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Sat, October 19, 2019 | 18:26

[2018 in Review] Long live Queen; casting couch scandal cuts some filmmakers' careers short

The year 2018 was turbulent from the very beginning. The #MeToo campaign spread fast throughout show business, ripping apart the film industry. The drive to bring down sexually abusive men has cut some filmmakers' careers short.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2018-12-21 16:25

'Park fever' creates K-food, skincare boom in Vietnam

To understand how influential Park Hang-seo is in Vietnam, one need only look at how Korean companies have performed there after the Southeast Asian country clinched the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup title earlier this week, under the guidance of South Korean coach Park Hang-seo.

2018-12-19 16:48

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...

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2018-12-16 16:23

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.

Jung Da-min | 2018-12-13 17:00

The Social Uniforms Project

Korea is in the midst of gender war. There is too much to try to sum up satisfactorily here, but between the 2016 Gangnam knife murder and the seemingly non-stop spate of random assaults on women in subways and in the streets, which culminated in the recent Isu station assault, there are lots of men?- online and off?-?who seem to be deeply angry at women who step out of their...

2018-12-09 09:44

Hankook Ilbo hosts contest to fight addiction

The Hankook Ilbo, the sister paper of The Korea Times, is holding an anti-addiction contest with the purpose of reducing non-drug addiction, including those related to gambling, smartphones and online games. The competition is sponsored by Kangwon Land and the Kangwon Land Addiction Care Center (KLACC).

2018-12-05 16:21

25% of Korean adults have pets

One out of four South Korean adults owns a pet, and they spend an average of around 100,000 won (US$89.95) per month on their companion, a report by KB Financial Group showed Wednesday.

2018-12-05 13:01

BTS fans collectively support transnational charity

Before BTS, there were no Korean singers who had inspired foreign fans to act for a certain cause. BTS fans' collective action is unprecedented in history of fandom.

2018-12-02 17:31

More Koreans shun marriage amid economic burden: research

South Koreans are becoming less inclined to get married, research showed Wednesday, apparently due to the rising economic burden along with concerns over raising children. According to the research conducted by Daumsoft Inc., which analyzed keywords used on online communities and social media from January 2016 to September 2018, many South Koreans cited money as the biggest h...

2018-11-28 15:45

CICI winter gathering looks back on this year's activities, presents next year's plans

The Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI) held a winter gathering Monday at the Grand Hyatt Seoul. At the CICI-Korea CQ Winter Welcoming Gathering, members of CICI reviewed this year's cultural events, where opinion leaders home and abroad gathered to learn about and experience Korean culture. CICI's plans for next year have also been revealed.

Jung Da-min | 2018-11-27 20:28

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