Art/Culture

Art/Culture

Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ----------------- Cheong Wa Dae says no talks held yet on inter-Korean summit SEOUL -- The offi... 17:04 Jul. 28
#Zo In-sung
S. Korean actor Zo In-sung donates 500 mln won to build school in Tanzania
SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actor Zo In-sung has donated 500 million won (US$433,000) to build a school in Tanzania, a local welfare foundation said Wednesday. The money was used to ... 14:05 Jul. 28
#Kakao
Kakao Webtoon to showcase new type of display design
By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Entertainment, an entertainment arm of tech giant Kakao Corp., said Tuesday that its webcomic platform to be launched next month will showcase a new ... 13:44 Jul. 27
#Boryeong Mud Festival
Boryeong Mud Festival named as one of 3 major festivals in Asia related article
BORYEONG, South Korea, July 27 (Yonhap) -- The annual Boryeong Mud Festival has been selected as one of Asia's three major festivals by an international festival association, a local government sai... 09:08 Jul. 27
#getbol
(2nd LD) S. Korean tidal flats listed as UNESCO world heritage related article
(ATTN: ADDS the committee's comment in 3rd para) SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tidal flats have been officially inscribed as a UNESCO world natural heritage despite receiving a deferral ... 21:09 Jul. 26
#getbol
(LEAD) S. Korean tidal flats listed as UNESCO world heritage related article
(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 8-9, 11) SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tidal flats have been officially inscribed as a UNESCO world natural heritage despite receiving a deferral in a prelim... 20:22 Jul. 26
#getbol
S. Korean tidal flats listed as UNESCO world heritage related article
SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tidal flats have been officially inscribed as a UNESCO world natural heritage despite receiving a deferral in a preliminary review, cultural heritage author... 19:40 Jul. 26
#culture minister Tokyo visit
(Olympics) Culture minister asks for extra caution against COVID-19
TOKYO, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's sports minister on Saturday asked his country's athletes competing in the Tokyo Summer Olympics to take extra caution against COVID-19. Minister of Cultu... 14:27 Jul. 24
#Baby Shark
(LEAD) Court rules against U.S. composer in plagiarism suit over 'Baby Shark'
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last 4 paras) SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday ruled against an American composer in a plagiarism suit he brought against the producer of the p... 16:04 Jul. 23
#Baby Shark
Court rules against U.S. composer in plagiarism suit over 'Baby Shark'
SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday ruled against an American composer in a plagiarism suit he brought against the producer of the popular South Korean children's song "Baby Shark" t... 11:13 Jul. 23
#Samsung
(Yonhap Feature) TVs reborn as art exhibitors in pandemic era related article
By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- A television is often dubbed as a magic box, as it shows almost everything on the planet, but in the era where staying at home became the new normal amid... 09:00 Jul. 23
#Hangeul
(LEAD) Art foundation aims to make NFTs of historic Korean alphabet manuscript related article
(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 4, 8-11) SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- An art foundation said Thursday it is pushing to create commercial digital tokens of "Hunminjeongeum," an official manuscript d... 16:00 Jul. 22
#Hangeul
Art foundation aims to make NFTs of historic Korean alphabet manuscript related article
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- An art foundation said Thursday it is pushing to create commercial digital tokens of "Hunminjeongeum," an official manuscript describing the principles of the Korean alph... 14:21 Jul. 22
#Lee Kun-hee
Late Samsung Chairman's vast art trove open for public view related article
By Lee Minji SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Two national museums simultaneously kicked off exhibitions highlighting works from late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee's massive art collection Wednesday, allo... 14:34 Jul. 21
#BTS
(LEAD) BTS named S. Korea's special presidential envoy for public diplomacy
(ATTN: UPDATES with details from 4th para) SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in appointed South Korean boy band BTS as his special envoy for public diplomacy Wednesday. In their capa... 14:02 Jul. 21
#BTS
BTS named S. Korea's special presidential envoy for public diplomacy
SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in appointed South Korean boy band BTS as his special envoy for public diplomacy Wednesday. In their capacity of "special presidential envoy for fu... 11:53 Jul. 21
#BTS
Diversity in 'Permission to Dance' makes song more than a chart-topper related article
By Lee Minji SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- After reigning one of the world's most competitive music charts four times, BTS has again topped the Billboard Hot 100 with its summer bop "Permission to Dan... 16:14 Jul. 20
Today in Korean history
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
#Park Sae-eun
Park Sae-eun of Paris Opera Ballet eyes to become big 'etoile' in France
SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Park Sae-eun has already risen to the top dancer position at the Paris Opera Ballet (POB) when she was promoted to the principle dancer, or "danseuse etoile" in French, l... 10:38 Jul. 20
#BTS
BTS hit 'Boy With Luv' breaks 1.3 bln YouTube views
SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- The music video for the 2019 BTS hit "Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)" earned more than 1.3 billion views on YouTube on Sunday, the group's agency said, in yet another milest... 17:46 Jul. 18