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Culture Ministry requests prosecution probe of officials over blacklist scandal

Sept 13, 2018

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Thursday that it would ask the prosecution to investigate seven government officials over their alleged involvement in the blacklisting of cultural fi...
[Weekender] Celebrities rush to YouTube bandwagon

Sept 13, 2018

Celebrities jump into fast-expanding video platform to spice up showbiz lives
Koreas to resume joint dig of Kaesong palace site

Sept 11, 2018

South and North Korea have agreed to resume the excavation of the ancient palace site of Manwoldae located in the North Korean city of Kaesong, the Cultural Heritage Administration said Tuesday. A s...
Koreas to restart joint excavation of historic palace site in Kaesong

Sept 11, 2018

South and North Korea will resume their joint excavation of the site of an ancient palace in the North's border town of Kaesong late this month, Seoul's cultural heritage authority said Tuesday. The...
Ambassadors visit DMZ

Sept 7, 2018

Do Jong-hwan, the minister of culture, sports and tourism, led a group of Seoul-based foreign diplomats on a visit to the Demilitarized Zone on Friday. The visit, according to the Culture Ministry, ...
Photographer Yoo Byung-Chang to hold exhibition on Jeju Jusangjeolli

Sept 7, 2018

Former Herald Media CEO Yoo Byung-chang is holding his second exhibition as a professional photographer in Seoul next week, themed on the Jeju Island landmark Jusangjeolli. The exhibition, named “Th...
Gyeongbokgung tour reenacts typical night inside Joseon palace

Sept 5, 2018

For commoners in the Joseon era, what went on within the confines of the royal palace and the lavish lifestyle of the royal family was a source of mystery and wonder. The ongoing biannual Gyeongbokg...
BIAF rebrands itself as Korea’s 1st Oscars-qualifying festival

Sept 5, 2018

In Korea, people are considered adults when they turn 20. In the same way, the Buchon International Animation Festival is doubly special this year as it enters a new phase with its 20th edition, sai...
[Herald Interview] ‘Matilda’ to bring onstage unpredictable imagination, humor of Roald Dahl

Sept 3, 2018

“Matilda,” a 1988 novel about a neglected but brilliant girl in Buckinghamshire, is not an easy piece to adapt into a musical. Yet the show has grown beyond expectations set upon its original Royal S...
[Herald Interview] MMCA director Bartomeu Mari looks back on 3-year term, looks ahead to coming years

Sept 2, 2018

Nearing the end of his three-year tenure as the director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, Bartomeu Mari is still thinking of ways to improve the nation’s public museum. ...
[Herald Interview] ‘Korea should remember its roots to sustain prosperity’

Aug 30, 2018

In 1991, Indian filmmaker, art historian and photographer Benoy K. Behl became the first person to take pictures of Buddhist paintings inside the Ajanta Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mah...
[Eye Plus] Time travel through Korea’s schools

Aug 30, 2018

To better understand the nation’s everlasting belief in the power of education, a small museum inside the hanok village of Bukchon, northern Seoul, offers a trip to South Korea’s schools of the past....
World’s cultural pioneers taste best of Korea for inspiration, sharing

Aug 29, 2018

Following the success of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, global interest in South Korea has continued to surge, ranging from K-pop and TV dramas to language, food and fashion. At the forefront of...
[Feature] Job seekers wrestling with photoshopped profiles

Aug 29, 2018

Navigating the way to becoming a ‘hirable face’ in the Korean industry
Website helps spread accurate information on Korea

Aug 29, 2018

A state-run website that corrects inaccurate information about Korea has improved its services to better aid users. Korea Culture and Information Korea said Tuesday it recently upgraded the Fact: Ko...