The Korea Herald

Korea to relax regulations on game industry to lead global market

May 7, 2020

Culture Minister Park Yang-woo on Thursday announced a plan to support the Korean gaming industry with the aim of leading the future global market. “We will lead innovative growth of the game indust...
[Feature] K-webtoons become mainstream, go global

May 6, 2020

One source, multiuse Film and drama adaptations of web contents have also played a key role in the popularization of webtoons. Since the success of 2014 tvN drama “Misaeng,” based on the webtoon of...
National Intangible Heritage Center reopens with renovated exhibition hall

May 6, 2020

The National Intangible Heritage Center in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, reopened its permanent exhibition hall on Wednesday. According to the center, it has renovated the “Traditional Craftsmanshi...
ACC looks for unique film projects in Asia to support

May 6, 2020

The Asia Culture Center and the Asia Culture Institute, both affiliated with the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, has started taking applications for the 2020 ACC Cinema Fund to ...
National Museum of Korea to reopen with caution

May 5, 2020

The National Museum of Korea’s permanent exhibition hall will reopen Wednesday, more than two months after the entire museum was shut down in late February due to the spread of COVID-19. The museum ...
[Feature] LCK seeks return to glory with franchise system

May 5, 2020

But without the relegation, some teams may lose their motivation to perform well. Riot Games are planning countermeasures, possibly benchmarking the system in other regions where teams that perform p...
Tzuyang eats her way to top on YouTube

May 3, 2020

As the camera zooms into the Korean ramen, YouTuber Tzuyang digs into the dish in front of her. The curly ramen noodles dressed in scorching red gradually glide down her throat. She opens her eyes wi...
Belgians asked to 'eat more potatoes'

May 3, 2020

Belgians are well known for their love of french fries, or "pommes frites," topped with plenty of mayonnaise. In March, the Belgian government spared french fry vendors from its order to lockdown sc...
CHA to designate 17th century Buddhist sculpture as treasure

May 2, 2020

The Cultural Heritage Administration on Wednesday announced that it will designate the Ven. Hyunjin’s earliest sculpture from the 17th century as treasure. The piece is called “Jangseong Baekyangsa ...
How to speak, look better for video meetings

May 2, 2020

Although the number of new COVID-19 infections has decreased sharply in South Korea, fears of a resurgence persist. As the coronavirus crisis has gripped the country for more than three months, life...
[Weekender] New social norms emerge in the age of COVID-19

May 2, 2020

Changes may be here to stay, requiring people to adjust to the new reality
[Eye Plus] Lighting up Buddha’s Birthday

May 1, 2020

Buddha’s Birthday, the largest Buddhist holiday, is celeberated with lotus lanterns of all shapes and colors. Every year, the lanterns cover the yard of Jogyesa, the Buddhist temple in central Seoul,...
[Photo News] Endangered oriental stork

May 1, 2020

A pair of oriental storks, endangered species designated as South Korea’s natural treasure No. 199, laid eggs in a nest they had built on top of a transmission tower standing in the middle of a farml...
[Photo News] Cultural exchange with Fiji

Apr 29, 2020

International Youth Fellowship founder and pastor Park Ock-soo (right) and Fijian Ambassador Peniana Lalabalavu sign a memorandum of understanding in Seoul on Tuesday to promote educational exchange ...
Players angry with updates boycott major gaming companies

Apr 29, 2020

Nexon also faced similar complaints from users of online soccer game EA Sports Fifa Online 4. Nexon released a new class of in-game players called “Loyal Heroes,” which had higher abilities but at a ...