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Two keywords to make Korea known in FITUR: K-Pop and Ko...
Jan 27, 2012
FITUR (Feria Intenacional de Turismo), a kind of world tourism fair, opened on January 18 and continued until January 22 in Madrid, Spain. The Korean booth that prepared ...

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Economic Prospects for 2012: Korea benefits from free t...
Jan 20, 2012
Amid growing uncertainties and the struggling economic landscape of the world, Korea remains one of the few sound spots with a relatively positive outlook and potential g...

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Cultural policies and trends of 2012
Jan 03, 2012
K-pop ranked atop the recently released 2012 Arts and Culture Trends report. If the previous year’s report brought up the topic of smart technology as the key issue, this...

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[Interview] Korean musicals here to stay
Jan 02, 2012
Sixty-three year-old Yun Ho-jin represents the first generation of Korea’s major musical theatre talents. A veteran musical director and longtime CEO of production compan...

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Nami Island gathered 2.3 million visitors in 2011
Dec 30, 2011
Nami Island in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do (Gangwon Province), where the Korean wave is said to have originated, recorded its highest number of visitors this year. The number o...

Yeosu Expo promotion gains impetus thanks to the Korean...
Dec 29, 2011
‘Expo SNS Supporters,’ a volunteer corps to promote Yeosu Expo through online activities, are in the limelight as they broaden their horizons across the continent to Euro...

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Latest volume of the K-Culture series now available
Dec 20, 2011
Korea’s rising classical musicians have continuously brought triumphant news home throughout the year of 2011, scooping up prizes at some of the most prestigious classica...

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A look back at the year's breakout films
Dec 15, 2011
In 2011, Korean films brought attention to the individuals and issues that have otherwise remained unaddressed, underrepresented, or simply unexplored. While the question...

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Expo arrives in Paris to shed light on the Korean Wave
Nov 25, 2011
The Korea Brand and Entertainment Expo (KBEE), an exposition seeking to promote Korean brands alongside cultural and media content, opens its doors on December 1, at the ...

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K-pop fever aims for global expansion
Nov 21, 2011
The songs of Girls' Generation echo in ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia. More than 20,000 audience members chant the lyrics while waving their Taegeuk-patterned fans. Th...