The Korea Development Institute (KDI) has raised its economic growth forecast for this year from 1.9% to 2.5%, citing continued improvements thanks to the semiconductor boom and rising domestic demand ...
Branches of King Sejong Institute (KSI) worldwide are holding Korean speaking and writing contests as well as those for Korean culture to commemorate the birthday (May 15) of King Sejong the Great, ...
"Korea is no longer on the outskirts of global cinema." Acclaimed director Park Chan-wook on May 12 hailed the global rise of Korean cinema at a news conference for the opening ceremony of the Cannes ...
National Security Office Director Wi Sung-lac on May 11 blasted the recent attack on the domestic civilian vessel HMM Namu in the Strait of Hormuz, saying, "The Korean government strongly condemns ...
The 'Hallyu Com-on' is administered by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the KOFICE (Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange) to promote the activities of Korean ...
The country will build by 2047 the world's largest semiconductor cluster in Gyeonggi-do Province. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and Ministry of Science and ICT on Jan. 15 released their ...
The flame holder for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics was in the shape of a moon jar (dalhangari). In light of the longstanding roots of ceramics in Korean culture, the piece aptly integrates ...
Masks of all kinds can be found in every part of the world, but Korean masks contain their own unique shapes and functions. Korean masks are generally divided into ritual and theatrical masks; ritual ...
Described as the son of the heavens, Jumong was the founding king of Goguryeo, which eventually became the largest dynasty in Korean history. Also known as the Holy King of the East, mythological ...
East Asian countries have traditionally looked at nature as models for their architecture, items and even clothing. Nature has many curved lines from tree trunks to waves. In Hanok (traditional Korean ...
The Korean people’s love for drinking being punctuated by singing and dancing has deep roots, reaching back to the nation’s earliest beginnings. People would drink, sing and dance at harvest ...
Across East Asia and elsewhere in the world, most families' main staple is rice, and in Korea it's joined with the triumvirate of the Korean kitchen: soy sauce, hot pepper paste and brown bean paste.
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