Content exports in 2021 set a record-high of USD 12.4 billion. According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's study released on Jan. 4 on domestic cultural content in 2021, the sector's ...

People going on blind or ordinary dates can now do so with government support. They can get married in public museums or parks, and pay just KRW 10,000 in rent per month for their new home after ...

K-pop is the most cited reason for visiting Korea by social and online media users from the top 20 countries that send tourists to the country. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea ...

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea announced today that foreign direct investment (FDI) pledged to Korea in 2024 reached a total of USD 34.6 billion (up 5.7 ...

Across East Asia and elsewhere in the world, most families' main staple is rice, and in Korea it's joined with the triumvirate of the Korean kitchen: soy sauce, hot pepper paste and brown bean paste.

A newly enacted law on artificial intelligence (AI) has formed the basis for the national development of AI. The Ministry of Science and ICT on Dec. 26 said the National Assembly in a plenary session ...

The launch of the K-Humanoid Alliance seeks to make the nation a global superpower in humanoid robots by 2030 through active government support. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on April 10 ...

Launched in 1994, the Seongsan Sunrise Festival is held on top of Jeju Island’s Seongsan Ilchulbong or “Sunrise Peak.” The site is the most famous place for seeing the sunrise on Jeju Island and ...

Cosmetics exports set a record high last year. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on Jan. 6 said such shipments in 2024 reached USD 10.2 billion. Such products surpassed USD 1 billion in exports for ...

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has launched Seoul Tour Map to make finding popular attractions in the capital easy. The digital map offers a one-stop service for checking the city's best tourist ...

The Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) had three artists known as the "three Wons." Shin Yun-bok (1758-1813), whose pen name was Hyewon, was born the son of a royal court painter who did portraits of Joseon ...

Darcy Paquet, an American movie critic who has lived in Korea for close to 20 years, wears many hats in the Korean film industry: critic, lecturer, author, translator, artistic director and part-time ...