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  Stone Shaped Like a Drum from King Taejo’s Tomb on Display Starting December 24

  SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- A stone support once placed in front of the tomb of King Taejo Yi Seong-gye (reigned 1392–1398), the founder of the Joseon Dynasty, will be unveiled to the public. The Nati
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  Heritage agency admits first lady's tea meeting at Jongmyo Shrine constitutes personal use

  SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- The state-run cultural heritage agency on Friday admitted that first lady Kim Keon Hee's private tea meeting held at a traditional heritage shrine in central Seoul constituted personal use of a state heritage site.Durin
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  Record-Breaking 14.89 Million Visitors to Palaces and Joseon Royal Tombs in 2024

  SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- The number of visitors to major Korean palaces and Joseon royal tombs reached an all-time high this year, surpassing the previous record set in 2024. According to the Herit
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  Kim Tae-ri in Hanbok to Grace Times Square Billboard on Christmas Eve

  SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Actress Kim Tae-ri will showcase the elegance of traditional Korean hanbok to a global audience via a billboard in New York’s Times Square on Christmas Eve, the culture min
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  Underwater Treasures Unearthed Over a Decade Come Together in Special Exhibition

  Precious artifacts, discovered in underwater excavations over the past decade, will be showcased in a special exhibition, Mokpo Maritime Museum said on Tuesday. The event, commemorating the museum
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  (Yearender) Han Kang's Nobel win marks global recognition of S. Korea's collective trauma, literary healing

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- Han Kang's unexpected Nobel Prize win in literature this year transcends a national milestone. For many Koreans, it signifies not only the chance to read a Nobel laureate's work in their native langua
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  Library on unification, N. Korea to open in Goyang in 2027

  SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- A four-story library specializing in unification and North Korea will open in Goyang, northwest of Seoul, in 2027, the unification ministry said Friday.Construction of the unification information center will begin Monday wi
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  Han Kang says South Korea's martial law crisis is 'not that awful,' praises citizens' courage

  SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- Han Kang, this year's Nobel Prize laureate in literature, said South Korea's political turmoil following President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law declaration is "not that awful," highlightin
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  'We're together in every sentence,' says Nobel laureate Han Kang to translators

  SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean novelist Han Kang, the first Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, expressed gratitude to the translators who have brought her works to readers worldwide
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  Scrutinizing AI: Making AI Art Accessible to All

  *Editor’s note: K-VIBE invites experts from various K-culture sectors to share their extraordinary discovery about the Korean culture. Scrutinizing AI: Making AI Art Accessible to All Contributed b
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  'We're together in every sentence,' says Nobel laureate Han Kang to translators

  SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean novelist Han Kang, the first Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, expressed gratitude to the translators who have brought her works to readers worldwide."I believe my works have been translated in
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  Nobel Prize winner Han Kang hopes 'Human Acts' will be access road to understanding Gwangju uprising

  SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- Han Kang, this year's laureate of the Nobel Prize in literature, hopes her novel "Human Acts" will be an access road to understanding the May 18, 1980, pro-democracy people's uprising in Gwangju to many
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  Han Kang engages with students in Stockholm during Nobel week

  STOCKHOLM, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean author Han Kang, the Nobel Prize winner in literature, met with schoolchildren in Stockholm on Wednesday as part of the Nobel week programs.Han visited a library in Rinkeby, where she interacted with around
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  (LEAD) Han Kang awarded Nobel Prize in literature at ceremony

  SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean novelist Han Kang has made history as the first Korean and the first Asian woman to receive the Nobel Prize in literature. Han received a diploma and a Nobel
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  Larger Than Architecture: A Journey to Dreamy Baikal (Part 1)

  It all started with an offhand remark during lunch."I’m going to Baikal," a senior colleague said, almost casually.That one line, dropped amidst a jumble of other conversations, startled m
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  (ATTN: ADDS photo, Han's address in last 7 paras; UPDATES with minor edit in para 3)By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean novelist Han Kang has made history as the first Korean and the first Asian woman to receive the Nobel Prize
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  Han Kang awarded Nobel Prize in literature at ceremony

  SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean novelist Han Kang has made history as the first Korean and the first Asian woman to receive the Nobel Prize in literature.Han received a diploma and a Nobel medal from Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf during a
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  Culture minister urges opposition to halt impeachment of Cabinet ministers

  SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- The culture minister on Tuesday called on opposition parties to refrain from impeaching two Cabinet ministers overseeing the nation's legal and security matters in connection with President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-liv
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  Chronicles of Metaverse: The Past and Future of Avatars

  Chronicles of Metaverse: The Past and Future of AvatarsBy Noh Seok-joon (Master K-architect engineer) James Cameron's film Avatar centers on blue-skinned, towering avatars that play the leading r
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  Culture minister vows to ensure travelers' safety amid martial law turmoil

  SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's culture minister vowed Monday to make efforts to ensure the safety of travelers to address concerns over the ongoing political turmoil over the botched martial law declaration by President Yoon Suk Yeol las