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(ATTN: UPDATES with new photo)By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Wednesday it will focus on making Korean culture a key national growth engine and la ... -
By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Wednesday it will focus on making Korean culture a key national growth engine and laying the groundwork to attract ... -
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- A large-scale retrospective exploring the works of Korean painter Lee Dai-won (1921-2005), known for his vivid landscapes of orchards, mountains and ponds ... -
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The ceremonial changing of the royal guards at Seoul's Gyeongbok Palace has been suspended as South Korea continues to endure extreme heat, heritage autho ... -
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- A rare artifact providing direct evidence of Neolithic whaling on the Korean Peninsula has been designated as a National Folk Cultural Heritage, the Korea ... -
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Temperatures for July this year were the third highest on record at an average of 26.8 C nationwide, the state weather agency said Wednesday.The highest o ... -
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- A media exhibition celebrating the 20th debut anniversary of K-pop group BIGBANG will be held in Seoul. The exhibition, titled "COSMOS," is part of the gr ... -
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Three traditional Buddhist temple toilets, known as haewuso -- literally meaning "places to cast away worries" -- that have remained in their original loc ... -
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Joseon Royal Tombs Festival, a cultural event held at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed royal tombs of the Joseon Dynasty, will take place in October, ... -
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Seoul has been named the favorite city of global Generation MZ travelers for the fifth consecutive year, becoming the first city to earn a place in the aw ... -
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- McDonald's Korea's "Taste of Korea" menu has been introduced in Taiwan amid the growing global popularity of Korean food and culture, industry sources sai ... -
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean graphic novel has won a prestigious U.S. comic industry award for the first time, marking a milestone for the country's comics."Purgatory F ... -
SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- An exhibition highlighting the life and independence movement legacy of Korean independence leader Kim Gu (1876-1949) will open next month to mark the 15 ... -
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The first UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting held in South Korea wrapped up Wednesday after a 10-day session that added 25 new sites to the global h ... -
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreign visitors to Seoul in the first half of this year increased by more than 20 percent from the same period last year, while their cred ... -
BUSAN, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Mongolia are preparing a joint bid to have their dinosaur fossil sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, combining South Korea ... -
BUSAN, July 28 (Yonhap) -- The UNESCO World Heritage Committee on Tuesday chose Turkey to host next year's 49th session in Istanbul, organizers said.The decision was made during th ... -
SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Overseas sales of translated works of Korean literature has topped a record 1.2 million copies last year on the back of an expanding readership across di ... -
SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Tomorrow X Together (TXT) will hold an exhibition celebrating the seventh anniversary of its debut from Aug. 13 to Sept. 6 in Seoul, its ... -
By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will launch a major global music festival in Seoul in December 2027 that organizers hope will rival the U.S.-based Coachella Va ... -
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Monday it will hold the global content competition "Talk Talk Korea 2026" through Sept. 28 for ... - Next