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Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards — in pictures

The annual Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards took place at the National Theater's Haeoreum Grand Theater in Jung District, central Seoul, on Thursday evening.

2024-11-01

Inaugural AI Content Festival kicks off at COEX

The first AI Content Festival kicked off on Thursday at COEX in southern Seoul, giving creators a chance to flaunt their AI-created and AI-inspired artworks and products to the public.

2024-10-31

Korea wants 30 million annual tourists by 2027. But what is the country doing about it?

Korea aims to attract 30 million annual tourists by 2027 and earn 30 billion in tourism revenue by 2027. But current statistics show that the country has much more work to do if it wants to reach these targets.

2024-10-31

Gov't to open six new culture business centers in Europe by end of the year

The government will open six new culture business centers in Europe by the end of 2024 and five more around the world next year, the Korea Creative Content Agency (Kocca) said Wednesday.

2024-10-30

Veteran actors Shin Goo, Kang Boo-ja awarded Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit

Veteran actors Shin Goo and Kang Boo-ja have been crowned the Eungwan, or silver crown, Order of Cultural Merit, this year’s highest accolade from the annual Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards.

2024-10-28

Gov't acquires four paintings through new payment-in-kind policy

Korea welcomed the first batch of four paintings collected as payment in kind for inheritance tax, which will be stored at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Monday.

2024-10-07

World Webtoon Awards celebrates year of comics, 'Solo Leveling' takes grand prize

The inaugural World Webtoon Awards and Festival launched in Seoul, celebrating webtoon culture. Key awards were given, including Best Webtoon to 'Solo Leveling.'

2024-09-27

Badminton Korea denies embezzlement, threatens legal action

Korea's national badminton association denied embezzlement allegations made by the government, instead threatening to report the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for defamation.

2024-09-14

Korea, Japan, China sign memorandum on cultural exchange at trilateral ministers' meeting

Kyoto, JAPAN — Korea, Japan and China designated 2025 and 2026 as the years of cultural exchange during the 15th Korea-Japan-China Culture Ministers’ Meeting held on Thursday at the Kyoto International Conference Center in Kyoto, Japan.

2024-09-12

Sports ministry budget eyes structural reforms in wake of Paris Olympics drama

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has been assigned a budget of 7.12 trillion won ($5.33 billion) for next year, marking a 2.4 percent increase of 166.9 billion won from the year prior.

2024-08-28