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Fri, December 14, 2018 | 21:54

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Thousands in winter getaway as ice-fishing festival kicks off

It’s the season for a winter getaway. And with that in mind, more than 110,000 visitors from around the world are expected at the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival that began Saturday.

2017-01-15 15:36

Am I guilty of `over-sharenting?'

Ellen, Ann and Lauren recently broadcasted their very first Facebook Live streaming episode. It was a live demo of the girls making kimchi with me.

2017-01-01 17:21

Design innovator MUJI finds future in nature

If there's a brand whose seeming lack of design shocks people at first sight, it's MUJI. But in fact, that is its intended design.

2016-12-14 16:56

Pak Se-ri wins award for promoting Korea's image

Korean golf legend Pak Se-ri has been recognized for promoting the image of Korea in 2016 by the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI), it announced Monday.

2016-12-13 16:50

Singaporean Ambassador awarded for promoting Korea

Singaporean Ambassador to Korea Yip Wei Kiat received the Grand Award at the Korea Culture Quotient (CQ) alumni meeting and 22nd graduation ceremony hosted by the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI) at the Italian ambassadorial residence in Yongsan, Seoul, Tuesday.

2016-12-07 16:56

People dressed as Santa Claus, pose for group pictures on the ski slopes during a promotional event for the opening weekend of an alpine ski resort in Verbier, Saturday.

2016-12-04 16:34

Jeju haenyeo, the pioneers of female leadership

For the past six years, Lee Sun-hwa has campaigned for international recognition of Jeju Island’s female divers, or haenyeo, as an indigenous Korean cultural asset that can inspire people around the world.

2016-12-04 15:16

[Michelin star chef] 'Openness to Korean cuisine helped gain star'

In just two years since opening in May 2014, owner chef Kang Min-goo's Mingles seized a star from the Michelin Guide on Nov. 7.

2016-11-23 17:10

Unfolding history, coloring humanity

Cartoonist Kim Kwang-sung captures people’s intrinsic down-to-earth warmth from some of the darkest moments in modern Korean history. Those events - the nation’s occupation by Japan (1910-45, including World War II), the Korean War (1950-53) and Army general Chun Doo-hwan’s coup and military control over citizens (1981-88) - may be hard to glamorize. After all, most history c...

2016-11-16 17:25

'Donation is important to support artists'

Wendy O’Neill, the chairwoman of Asian Cultural Center (ACC), hopes to find local corporations to support Korean artists during her visit to Korea, she said Monday.

2016-11-16 17:12

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