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Mon, December 17, 2018 | 08:10

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Social media keeps hallyu alive in Middle East

Kim Jin-soo, secretary general of the Seoul-based Korea Arab Society (KAS), was still in disbelief about the Saudi Arabian crowds' unbelievably enthusiastic welcome of a mixed South Korean troupe in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Some 2,300 audience members, who gathered at the King Fahd Culture Center in the Saudi capital on Oct. 14, applauded and produced deafening cheers whenever So...

Trend | 2018-12-16 16:23

BTS' 'Fake Love' surpasses 400 million YouTube views [VIDEO]

The music video of K-pop boy band BTS' global hit song "Fake Love" has achieved the milestone of getting 400 million YouTube views, their management agency said Sunday.

Hallyu | 2018-12-16 11:19

When in a shrinking society, do as BTS does

Like other global economies, Hong Sung-guk, author of the new book “Shrinking Society: Dump The Illusion of Miraculous Economic Growth,” said Korea has undergone a shift since 2008 when the financial crisis hit all across the globe.

Books | 2018-12-14 19:27

Korea Grand Sale to return with more diverse benefits

The Korea Grand Sale is returning for its 10th edition along with unprecedented large-scale promotions including air and hotel fare discounts for foreign tourists. The annual comprehensive festival of shopping, tourism and culture, co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Visit Korea Committee to encourage more foreigners to visit, exclusively provide...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-12-13 14:48

YouTubers awarded for letting world know more about Korean culture

Social media platforms including YouTube, Facebook and Instagram are serving as key bridges to Korean culture for foreigners.

Trend | 2018-12-13 17:00

COEX Aquarium holds underwater shows for Christmas

The COEX Aquarium is running two underwater performances for Christmas and they are receiving rave reviews.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-12-13 14:48

Hotel Lobby

By Kang Seung-wooStrawberry buffet returning to Grand WalkerhillThe Pavilion, the lobby lounge of the Grand Walkerhill Seoul, will bring back its strawberry buffet. Staring Jan. 12, 2019, the Very Berry Strawberry promotion is scheduled to run through April 28, including the Lunar New Year holidays.On the occasion of its 12th anniversary, the Grand Walkerhill has added 21 new...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-12-13 14:48

'Kim Ji-young Born in 1982' is best-selling Asian book in Japan

"Kim Ji-young Born in 1982," a novel describing the life of an ordinary Korean housewife on a career break, has become the best-seller in the Asian literature category of the online shopping site Amazon Japan.

Books | 2018-12-12 17:06

Cardiac hospital project: The gospel church's unfinished job

A senior pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church, the world's largest Christian congregation based in Seoul, expressed his hope for the completion of a cardiac hospital project in Pyongyang. The church had initiated the project a decade ago.

Religions | 2018-12-12 16:18

'New Silk Roads': insightful yet incomplete

Amid a flood of books about the U.S.-China rivalry, British historian Peter Frankopan's new book “The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World” envisions the future of the changing world in a very different manner.

Books | 2018-12-12 16:13

Korean fictions' global reader-base growing

Since 2010, there has been some good news for Korean literature. Scattered anecdotes have delivered the unprecedented successes of translated Korean fiction overseas.

Books | 2018-12-11 17:35

Rising designer duo wins corporate funding

Menswear brand Blindness, the most talked about designer dyad in the local fashion scene, is expected to get a boost for their career as they were chosen by the 2019 Samsung Fashion Design Fund (SFDF), an annual fund set aside for talented emerging Korean designers.

Fashion | 2018-12-11 16:21

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