50th anniversary show

Arts&DesignJun 20, 2020

Gallery Hyundai, a major gallery in Korea, has unveiled the second part of the special exhibition that celebrates its 50th anniversary with a strong line-up of Korean experimental art. The second pa...
[Video] A frosty summer companion to beat the heat

CultureJun 19, 2020

The classic condensed milk and red beans become transcendent when they meet shaved ice
Hotels on brink flock to TV shopping channels for sales

TravelJun 19, 2020

It was the first time for a five-star luxury hotel in Seoul to sell its rooms via a TV shopping channel. It also offered a 35 percent discount coupon for its restaurants and bars, along with a late c...
[Eye Interview] Creating universe with small square canvases

Arts&DesignJun 19, 2020

Artist Kang Ik-joong combines lyrics of Arirang, moon jars filled with children’s art to express hope for unification
[Around the Hotels] Promotions and Packages

Food&BeverageJun 19, 2020

Unique bingsu at Grand Hyatt Seoul Grand Hyatt Seoul’s lobby lounge cafe Gallery will serve mango basil Champagne bingsu from July 1 to Aug. 31. Mango basil Champagne bingsu features shaved milk ic...
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

TravelJun 19, 2020

Night of Ganghwa & Heritage Story Organized by the Ganghwa County Office and Incheon Tourism Organization, Night of Ganghwa & Heritage Story offers eight different programs to visitors, introducing ...
Abstract painter Choi Wook-kyung's pop art influence, experimentation revisited

Arts&DesignJun 18, 2020

South Korean painter Choi Wook-kyung (1940-1985) in a sense represented a unique amalgamation of abstract expressionism of her home country and the United States. In an era when the field was domina...
[Herald Interview] Korea’s top infectious disease expert calls COVID-19 ‘trickiest foe yet’

HealthJun 17, 2020

When it comes to epidemics, it’s hard to find someone with a bulkier resume. From severe acute respiratory syndrome to swine flu to Middle East respiratory syndrome, he was there at the front lines o...
Harry Chun shows how refugees strive to carry on their lives

Arts&DesignJun 17, 2020

South Korea is one of the few countries where ordinary people do not encounter refugee issues in their ordinary lives. Many people easily neglect the issues of how refugees around the world are despe...
Offline performance to mark 70th anniversary of war to be held in Jeonju

CultureJun 16, 2020

The Cultural Heritage Administration will hold an offline in-person performance to mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean War. While many events and concerts to mark the war here are set to take pl...
[Herald Interview] Vegan kimchi seasoning captures global palate

Food&BeverageJun 16, 2020

“Some people mixed the seasoning with mayonnaise to make a dipping sauce which tastes excellent, and others even applied it to sushi!” said An. An expected Koreans here to be uninterested in the sea...
Essay contest underway to improve image of Korea abroad

CultureJun 16, 2020

The Academy of Korean Studies, a state-run research and educational institute located in Gyeonggi Province, is seeking for submissions for the Understanding Korea 2020 Contest Call for Essays. The de...
'Gwanghwamun Arirang' stands tall in heart of Seoul

Arts&DesignJun 15, 2020

The masterpiece “Gwanghwamun Arirang” created by internationally acclaimed artist Kang Ik-joong to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War was unveiled on Monday at Gwanghwamu...