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Yoon Yi Sang Music Festival in Pyongyang

Both North and South Korean musicians will get together in harmony to commemorate the world renowned composer Yoon Yi Sang in North Korea's capital, Pyongyang. The Hangyoreh Unifification Cultural Foundation on October 28 announced, 'South Korean Musicians will visit North Korea and have collateral music performance from November 3 to 5 in the first Yoon Yi Sang Music Festival.' Thirteen members will be leaving for Pyongyang including violini…

Oct 28,1998
Company"s Support of Culture Decreases Sharply

Companies' financial support for culture has decreased rapidly since the IMF bailout. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MOCT) revealed, October 26, at the National Assembly's audit of government operations that Korean companies' support to the cultural sector dropped by 10% to 64.3 billion won in the first half of 1998. In the music sector, support in the first half of this year was just 1.9 billion won whereas that in the whole year of 1997…

Oct 26,1998
54,000 Korean Historical Documents Are Out of the Country

Korea's outflow of historical documents such as diplomatic records and ancient writings and national treasury records totaled 54,000 items, the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs announced on October 23. The Ministry commented, 'Through various routes, we have confirmed that important national historical documents numbered 54,000 items while things related with Korea were about 1.7 million pages.' Japan possesses the mos…

Oct 23,1998
Broadcasting Trade Deficit Surpasses $ 200 Million Mark

The trade deficit for broadcasting programs reached 201 million dollars from 1992 to July this year. According to a report issued by Rep. Choi Jae Seung of the National Congress for New Politics on October 23, broadcasting companies including cable TV networks imported 230 million dollars' worth of foreign programs, but exported only 17 million dollars' worth of programs during this period. Among these figures the big three broadcasters (KBS, …

Oct 23,1998
Korean Proficiency Test to be Held in 6 Countries

The second Korean Proficiency Test will be held on October 25 at 17 cities in six countries. This test, superintended by the Ministry of Education and Korea Research Foundation, aims at helping foreigners who do not speak Korean as a mother language and Koreans who reside in foreign countries to enter Korean universities or Korean companies. Anyone who scores higher than 60 points recieves a 'Certificate of Korean Proficiency'. In Seoul, th…

Oct 22,1998
Broadcasting Industry Promotion Plan

The government plans to supply a 100 billion won promotion fund to aid the broadcasting industry in exporting productions including animation, documentary programs, and music videos. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MOCT) will require major TV networks to broadcast 30% of programs produced by outsourcing in 2002 to strengthen private production companies providers. This new broadcasting business plan was unveiled by Shin Nak Kyun, the Mi…

Oct 21,1998
Korean Publication Market Wide Open to Foreigners

From the beginning of 1999, foreigners can freely own book and periodical publishing businesses. The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOFE) plans to confirm details for the opening schedules and put in force this program on January 1,1999. MOFE originally planned to open not more than 50% of the publishing sector but changed its decision. The government will also totally open markets in alcohol manufacturing and outport cargo transportation. Ad…

Oct 21,1998
Gov"t Unveils Line Up for Incoming Japanese Culture

The government, on October 20, unveiled the opening lineup for Japanese culture's introduction into the Korean market. Japanese movies awarded famous international prizes including Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Hollywood's Academy awards can be put on the screen immediately. Additionally, the door is wide open to movies produced by a joint Japan-Korean team and movies that Koreans either directed or starred in. Video tapes for these movies can also…

Oct 20,1998
New Gov"t Culture Policy

The government announced a new culture policy which will concentrate upon establishing the basis and state of culture in the 21st century. The government plans to increase budgets for culture from 0.6% to 1% in 2001 and 1.4% in 2003. Shin Nak Kyun, the Minister of Culture and Tourism said, 'We plan to make a five year development plan for cultural industries and enact a culture bill around the end of this year. The government will introduce a c…

Oct 19,1998
Cellist Chung Performs at Panmunjom

Cellist Chung Myung Hwa will perform at Panmunjom for the first ever performance at the sensitive military area. Chung, is part of the well-known Chung music family, will play on October 20 at 11 am at Panmunjom's Swiss Camp with a Swiss string quartet. The unprecedente performance was organized by a Swiss general and will be broadcasted by CNN and KBS. Since it is a special venue in a restricted security area, the general public's attenda…

Oct 18,1998

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