By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Min Jin Lee, the author of historical novel "Pachinko," on Monday gave credit to artists behind the Korean Wave for the wide recognition of her works and othe...
16:26 Aug. 08
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- A facility where visitors can take a virtual tour of the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas opened its doors to the public Monday.
"DMZ Live" was created at t...
10:08 Aug. 08
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday.
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(3rd LD) S. Korea's 1st lunar orbiter successfully enters planned trajectory toward...
17:21 Aug. 05
Today in Korean history
Aug. 6
1902 -- Kim So-wol, known as "the Koreans' poet," is born into an upper-class family in a mountain village in North Pyongan Province, now located in North Kor...
14:00 Aug. 05
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Heritage experts on Friday conducted an on-site inspection of an iconic hackberry tree featured in the popular TV series "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" to review whether it...
17:41 Jul. 29
SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Culture Minister Park Bo-gyoon urged Japan on Thursday to make good on its promise to offer explanations about Koreans forced into hard labor on Hashima Island when it wa...
16:57 Jul. 28
SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) Cake Corp., an edu-tech subsidiary of popular smartphone camera app developer Snow Co., said Thursday it has published an educational recipe book on Korean dishes enjoyed by ...
12:53 Jul. 28
SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 1.4 million people have visited the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae since it opened to the public on May 10, data showed Thursday.
A total of 1,3...
10:04 Jul. 28
SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- The following are the major cultural and tourist festivals to be held in South Korea in August.
* Busan Sea Festival
When: July 30-Aug. 7
Where: Haeundae and f...
09:56 Jul. 28
By Kim Han-joo
SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- The cultural heritage authority said Monday that it will look into whether to confer national monument status on a 500-year-old hackberry tree featured in ...
16:30 Jul. 25
SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- Park Sae-eun of the Paris Opera Ballet (POB) said Monday that she feels excited to stage this season's last onstage performance in South Korea as a principal dancer, or "...
16:12 Jul. 25
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- "Lore Olympus," a romance webcomic published by the South Korean platform for digital comics Naver Webtoon, has been awarded the Best Webcomic prize at this year's Will E...
11:49 Jul. 24
(ATTN: UPDATES with President Yoon's instructions in paras 10-12; ADDS photo)
SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Thursday it will push for transforming the former presidential hom...
14:28 Jul. 21
(ATTN: ADDS more info on plan to support content industry in last 5 paras)
SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Thursday it will push for transforming the former presidential home o...
13:43 Jul. 21
SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Thursday it will push for transforming the former presidential home of Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul into a multipurpose cultural complex.
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13:00 Jul. 21
July 21
1817 -- Kim Jeong-hi, a renowned calligrapher and epigraphist of the Joseon Dynasty, deciphers the text on the Sunsu monument established by King Jinheung in 561. The monument, built on ...
14:00 Jul. 20
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday.
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S. Korea's spy chief on unannounced visit to U.S. amid N.K. security concerns
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12:37 Jul. 20
SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- K-pop sensation BTS was formally appointed as a public relations ambassador for South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in the southern port city of Busan, the prim...
17:00 Jul. 19
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday.
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(2nd LD) BOK delivers unprecedented 0.5 percentage-point rate hike to combat infl...
13:30 Jul. 13
SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- Philip Goldberg, the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea, plans to take part in a queer culture festival to be held in Seoul later this week, according to embassy official...
17:12 Jul. 11