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Does YouTube discriminate against Koreans?

Feb 23, 2020

YouTubers claim platform gives less prominence to Korean comments
[Eye Plus] Inside a mountain fortress

Feb 21, 2020

Sitting 480 meters above sea level, Namhansanseong is a mountain fortress 25 kilometers southeast of Seoul. The fortress stretches 12 kilometers, and is said to have been built during the Unified Si...
[Newsmaker] Religious groups respond to COVID-19 outbreak

Feb 20, 2020

Religious organizations are on alert after a drastic increase in the number of COVID-19 cases was linked to a church in Daegu. As of 5 p.m. Thursday, the South Korean government had reported 22 new ...
Wearing face masks, people go makeup free, change style

Feb 19, 2020

Wearing face masks has freed some from makeup, while others try new looks
Cultural Heritage Administration unveils 2 returned cultural artifacts

Feb 19, 2020

The Cultural Heritage Administration on Wednesday unveiled two pieces of Korean cultural heritage previously held in the US -- Daegunjubo and the Royal Seal of King Hyojong -- at the National Palace ...
Esports league plays to empty stadium

Feb 17, 2020

Teams come up with ways to keep audience engaged as coronavirus forces spring season to start without spectators
Behind successful students, there were slaves

Feb 16, 2020

Exhibition at Seoul Museum of History shows unique relationship between Sungkyunkwan students and slaves who lived in village next door
[Graphic News] Trending ‘Parasite’ filming locations after Oscar wins

Feb 13, 2020

Locations that appeared in director Bong Joon-ho’s masterpiece “Parasite” are trending, with fans visiting the venues in celebration of the film’s historic Oscar wins. - Where “Parasite” begins Do...
Drag artists prepare to ‘Werq the World’

Feb 13, 2020

All eyes will be on Seoul’s burgeoning underground drag scene when local artists kick off the Asia tour of “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq the World” at Yes24 Live Hall at the end of this month. The Asian...
British rap duo help students unlock inner creativity

Feb 12, 2020

In an hourlong workshop, ninth grade students were tasked to write a piece about the things they loved or hated and perform it. They wrote about family, the new coronavirus and TikTok. Students from...
[Graphic News] International award-winning Korean films

Feb 6, 2020

As Korean cinema marked its centennial last year, director Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” won the country’s first Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, opening a new chapter in Korean cinema. Bong co...
[Weekender] Forgotten stories behind Jeongwol Daeboreum traditions

Feb 6, 2020

“I crack nuts with my family on Jeongwol Daeboreum. I am not sure why, but I guess the tradition is supposed to shoo away some bad ghosts and bring good luck,” Kang Min-woo, 26, said. “I do know that...
More than 76 percent of non-Koreans have positive image of Korea: KOCIS

Feb 4, 2020

The Korean Culture and Information Service on Tuesday released the results of a survey showing that 76.7 percent of non-Koreans have a positive image of South Korea. The survey involved 8,000 people...
[Eye Plus] Around the world in a day

Jan 31, 2020

Curiosity about the world has fanned many cultural byproducts. The Multiculture Museum in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, is one such example. Tucked inside the four-story museum is director Kim Yoon-tae’s pr...
[Weekender] Does screen-free parenting work?

Jan 30, 2020

Annie Jeong has always been concerned about her 3-year-old son’s exposure to digital devices. She became more worried recently after learning about the rise of screen-free parenting. But such a sche...