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- Asian Pop Culture Forum kicks off on September 1
- Sep 01, 2011
- Pop culture experts, academics, and culture producers from Korea, Japan, and China converge in the Korean capital to attend the Asian Pop Culture Forum taking place from September 1 to 2, at the Millennium Seoul Hilton Hotel. The forum, entitled “New Korean Wave: Asia and Beyond,...
- K-Pop contests all over the world
- Sep 01, 2011
- K-pop music -- or Korean popular music -- is getting famous all around the world, and K-Pop is gaining more and more fans every day not only in Asian countries but also in the U.S. and Europe. Recently, K-pop contests have been staged all over the world, run by Korean Cultural Ce...
- TV programs about Seoul airing in China and Japan
- Aug 31, 2011
- Mnet Japan, a famous TV channel that presents Hallyu content, and the Travel Channel, the only channel dedicated to tourism in China, are scheduled to broadcast special programs which introduce Seoul.“Buzz Korea” will air in a series of four episodes in Japan at 7 p.m. every Frid...
- Korean Contemporary Arts Series now available in Englis...
- Aug 30, 2011
- Korean Contemporary Arts Series (Images courtesy of the Arts Council Korea)A publication series on Korean contemporary art is now available on the shelves of major bookstores both at home and abroad. The Arts Council Korea (ARKO) released the publication series that embodies and ...
- TYPOJANCHI 2011: Seoul International Typography Biennal...
- Aug 30, 2011
- TYPOJANCHI 2011: The Seoul International Typography Biennale kicked off today at the Seoul Calligraphy Art Museum of the Seoul Arts Center. This 16-day biennale is hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by the Korea Craft & Design Foundation and t...
- Gwangju packed with various cultural events in Septembe...
- Aug 30, 2011
- After the success of Asian Culture Week in August, the Metropolitan City of Gwangju continues to promote arts and culture in September. The Jeolla Province city is set to present an inspiring mix of exhibitions including the Gwangju Design Biennale 2011, the Kunsthalle Gwangju Re...
- Seoul to host Culture Communication Forum 2011 in Septe...
- Aug 26, 2011
- Fifteen leading cultural figures, currently active in G20 countries in the field of arts and culture will gather in Seoul next month to attend the Culture Communication Forum 2011 (CCF), held from September 4 to 6. The Culture Communication Forum 2011 was designed to create a dia...
- Korean tableware becoming popular worldwide
- Aug 26, 2011
- Korean-made tableware is getting a lot of attention around the world. Prouna, which is the brand of tableware made by Hankook Chinaware, is becoming famous in London.Prouna has opened a new store in Harrods, a high-end department store located on Brompton Road in Brompton, in the...
- Goryeo celadon seen through eyes of British connoisseur...
- Aug 25, 2011
- Speakers at the third International Academic Lecture hosted by Lee & Won: (left) Regina Krahl; (right) Dr. Nigel Wood (Photos courtesy of Lee & Won)Two distinguished British academics paid a visit to Korea on August 20 to lecture on the comparative analysis of Korean and ...
- Ad Stars 2011 kicks off on Thursday
- Aug 24, 2011
- Ad Stars 2011 will kick off on Thursday, August 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Haeundae Grand Hotel in Busan and will run for three days. he largest advertising festival in Asia, Ad Stars 2011 will hold a total of twelve seminars with world-class speakers from various fields and coun...
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