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  Performing arts market sales up more than 97 pct on-year in 2022: data

  SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- Annual sales of the country's performing arts market shot up more than 97 percent last year, a survey showed Friday.The sales amounted to 972.5 billion won (US$748 million), up 97.2 percent from the previous year, and up
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  Composer Unsuk Chin says Berlin Philharmonic's recordings of her works surreal

  SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean composer Unsuk Chin still finds it unbelievable that the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra has published the recordings of her music."I still can't believe it even though I have the CDs in my own hands, f
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  Metamorphosis and desire

  Metamorphosis and Desire By Do Gwang-hwan
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  Last artwork, between unfinished and finished

  Last artwork, between unfinished and finished By Do Gwang-hwan What does “unfinished” mean to an artist? We often think of cases where a work remains incomplete due to reasons like death, but
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  Yonhap News calls on broadcasting watchdog to reject education foundation's takeover bid of TV affiliate

  SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency has called on the state broadcasting watchdog to block an education foundation's move to take control of its 24-hour cable news channel affiliate, citing the foundation's "grave disqualifica
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  Jeju-inspired painter inhales reality, exhales revolution

  [K-People] Jeju-inspired painter inhales reality, exhales revolution By Kim Ji-sun, creator Yoo Sae-jin SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- Neither heaven nor hell tempts painter Lee Wal Chong as his
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  Novelist Jo Jung-rae delves into human desire for money in new book

  SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- Renowned novelist Jo Jung-rae will release his latest novel, "Golden Paper," an exploration of human nature and its desire for money, this week.At a press conference in Seoul on Monday to mark the upcoming relea
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  Soprano Sumi Jo performs in Brussels to promote S. Korea's World Expo bid

  BRUSSELS, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean soprano Sumi Jo has performed in a concert in Belgium to support South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo, the Korean Culture Center in Belgium said.Jo took the stage at the Cinquantenaire Park in B
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  Retrospective of late artist Kim Jung-gi to open in Paris

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- Late drawing artist Kim Jung-gi's works will go on display in Paris, the Korean Cultural Center in France has said, in remembrance of his innate ability for live drawing and a special bond with the countr
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  After award-winning book on tragic history, Han Kang loves to go more personal, upbeat

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Novelist Han Kang received a prestigious literary award in France last week for her book "I Do Not Bid Farewell.""The Vegetarian" author, for which she won the International Booker Pri
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  New KBS president pledges reform, apologizes for 'biased' reporting

  SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- The new chief of the country's largest public broadcaster KBS on Tuesday apologized for the company's loss of public trust due to its "unfair and biased reporting" during the tenure of his predecessor, a
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  S. Korea aims to expand size of video content industry to 40 tln won by 2027

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- The government on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan to expand the size of the country's video content industry to 40 trillion won (US$30.24 billion) by 2027. The government also plans to create a fund wor
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  Culture minister vows 'all-out efforts' to boost tourism

  SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- Culture Minister Yu In-chon on Monday pledged "all-out efforts" to attract 20 million foreign tourists next year, capitalizing on the global popularity of Korean pop culture.Yu made the remarks during a meeting
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  Nat'l museum on Annals of Joseon Dynasty set to open

  SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- An opening ceremony for a national museum that stores and exhibits royal records of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) took place Saturday in the mountainous county of Pyeongchang, where a royal archives for the ancient books h
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  Han Kang wins prestigious French award for foreign literature

  PARIS, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean author Han Kang won a prestigious French literary award Thursday with her novel "I Do Not Bid Farewell."The 2021 book was named the winner of the Prix Medicis award for foreign literature.The Prix Me
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  Seoul's iconic Hakchon Theater to close next year

  SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Hakchon Theater, an icon of Seoul's vibrant Daehangno theater street, will be closing its doors permanently next year due to financial strain, theater officials said Thursday."We decided to shut our doors next year
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  Art collective 'MSCHF' to Seoul: Nothing is Sacred!!!

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- MSCHF, a New York-based collective, is known for its uniquely satirical viewpoint and humor: It made a pair of Nike shoes that contained the blood of their employees; it cut up Damien Hirst's US$30,000 spo
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  Fighting cancer for 15 yrs, sister-poet consoles ill people via ‘Sunshine Diary’

  Fighting cancer for 15 yrs, sister-poet consoles ill people via ‘Sunshine Diary’By Chung Joo-won SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Sister Lee Hae In (Sr. M. Claudia), a renowned nun, educator and poet, hard
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  Culture ministry to showcase S. Korean craftwork at Downtown Design Dubai

  SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Tuesday it will participate in a leading design platform in the Middle East to promote Korean craftwork this week.The Downtown Design Dubai, set to take place for three days starting Wednesday, show
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  Festivals Calendar - November 2023

  SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The following are the major cultural and tourist festivals to be held in South Korea in November. * Masan Chrysanthemum FestivalWhen: Oct. 28-Nov. 6Where: March 15 Marine Nuri Park in Changwon, South Gyeongsang ProvinceChan