From April 1st, the special exhibition “Chungcheong Artist: Experienced 27 & YCA 10” will be held at the Daejeon Shinsegae Gallery, inviting 37 artists from Daejeon and Chungcheong regions. Daejeon Shinsegae Gallery, located in Daejeon Shinsegae Art & Science, a local corporation, provides opportuni

In celebration of Science Month, Daejeon Shinsegae Art & Science will hold ‘Shinsegae Nexperium Science Week’ for four weeks from the 4th of April to the 1st of May. ‘Shinsegae Nexperium Science Week’ was prepared to provide children who use Shinsegae Nexperium with opportunities to experience scien

Painter Hong Chun-Gi is a genius-like talent with a great fondness for art. She graduated from Hannam University Graduate School of Fine Arts and used to lecture at Hannam University Painting Department. She served as an invited artist and judge of the Korea Contemporary Art Association. She is also

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries on March 22 said Homigot Lighthouse in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, has been named the 2022 Heritage Lighthouse of the Year by the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA).Built in 1908, Homigot is the nation'

Lee Suzy, the author and illustrator of the picture book "Summer is Coming," is the first Korean to win the Hans Christian Andersen Prize, which is known as the Nobel Prize of children's literature.The International Board on Books for Young People on March 21 announced Lee as this year's winner of t

The private weather forecast service K-weather on March 17 said cherry blossoms this year will bloom five to seven days earlier than the average from 1991 to 2020, with Jeju Island to see them blooming from March 16.Busan is expected to see them bloom from March 20 and peak on March 27, while those

The Netflix original series "Juvenile Justice" has reconfirmed the global power of Korean content.Netflix Top 10, a site that officially calculates viewing time on the streaming site, on March 10 announced that the courtroom drama topped Netflix's global chart for a series not in English in the firs

Michael Chege Mwangi from Kenya, who came to Korea for study, had never seen snow until about a year ago. He began his undergraduate studies at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, majoring in electrical engineering and computer science, and experienced snow for the first time in December while doing a

Large-scale media art will appear on the outer walls of the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History near Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul's Jongno-gu District.The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Creative Content Agency on Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. will hold the opening ceremony for "Age

LVMH Prize launched in 2013 with the motto “Passion for Creativity”, rewards young fashion designers each year, who are selected for their talent and outstanding creativity. The international fashion designer contest marks its 9th anniversary this year and has received 1,900 entries from around the

Five representative items have been designated this year to promote the value of Korean cultural heritage to the world: Hanbok, Gyeongbokgung Palace, the Buddhist text Palman Daejanggyeong (Tripitaka Koreana), Baekje Historic Areas, and royal cuisine of the Joseon Dynasty plus tteok (rice cake).The

Korea and Japan are struggling to improve bilateral relations due to differences over views of history, and the COVID-19 pandemic has also blocked human exchange between both nations. Young people from the two sides, however, can still enjoy each other's culture through social media. Korea.net staff

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee on Feb. 7 proposed the holding of "cultural Olympics" to International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Feb. 7 said the minister in Beijing, China, suggested "Culturlympic" as a new field i

Zombies in Korea have captivated the world yet again, this time with those wearing high school uniforms.Since its release on Jan. 28, Netflix's original Korean series "All of Us Are Dead" has topped the global streaming giant's weekly top 10 list with 124.79 million hours viewed, the most among Engl

A video cheering on Korea in this year's Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics has been released.The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Feb. 3 said Mismolly, a seven-member dance crew of Mnet's dance competition "Street Dance Girls Fighter," and wheelchair dancer Kim Yong-woo have banded t

Elias Molina, a Costa Rican staff member of Korea.net's Spanish-language section, has lived in Korea for 13 years. Eight-year resident Anais Faure from Guatemala handles the website's social media. And Aisylu Akhmetzianova from Russia is part of the company's Russian-language section with four years

Seollal (Lunar New Year) is one of the two biggest holidays for Koreans. For non-Koreans, this is a prime chance to experience traditional Korean culture.Despite the pandemic, an array of cultural events during the holiday period are being held in venues both in Korea and abroad. The following are a

The novel "Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982" by Cho Nam-joo is the bestselling Korean literary work abroad over the past five years.Literature Translation Institute of Korea on Jan. 18 released overseas sales data on 492 such works published in 30 languages out of 658 in 37 languages from 2016-2020 that were

Netflix this year will release 25 original Korean works including "Train to Busan" director Yeon Sang-ho's new film "Jung-E" and the Korean version of the hit Spanish series "Money Heist."The global streaming service on Jan. 18 said the 25 will include 13 dramas and six movies, and the overall numbe

The documentary film 'Dear Respected and Beloved Nationals' (Director Kim Jin-Hong), which opens the new year, was selected as the opening film of the 2021 Bitgaram International Peace Film Festival to be held on the 16th.'Dear Respected and Beloved Nationals' is a moving documentary film depicting