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What did kings and royal families eat in ancient times?
Sep 29, 2011
It was one fine autumn day in late September. Foreign tourists and locals gathered at Unhyeongung Palace in Seoul’s Jongno-gu. The Institute of Traditional Korean Food, d...

Korean culinary delights fascinate Indian gourmets
Sep 21, 2011
Some 200 Indian leading figures and diplomats of the Korean Food Festival taste a set of Korean dishes and praise its culinary delights during the dinner on September 14 ...

Korean language instructors and students take knowledge...
Aug 25, 2011
International instructors, teaching staff, and practitioners of the Korean language converge at Olympic Parktel Hotel in Seoul for a three-day conference held from August...

Andong Hanok stay offers unique Korean lifestyle experi...
Aug 19, 2011
Since April last year, the Korea Tourism Organization has been carrying out a pilot Hanok stay program involving traditional Korean houses in Hahoe Village in Andong, Nor...

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Korean crafts and designs lure buyers in New York
Aug 18, 2011
Korean exhibitors at the New York International Gift Fair (Photo courtesy of the Korea Local Promotion Foundation)The New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF), one of the...

King Sejong Institute to open in Indonesia
Aug 12, 2011
Officials from Indonesia visited Korea last year to celebrate Hangeulnal, Korean Language Day. (Photo: Yonhap News)A new branch of the King Sejong Institute will open in ...

Korean restaurants to introduce selected menus for Chin...
Jul 28, 2011
Some high-end Korean restaurants will start serving seven selected Hansik, or Korean food, courses recommended for Chinese tourists by food critic Chua Lam in the near fu...

Indie Gugak concert series brings together young perfor...
Jul 27, 2011
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is hosting the “2011 Myriade Wave Concert” (also known as the Cheonchamanbyeol Concert), a series of experimental gugak concer...

Hansik finds popularity in New York
Jul 26, 2011
People around the world, but particularly in New York City, have become increasingly aware of and interested in eating Korean food.  The city itself has many Korean ...

Culture Ministry to build Hangeul Museum, Sejong Instit...
Jul 19, 2011
Recently, a growing number of people around the globe have shown interest in learning the Korean language and alphabet, Hangeul.Earlier this year, the Korean Cultural Cen...