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  #heritage, #festival

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  Event commemorating 1st anniversary of Hanpung pavilion being promoted to national cultural property treasure to be held

  SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- Muju county, North Jeolla province will be holding an event at the area of Hanpung pavillion at 6 p.m. on June 24 to commemorate the 1st anniversary of Hanpung pavilion bein
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  #Highlight, #Kazakhstan

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  K-pop concert to be held in Kazakhstan tomorrow with Baek Z Young·Highlight

  SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop performances will be held in Kazakhstan to mark the "S. Korea - Kazakhstan Year of Mutual Culture Exchange.”The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced
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  #festival, #wood

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  2022 Wood Culture Festival to be held from tomorrow

  SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Forest Service announced on Thursday that it will be holding the 2022 Wood Culture Festival under the theme of "realizing carbon neutrality through the use o
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  #Jazz, #Jeonju, #Festival

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  ‘1st Jeonju Street Jazz Festival’ kicks off today

  SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The “1st Jeonju Street Jazz Festival” to enjoy jazz performed by Korean jazz bands and authentic New Orleans style jazz will be held on the streets of the Hanok Village sta
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  #heritage, #festival

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  '2022 Jeonju Cultural Heritage Night Tour' to be held in Jeonju from today

  SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, announced on Thursday that the “2022 Jeonju Cultural Heritage Night Tour,” a midnight cultural experience event, will be held from the June 17
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  Art

  S. Korea names 23 more overseas Korean-language institutes

  SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has designated 23 more state-funded Korean language institutes abroad this year, the culture ministry said Thursday, as part of efforts to help more foreigners learn the Korean language and culture.The 23 new Ki
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  Art

  Seoul Queer Culture Festival allowed to resume after 3 years

  SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The LGBTQ community in South Korea has been conditionally allowed to resume an annual festival in the heart of Seoul next month after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the city government said Wednesday.Org
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  #festival, #lavender, #flowers

  Travel

  Purple World at Mureung Byeolyucheonji

  SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- Donghae City, Gangwon Province, announced on Wednesday that it will be holding the "Lavender Meeting Day" program for visitors from June 17 till 19 at Geumgokho
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  #play, #art

  Art

  'When the Lotus Blooms Festival' to hold three plays

  SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- "When the Lotus Blooms Festival" opened on Wednesday in Miryang city, South Gyeongsang Province.The main stage of the festival will be held in the Miryang Arena
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  Art

  (LEAD) 'Visit Korean Heritage' campaign returns for third year

  (ATTN: UPDATES with quotes in paras 10, 13)SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- An annual government-led campaign to lure more local and foreign tourists to Korean cultural heritage sites returned Tuesday, with the former presidential complex of Cheong Wa Dae
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  #NFT

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  Photo exhibition of Haeundae Sand Sculpture that can be bought as NFT Artwork to be held until 30th

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- When the exhibition period is over, the sand sculptures of Haeundae Beach, which were torn down, are reborn as NFT (non-fungible tokens) works.Haeundae-gu, Busan announced o
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  #PaulPotts

  Art

  Paul Potts holds concert in S. Korea to celebrate 15th anniversary of debut

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- English tenor Paul Potts will meet his Korean fans at the “2022 Paul Potts Debut 15th Concert in Seoul.” Potts will host a concert to celebrate the 15th anniversary of his
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  #Trip, #Beautifulscenery, #Daegu

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  Daegu to expand landscape lighting in Shincheon and Gumhogang

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) --- Daegu city government is connecting both Shincheon which runs through the center of Daegu and Geumhogang using scenic lighting. The city plans to install landscape lightin
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  #heritage

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  '2022 Baekje Eoulmadang' to be opened on the 18th

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- "2022 Baekje Eoulmadang," a representative regular cultural tourism program in Gongju, South Chungcheong province, opens on the 18th.Baekje Eoulmadang, which mar
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  Art

  'Visit Korean Heritage' campaign returns for third year

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- An annual government-led campaign to lure more local and foreign tourists to Korean cultural heritage sites will return this month, with the former presidential complex of Cheong Wa Dae included in the popular heritage site
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  #AirBusan

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  Air Busan to expand 8 int’l routes including Japan and Southeast Asia in July

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- Air Busan will add eight additional routes in July, centered around Japan and Southeast Asian countries. Air Busan announced on Tuesday that starting from July 1, the carrie
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  #art, #museum, #exhibition

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  Special exhibition of Lee Kyo-jun·Park Chang-seo to be held from tomorrow

  SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- Daegu Art Museum announced on the 13th that it will be holding a solo exhibition of the two artists, Lee Kyo-jun and Park Chang-seo, from 14th June till the 3rd of October.
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  #festival, #flower

  Travel

  1st Gongju Yugu saek-dong Hydrangea Garden Flower Festival to be held from 17-15

  SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- The 1st Gongju Yugu saek-dong Hydrangea Garden Flower Festival will be held from the 17th till the 19th at the Hydrangea Garden in Yugu saek-dong, Gongju city, South Chungc
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  #Busan, #festival, #BFFF

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  Busan Food FIlm Festa to open on July 1... ‘From the vine’ as opening film

  SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- The opening film of the "2022 Busan Food Film Festa (BFFF)," a festival where visitors can enjoy food and film-related content, will be Director Sean Cisterna’s
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  Uiryeong ‘Bullfight competition’ changes its name to ‘Bull strength contest’

  SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- A Korean traditional folk game “Bullfight competition,” in which two cows face each other’s horns and measure a strength, will be held after changing its name to “Bull stren