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K-Pop's official debut
Feb 23, 2012
2011 was an exciting year for K-Pop fans and the Korean music industry. In August, Billboard opened a new chart for K-Pop music, Billboard K-Pop Chart. Following the J-po...

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Korean arts and culture arrive in European capitals
Feb 17, 2012
Last week, Korean arts and culture impressed two of Europe’s culturally-rich cities, Budapest and Stockholm, on the occasion of the opening of the first Korean Cultural C...

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Korean designers join New York Fashion Week
Feb 13, 2012
Korea’s leading fashion designers brought their unique artistic visions to The Stage at Lincoln Center in New York on February 10 for Concept Korea FW 12.Organized by the...

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Korea, a nation of cultural exports
Feb 10, 2012
As Korean culture has become global and more people have been interested in quality of life, there has been steady growth in the culture, tourism, and sports.Korea’s cult...

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Korean language education goes global
Feb 07, 2012
In recent years, there has been a rise in worldwide interest in learning Korean, along with the ever-growing popularity of Korean pop culture around the world. The widesp...

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[Contribution] Hallyu heats up Mexico City
Feb 06, 2012
On the evening of October 11, 2011, I joined a bustling crowd in front of Teatro Julio Castillo to await the start of the first Korean Culture Festival to open in Mexico ...

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Korea invited to Janadriyah Festival as guest of honor
Feb 02, 2012
The Republic of Korea will be the guest of honor at Saudi Arabia’s 26th Janadriyah National Festival for Heritage and Culture, scheduled to be held from February 8 to 24....

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Korean film directors to meet British audiences
Feb 01, 2012
The opportunity to sit down and talk freely with a choice film director is something that most film fans -- and even critics -- can only wish for. But for fans keeping wa...

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Korean film in 2012
Feb 01, 2012
The Korean film industry has a lot to offer for the year of 2012. Korean films have been gathering more attention around the world and in the domestic market, as Korean f...

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[Contribution] Hallyu brings color to the nation of Tan...
Jan 30, 2012
Not only me but most Argentines were not familiar with Korea, since the Asian nation does not stand out, being hidden behind China and Japan. I first got to know about Ko...