The Korea Herald

‘Lion King’ to perform in Busan for another week

Mar 27, 2019

The international tour of hit musical “The Lion King” in Korea will continue until May 26, extending the initial schedule by a week. According to local promoters of the show, the tour in Busan that ...
[Weekender] Inside South Korea’s boom in preschool English books

Mar 22, 2019

Korean moms wake up to power of reading in language learning
[Weekender] Snapshot of English book scene in Korea

Mar 22, 2019

When it comes to English books, there are three types of readers in South Korea: expats, Korean elites and language learners. For retailers and distributors, the first is the most difficult consumer...
[Eye Plus] The history beneath our feet

Mar 21, 2019

History is closer to people’s lives than in the musty pages of old books. In the ultra-modern metropolis of Seoul, there is a place where a step into the lower ground of a high-rise office building ...
52 temples recognized for excellent templestay programs

Mar 19, 2019

With the aim of encouraging and promoting templestay programs, the Korean Buddhist Cultural Foundation honored 52 temples across South Korea on Tuesday for their effective programs. The Korean Buddh...
[Weekender] Itaewon’s identity wanes in the wake of gentrification

Mar 14, 2019

Once-crowded bars and shops gone as rents rise, visitors stay away
Preservation, promotion of cultural heritage among key plans for S. Korea

Mar 13, 2019

The Cultural Heritage Administration on Wednesday laid out its plan for the year, centered on strategic goals of preserving and promoting the country’s legacy here and abroad to create jobs and boost...
Culture Ministry vows inter-Korean cooperation, including joint Olympics participation

Mar 11, 2019

Despite the recent collapse of the Washington-Pyongyang summit, worsening prospects for inter-Korea relations, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Monday vowed to “spearhead peace between ...
[Eye Plus] Migratory birds say adieu to S. Korea as spring arrives

Mar 7, 2019

With the arrival of spring in South Korea one can witness the spectacle of migratory wild birds leaving back to their homes across the world in huge numbers. After enduring a slightly less cold wint...
LTI Korea worries about division of two Koreas’ literature

Mar 6, 2019

Poet Kim Sa-in, head of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea, has expressed worries about division of the literary works of North and South Korea. His comments came as LTI Korea, a state-fu...
S. Korean Go master Lee Se-dol considering retiring at end of 2019

Mar 5, 2019

South Korean Go master Lee Se-dol, who was famously defeated by Google’s artificial intelligence program AlphaGo, said Tuesday that he might retire at the end of this year. Lee, 36, made the surpris...
More pets travel in, out of Korea

Mar 1, 2019

Travel-related industries adapt to trend, expanding pet-friendly services
[Weekender] Tracing footsteps of March 1 Movement

Feb 28, 2019

Historic sites mark the path of independence demonstrations in central Seoul
[Weekender] Notorious colonial-era prison commemorates sacrifices of March 1

Feb 28, 2019

Seodaemun Prison History Museum holds exhibition to honor Korean independence fighters
Royal palaces, tombs to open gates to commemorate March 1 Movement

Feb 25, 2019

Royal palaces and tombs across the country will be open to all visitors free of charge this Friday to mark the centennial of the March 1 Independence Movement of 1919. According to the Cultural Heri...