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- Korea seeks diversified cultural exchanges with the wor...
- Mar 29, 2012
- Committed to seeking a world free of nuclear disaster, the recently wrapped-up Seoul Nuclear Security Summit has taken one step toward strengthening nuclear security with...
- Korean children’s books entice European readers
- Mar 27, 2012
- Korean literature, which has recently increased its international exposure and global reach, arrived in Europe this March at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair from March 1...
- Shin Kyung-sook wins Man Asia Literary Prize
- Mar 26, 2012
- Author Shin Kyung-sook (second from left) with Man Asia Literary Prize judges Lee Chang-rae (far left), Razia Iqbal (second from right), and Vikas Swarup (far right) (pho...
- Latin America embraces Korean culture
- Mar 14, 2012
- Over the past years, Korean pop culture has made significant inroads in Latin America despite the geographical distance. With this, Korea’s culture ministry will oversee ...
- Design by Korean architect dazzles in Boston
- Mar 09, 2012
- A night view of Kyu Sung Woo’s graduate student housing project at Harvard University (photo courtesy of Kyu Sung Woo Architects). Next month, at the annual Boston So...
- Gwanghwamun becomes cultural hub
- Feb 24, 2012
- Two new landmarks are coming to one of Seoul’s most frequented areas this year, shedding light on Korea’s contemporary arts and culture. Built in the proximity of Gwanghw...
- Original Hallyu star Choi Seung-hee reborn
- Jan 26, 2012
- Choi Seung-hee performs her hallyang dance (left) and bodhisattva dance (right). Both of the original works incorporate elements of Korean traditional dance (Photos court...
- The transcendental power of poetry
- Jan 26, 2012
- One of Korean female poets, Kim Hye-soon“Poetry should not be concerned with quantity, as long as it contains a connotative and implicative nature within,” says Kim Hye-s...
- Sumi Jo's Art of Sharing
- Jan 12, 2012
- Sumi Jo performs at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in 2010.Since debuting in Trieste, Italy, in 1986, Sumi Jo has become one of the most sought-after soprano...
- Korean contemporary artists take center stage overseas
- Jan 11, 2012
- 2012 is packed with a mix of overseas exhibits featuring Korean artists currently active on the international art scene. Lee Bul, Haegue Yang, and Minouk Lim are joined b...
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