K-TRAVEL&CULTURE

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SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- A rare and culturally significant "sarira," the remains of Buddhist monks from Korea's 14th-century Gory ...

*Editor’s note: K-VIBE introduces travel journals by alumni of Yonhap News Agency Travel Academy, provided in Korean and English. ...

By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- A cat stands against a dark gray wall wearing the mask of a joker. Or is it the joker dre ...

SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- CJ Group Vice Chairwoman Lee Mie-kyung has won the 2024 Abu Dhabi Festival Award for her outstanding lif ...

SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's oceans ministry said Monday it has clinched a contract to build and lease four car carrier ...

By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- Artist Park Dae-sung occupies a unique position in contemporary Korean art: He captures K ...

By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- From Korean abstract art master Yoo Young-kuk (1916-2002) to Seundja Rhee (1918-2009), o ...

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- The following are the major cultural and tourist festivals to be held in South Korea in February.* Yeon ...

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's imports of whiskey surpassed 30,000 tons for the first time to hit an all-time high last ...

by Jung Kyoo-deuk and Kim Ji-sunwolf85@yna.co.kr (END)

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Acclaimed novelist Han Kang's latest novel has been shortlisted for a French literary prize, the state ...

SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean composer Unsuk Chin won the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, dubbed the Nobel Prize of class ...

(ATTN: ADDS 'of the monument' in last para to clarify)SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Yonhap) -- The colossal tombstone of King Gwanggaeto the Gre ...

SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Yonhap) -- The colossal tombstone of King Gwanggaeto the Great, undoubtedly the greatest conqueror in Korean histo ...

By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Jan. 24 (Yonhap) -- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Wednesday it has granted Inspire Integra ...

[K-people] S.Korean author Gong Ji-young and stories behind her political stanceby Jung Kyoo-deuk and Kim Ji-sun “I have never tho ...

By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- The government will foster domestic webtoon platforms with global influence comparable to ...

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean director Hong Sang-soo's new film, "A Traveler's Needs," will compete in the upcoming Berl ...

SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust regulator slapped a 98 million-won (US$73,200) fine on Kakao Corp. on Sunday fo ...

SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- A popular annual ice fishing festival taking place in the northeastern county of Hwacheon has topped 1 ...