The 19th Seoul International Food & Tableware Festival, an opportunity to observe the latest trends in various food cultures such as food space and food design production, will be held as a representative place for food exchange in the global village on May this year.This year's 19th event will be c

The UCLG Organizing Committee announced that it will open an official blog of the 2022 Daejeon World Federation of Governments (UCLG) and held a blog opening event from January 17th to February 2nd.The event was organized to raise awareness of the official blog of the 2022 Daejeon World Federation o

The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), an affiliate of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, on Dec. 17 said it hosted this year's K-healing On Festival with foreign experts in promoting Korea around the world. The 40-minute event began on Dec. 16 at 6:10 p.m. and was live-stream

The two-day 2021 Seoul U.N. (United Nations) Peacekeeping Ministerial was opened on Dec. 7 to gather global commitment to help U.N. peacekeeping operations (PKO).The gathering is the highest-ranking cooperative body related to U.N. peace and security, with Korea being the first Asian country to host

Japanese who love Korea on Nov. 14 gathered in Tokyo's Shinagawa district to participate in an Asiana Airlines event for in-flight Korean meals hosted by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) and Asiana. The Korean dailies Chosun Ilbo and Segye Ilbo on Nov. 16 said nearly 2,000 applicants vied for ju

A one-day event for foreign residents in Korea features kimjang, or the traditional process and culture of making kimchi.The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korean Food Promotion Institute on Nov. 2 said they are running the program through Nov. 15. Four kimchi masters introd

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Oct. 25 said it is co-organizing the month-long K-Expo this year that starts next month with other government agencies.This year's event combines programs hosted by individual agencies through last year, including the Culture Ministry's "On: Hallyu Fest

The Daejeon Branch of the Korean Traditional Music Association (Chairman Lee Hwan-soo) announced that the 2021 Regional Performing Arts Festival - Daejeon Dance and Music Performance Festival will be held at the Daejeon Lifelong Learning Center at Eoullim Hall from 4 p.m. on the 23rd (Sat) and 24th

Cultural Korean wave such as "BTS" and "Squid Game" is hitting the global village. The World Food and Culture Institute, which is active in the globalization of Korean food, and the Korea Food Coordinator Association and WTCO (World's Top Chef Organization) participated in the 3rd Turkey Internation

LA branch of the Korea Tourism Organization (President Ahn Young-bae) is promoting the "Pause in Korea" campaign to promote healing travel as a travel theme suitable for the post-Corona era. The campaign was designed to heal the mind and bodies of those tired of the prolonged COVID-19 and induce the

The 26th Busan International Film Festival, the largest event of its kind in Asia, will run from Oct. 6-15.The opening film is "Heaven: To the Land of Happiness" directed by Im Sang-soo, with 223 movies from 70 countries to be screened on 29 screens in six theaters. "Heaven," a road movie starring a

While global Korean Wave, such as "BTS" and "Descendants of the Sun," has been receiving favorable responses from around the world, the World Food and Culture Institute was established in 2004 to promote the importance of traditional Korean cuisine to the people around the world. Kimchi, a tradition

Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) is one of Korea's two biggest holidays and falls on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar. Because of social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of Malaysians organized a small online cooking session on Sept. 18 in conjunction with Chuseok. T

Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving), one of the nation's two biggest holidays along with Seollal (Lunar New Year), is celebrated on Aug. 15 under the lunar calendar, or Sept. 21 per the solar calendar. People have three full days to relax and enjoy, as the days before and after Chuseok are also national h

◌ K-InfluencerSeason Two of "Up&Down" begins this week. This video provides feedback to K-influencers, or foreign creators who make videos promoting Korea. K-influencers who live in Korea will discuss fashion. The video will be uploaded on Sept. 15 at 5 p.m. Korean Standard Time (KST).◌ Live show "K

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Visit Portugal and the city of Reguengos de Monsaraz have the pleasure to announce that the 5th UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism will take place on 9-10 September 2021 in Reguengos de Monsaraz (Alentejo), Portugal.Held under the theme ‘Wine Tourism – a

The Overseas Koreans Foundation (Chairman Kim Sung-gon) announced that The 19th World Korean Business Convention will be held by changing from Daejeon to Seoul.The 19th World Korean Business Convention was originally scheduled to be held at Daejeon Convention Center from October 19 (Tuesday) to 21 (

Busan Metropolitan City, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the International Esports Federation on Aug. 30 said they will jointly host from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1 the sixth annual Global Esports Executive Summit (GEES) at Busan E-sports Arena.GEES attracts figures from around the world re

The U.S. state of California has formally designated Nov. 22 "Kimchi Day."Californian Assemblyman Steven Choi proposed Resolution HR52 on the designation, and the state legislature passed it on Aug. 23 in Sacramento.Rep. Choi on May 21 proposed the resolution proposing Nov. 22 as Kimchi Day along wi

The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), an affiliate of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, on Aug. 19 said it will host events to wish for the safety and good performance of athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympics.The events are designed to raise awareness of taekwondo, t