The last week Busan Metropolitan City held a “Foreign Press Tour” with 14 foreign correspondents, including The Washington Times (U.S.), The Telegraph (U.K.), NHK (Japan), Xinhua News Agency (China), Agencia EFE (Spain), CNA (Singapore) and Politiken (Denmark), to detail our World Expo 2030 candidat

By Lee JihaePhotos = Seoul Metropolitan GovernmentThe Seoul Metropolitan Government on March 8 said the event will run for eight days through May 7.The festival has the five themes of music, style, taste, nightscape and "boom-up" events.K-pop acts like as Enhypen, The Boyz, Ikon, STAYC, Kep1er and L

By Honorary Reporter Martina Marrandino from ItalyPhotos = Martina MarrandinoInternational Women's Day is observed on March 8 every year to honor the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Korea adopted this occasion as a legal anniversary in 2018. Among the biggest events i

By Margareth TheresiaPhotos =A screen capture from Korea Tourism Organization's HallyuwikiThe Korea Tourism Organization(KTO) on Feb. 21 released a list of 51 specialized tourist destinations. For fans of Hallyu (the Korean wave), the 51 were grouped by major Hallyu-themed attractions such as K-pop,

By Aisylu AkhmetzianovaBLACKPINK has graced the stage for the grand finale of the Le Gala des Pieces Jaunes charity event in France. The K-pop girl group's agency YG Entertainment on Jan. 30 said the quartet on Jan. 25 attended the French Hospital Foundation's gala concert at the indoor arena Zenith

By Yoo Yeon Gyeong Chuncheon, Gangwon-do Province, will host next year's World Taekwondo Junior Championships. The World Taekwondo (WT) Council on Feb. 1 held an extraordinary meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, to announce the provincial city's winning bid to host the 2024 tournament. Chuncheon beat out

By Theresia Margareth Photos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Jan. 31 finalized its list of programs for the 100 K-Cultural-Tourism Event for Visit Korea Year for 2023-24 to ensure that foreign visitors fully enjoy the charm of Korean culture.

Korea.net · Seoul to host major political science, global economy congresses in 2025Seoul in 2025 will host two major international conferences on political science and global economy. The Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Tourism Organization on Jan. 16 said the capital won hosting bids in 20

By Yoon Sojung BLACKPINK in April will become the first Asian act to headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the largest outdoor music festival in North America. The festival on Jan. 11 announced the lineup of this year's festival and confirmed that the K-pop girl group will perform a

By Israa MohamedPhotos = Kim Seon AhThis year's Korea Grand Sale, a shopping, cultural and tourism extravaganza for foreign nationals, was opened on Jan. 12. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said the event will run both online and offline through Feb. 28. Held annually since 2011, the sal

On the 7th January, Seoul Events, headed by Swarnim Singh, put Bollywood & Indian cinema back in the spotlight with a "Bollywood Theme Party" in Seoul. As much as Indian food is famous all over the world, the Indian film industry is gaining equal attention abroad.Bollywood, which is the Hindi-langua

2023 is the Year of the Rabbit under the East Asian zodiac, more specifically Gyemyonyeon (Year of the Black Rabbit) since gye means "black" and myo means "rabbit." The rabbit is the fourth of the 12 animals commonly found in the zodiac each with its own direction and auspicious time of the day or w

Celebrating the start of the new year with beautiful melodies and voices, the "2023 New Year's Concert" on Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. will be held at the Seoul Arts Center's Concert Hall in the city's Seocho-gu District. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Jan. 2 said that to mark the Year of Gyemo

With the end of the year approaching, SolBridge students, professors, and faculty members reach their year-end remarks. Regardless of failures or successes, they have experienced a lively year with the lessened effects of COVID-19, classes held back offline and everyone gradually readapting their ol

By Park Hye RiPhotos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and TourismAn exhibition integrating new technologies with Korean content will be opened in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Nov. 15 said it will co-organize "Korea: Cubically Imagined," an exhibition un

By Jung Joo-riA flamboyant display of fireworks in Busan next month will decorate the night sky. Busan Metropolitan City on Oct. 24 said the Busan Fireworks Festival on Nov. 5, the first in three years, will be hosted at three locations: Gwangalli Beach in Suyeong-gu District, Dongbaekseom Island in

On October 21st (Friday), various games and performances were held at Euneungjeongi, Daejeon, the street of youth. Young people on the street had a good time through various games. The winners of the game bought products at franchises around the site or spent them at restaurants through Bulgeum Pay

Daejeon is well known globally for its technological achievement and development. Over the years, Daejeon city has become one of the biggest science hubs and gathering points for tech enthusiasts in Asia and the world. Therefore, once a year, Daejeon will become the host of a major event in the scie

By Park Hye RiPhotos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism"2022 K-Expo Vietnam" in Hanoi, Vietnam, will allow visitors to experience a diversity of Hallyu (Korean Wave) content.The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Oct. 12 said it is cohosting the event with other government organizatio

By Kim Hayeon Photos= Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Oct. 12 said it will jointly host from Oct. 14-16 the 2022 Asia Song Festival X Culture Bridge Festa with the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOF