A former royal palace in London has begun providing a Korean-language audio tour guide service, the Korean embassy in London Thursday (Apr. 17). Hampton Court Palace recently added Korean to the guide service, which allows tourists to hear descriptions of the site on headphones as they walk through, Korean tourism offic...

An American playwright’s work about sex slaves for Japanese soldiers during World War II is to be performed in Seoul later this month, organizers said Wednesday (Apr. 16). The play ’Hotel Splendid’ by Lavonne Mueller is scheduled for a six-day run starting on April 30, according to the theater company ’Choin’. Written ...

April 10 was the first birthday of “Korea Sparkling,” Korea’s tourism industry branding. Though slightly belated, a big celebration is to take place on Tuesday (Apr. 15) evening at the front yard of the Korea Tourism Organization with the attendance of some 100 key government officials including Oh Jee-chul, head of the...

Should Seoul office workers watch free outdoor music performances during lunchtime, they will love it. Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Korea’s largest cultural complex on Sejongno, Seoul, kick-started an open-air spring festival in its backyard on Monday (Apr. 14). The Sejong Art Garden (Tteurak) Festival, Apr. ...

The two neighboring countries Korea and Japan sought to promote peaceful relations and recognize each other’s sovereignty by dispatching envoys to each other during the 17th-19th centuries. This year marks the 401st anniversary of Korea sending the cultural mission "Joseon Tongsinsa" to Japan, and a historic ...

Enjoy experiencing Korean traditional culture and get credits from school. Jeonju, the capital of Jeollabuk-do (North Jeolla Province), has just opened an academy that provides practical lectures in both Korean and local culture for overseas students studying in Korea. The Korean Traditional Academy established within...

Ancient Korea’s royal cuisine is known for having less fat, more vegetables and more balanced flavor than typical Korean dishes. This cuisine has been gaining popularity since the success of the mega-hit historical drama "Daejanggeum," a story about a legendary court cook who became the first female physician ...

The annual Yi Sun-Shin Sacred Hero Festival in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do (province), is a cultural tourism event with a long tradition. The festival to remember Admiral Yi’s patriotism and achievements during the Joseon Dynasty marks the 47th celebration this year. It runs from Apr. 25 to 30 at Hyeongchungsa (temple) area...

Cartoons are generally thought to be exclusively children’s entertainment. Once people grow up they seem to forget how much time they used to spend watching their favorite animations on television. But for adults who want to go back to their childhood and for children who want to enjoy a variety of cartoons they can go ...

By Yasmin Lee G Arpon Deputy Editor of the Asia News Network ’Koreanovelas’ Fever is sweeping the Philippines In the last few years, Korean films, TV dramas and pop music have become immensely popular abroad, a phenomenon known as the Korean Wave. This is the second in a series of essays by a select group of foreign sch...