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- Seokjojeon, majestic Daehan Empire palace to be restore...
- Dec 10, 2012
- The main hall with marble walls had a rococo-style fireplace, the gilt plum flower patterns symbolizing the Daehan Empire (1897-1910) reminiscent of past glories. Located in Deoksugung, one of the five palaces of central Seoul, Seokjojeon’s majestic and elegant main hall leads to...
- Year in review: top stories of 2012
- Dec 10, 2012
- 2012 saw Korea achieve several historic firsts in the culture, sports, and tourism sectors. Continuing a yearly tradition, the culture ministry recently released the results from a year-end survey of over 120 ministry beat reporters on the biggest headlines of the year. The follo...
- Arirang inscribed on UNESCO's intangible cultural herit...
- Dec 06, 2012
- The Korean folk song Arirang was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA). The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage decided to...
- Author Shin Kyung-sook talks about mother: Yomiuri
- Dec 06, 2012
- Shin Kyung-sook, the author of Please Look After Mother, said she wanted readers to rediscover the presence of "mom" forgotten in modern society, reported Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun. The newspaper released an article titled, "Please Look After Mother, an international hit - K...
- Performance art on parade at Culture Station Seoul 284
- Dec 05, 2012
- Since opening in April earlier this year, Culture Station Seoul 284 has been gaining prominence as one of Seoul’s most dynamic new spaces for artistic innovation and experimentation. The venue’s latest exhibit, entitled “Playtime,” takes this same unconventional approach to the o...
- Daily lives in palace reenacted
- Dec 05, 2012
- If anybody has been captivated by the magnificence of Korea’s royal palaces, but felt a need for something more lively and fantastic, Changgyeonggung offers a great chance. The daily life of the royal palaces, having been hidden in a veil of mystery, is being revealed to the publ...
- More Japanese schools establish Korean language courses
- Dec 04, 2012
- The number of students in Japan learning the Korean language has increased. According to Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, the number of high schools that teach the Korean language has tripled in the last ten years. “Hallyu has affected Japanese society, increasing the wish to co...
- K-pop love in Germany to intensify
- Dec 03, 2012
- BERLIN -- The interest in K-pop in European countries has rapidly risen. Thanks to Korean singer Psy’s “Gangnam Style,” the popularity of K-pop has not been limited to K-pop fans; it really has popularized K-pop. Chief editor of German online magazine K-Colors of Korea (www.k-...
- Argentine writer spreads his love of Korea
- Nov 29, 2012
- With the recent release of a book in Argentina about the Korean people, the nation has come up as a hot topic in Latin America. On November 13, renowned Argentine writer Martín Caparrós published his travelogue Pali Pali, an 240-page art book based on his personal experiences in ...
- Spotlight on Korea’s classical musicians
- Nov 28, 2012
- Last May, a documentary produced by Belgian public broadcasting organization Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) shed new light on the swift rise of Korean classical musicians in the international music scene. Entitled “Le mystère musical Coréen,” or “the Korean music myste...
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