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#Royal Culture FestivalColorful art projects pep up Joseon-era royal palace
By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- On a sunny autumn afternoon, hundreds of traditional Korean lanterns with silk shades of all different colors fluttered gently in the breeze at a courtyard... 09:39 Oct. 20 -
#Gyeongbok PalaceNighttime tour of Gyeongbok Palace to begin this week
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- Nighttime sightseeing at Gyeongbok Palace, one of four royal palaces in central Seoul, will open Thursday, offering visitors a special experience of walking among the bri... 11:14 Oct. 19 -
#Son Heung-minS. Korea to release promotional tourism video featuring Son Heung-min
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- A video featuring football star Son Heung-min promoting South Korea as a tourist destination will be unveiled this week, the culture ministry said Sunday. The 80-secon... 14:54 Oct. 17 -
#cartoon exportsS. Korea's cartoon exports surge 40.9 pct in 2020
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's cartoon exports jumped more than 40 percent in 2020 from a year earlier amid the growing global popularity of Korean pop culture, a report said Wednesday. ... 13:54 Oct. 13 -
#S Korean book
Culture ministry holding events to promote Korean books to international readers
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Tuesday it is organizing a string of book events abroad to bring South Korean literature and cultural content closer to international readers. ... 20:26 Oct. 12 -
S. Korea can and should do more globally to expand its soft power: experts related article
By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea enjoys a vast amount of soft power in the international community but has to contribute more diplomatically to the global community to be ... 02:00 Oct. 06 -
#Vienna PhilharmonicVienna Philharmonic likely to visit S. Korea next month
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- The Vienna Philharmonic, one of the world's most prestigious orchestras, will likely become the first foreign orchestra with more than 100 players to have concerts in Sout... 11:31 Oct. 05 -
#88rising(Yonhap Interview) 'Shang-Chi' soundtrack producer promises more collaborations with Korean artists related article
By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- Anyone who has listened to the soundtrack for Marvel Studios' latest action film "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" will have noticed an unusually ... 08:00 Oct. 04 -
#coronavirusPandemic causes 8.82 tln won in damage to S. Korean culture, sports, tourism sectors
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- The novel coronavirus pandemic has caused a combined 8.82 trillion won (US$7.4 billion) worth of damage to South Korea's culture, sports and tourism sectors since it broke... 14:20 Oct. 01 -
#news summary
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ----------------- (4th LD) N. Korea fires one short-range missile into East Sea: JCS SEOUL -- Nor... 13:34 Sep. 28 -
#art museumNew public art museum to be built in southwestern Seoul
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government said Monday a new public art museum will be built in southwestern Seoul, with a plan to open in 2024. Sitting on a 7,342-square-meter plot o... 16:39 Sep. 27 -
#art museumsLeeum, Ho-Am art museums to reopen next month
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Yonhap) -- Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art and Ho-Am Art Museum will reopen next month after closing last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the foundation that runs them said Monday.... 11:49 Sep. 27 -
#ChuseokS. Korean troops on overseas missions celebrate Chuseok
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean soldiers deployed overseas celebrated the Chuseok holiday with various activities but without events inviting guests due to coronavirus concerns, the Joint ... 12:00 Sep. 20 -
#Korean filmsKorean films lead box office in August related article
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Korean films led the box office in August, with the action flick "Escape from Mogadishu" placing first, according to recent data. A total of 7.91 million people went ... 09:00 Sep. 19 -
#Busan film festivalActors Song Joong-ki, Park So-dam to host opening of Busan film festival related article
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- Actors Song Joong-ki and Park So-dam have been chosen to co-host the opening ceremony of the Busan International Film Festival next month, organizers said Thursday. T... 14:32 Sep. 16 -
#Youn Yuh-jungOscar winner Youn Yuh-jung named among TIME's 100 most influential people of 2021 related article
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung, who won an Oscar earlier this year for her role in the immigrant film "Minari," has been named one of the 100 most influential people ... 12:11 Sep. 16 -
#cultural exchangeS. Korea, China kick off year of cultural exchange related article
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and China opened the 2021-22 year of cultural exchange with a ceremony in Seoul Wednesday, hoping for the event to be a chance to enhance bilateral cultural ... 17:52 Sep. 15 -
#Park Seo-boKorean abstract painter Park Seo-bo hopes his art will absorb people's stress
By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- If art is a form of expression, then the paintings of Park Seo-bo, known as the father of Korean contemporary art, may not be art at all. The octogenar... 17:15 Sep. 15 -
#King Muryeong tomb(LEAD) All artifacts from Baekje king's tomb go on display for first time
(ATTN: UPDATES with history of Baekje in last 4 paras) GONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Gongju National Museum on Tuesday opened the first-ever exhibition of all 5,232 artifacts that were ... 16:17 Sep. 14
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