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Just rice, water and yeast for this small-batch makgeolli

Food&BeverageMay 23, 2020

Hangang Brewery‘s triple-fermented Korean rice wine marries sweetness, acidity
Night tours of royal palaces to reopen next week

CultureMay 23, 2020

The popular nighttime tours of royal palaces in South Korea will resume next week, months after their suspension due to novel coronavirus fears, the cultural heritage authority said Saturday. The Gy...
MMCA’s new project breaks traditional concept of family dealing with queer community

Arts&DesignMay 22, 2020

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) is hosting an exhibition “2020 MMCA Asia Project: Looking for Another Family” until August as part of the Asia Project, focusing on As...
[Graphic News] Cultural exports jump 9.1% in 2018, led by games, character IP

CultureMay 22, 2020

South Korea’s exports of cultural goods jumped nearly 10 percent on-year in 2018, led by games and character intellectual property, a government survey showed. The combined overseas sales in 11 cu...
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

TravelMay 22, 2020

Walk with a King “Walk with a King” is a guided tour held every Saturday evening from late spring to fall. The 100-minute tour, limited to 100 people at a time, starts from Gyeonggijeon Shrine in Je...
[Around the Hotels] Promotions and Packages

Food&BeverageMay 22, 2020

Bingsu season for Andaz Seoul Gangnam Andaz Seoul Gangnam’s all-day dining restaurant Jogakbo presents mango bingsu this summer. Mango bingsu, created with two to three mangos on top of shaved milk...
Flu vaccinations key this fall, winter: KCDC

HealthMay 21, 2020

'Next wave of coronavirus could coincide with flu season,' officials say
Kansong Art Museum to auction treasures

CultureMay 21, 2020

Also, the government points out, inheritance taxes are not levied on all properties held by the Kansong Art Museum. “Under the current law, inheritance taxes are not charged on cultural properties t...
May 31 declared ‘Korean Church Worship Restoration Day’

CultureMay 21, 2020

Many megachurches were already following most of the guidelines. “We follow all the necessary measures such as hand sanitization, going through heat scanners, wearing masks, among others,” said Park...
Cultural artifacts brought to life with immersive digital technology

CultureMay 20, 2020

National Museum of Korea opens a gallery featuring VR, AR and MR
Am I sick or just hypochondriac? Coronavirus-induced anxiety on the rise

HealthMay 19, 2020

Nearly half of Koreans report struggling psychologically from pandemic, survey finds
Korea Opera Festival to begin from June 4

CultureMay 19, 2020

The 11th Korea Opera Festival, which was postponed from May due to the spread of the new coronavirus, will begin on June 4. The festival, which will take place in three different theaters of the Seo...
Royal palaces resume events, group tours

CultureMay 19, 2020

The Cultural Heritage Administration announced Tuesday that it would start holding tours and events at the country’s royal palaces, which have been suspended since Feb. 27 due to the risk of spreadin...
LCK sees several changes during off-season

CultureMay 19, 2020

Changes in roster and coaching staff are happening daily before the June 17 kick-off of the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split. The most exciting of the announcements made in the of...
Football fiasco: FC Seoul accused of placing sex dolls in home stands

CultureMay 18, 2020

FC Seoul posted a formal apology on social media on Monday for putting mannequins, which many contend are sex dolls, in the stands for the team’s first home game of the season, which was held Sunday ...