The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s budget for 2026 has been finalized at 7.86 trillion won ($5.36 billion), an 11.2 percent increase from this year’s budget, the ministry announced Wednesday.
On Nov. 7, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism honored 69-year-old Choi Sin-gyu, CEO of Choi Creative Lab, who received the Hwagwan Order of Culture Merit.
This year’s Hanbok Culture Week is set to be held from Tuesday through Oct. 26 to celebrate hanbok, or traditional Korean clothes, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Thursday.
Korea's culture and sports minister on Tuesday said the government will push for measures to allow more large-scale K-pop concerts at Seoul World Cup Stadium, the capital's only venue capable of holding more than 50,000 spectators.
This Chuseok, Park Bo-gum won’t just be celebrating in Korea — he’ll be towering over New York’s Times Square, dressed in hanbok (traditional Korean clothes) and bringing Korean culture to the heart of Manhattan.
Korea will distribute a second batch of vouchers offering discounts of 10,000 won ($7.30) for performances and 3,000 won for exhibitions from Thursday.
Korea and France’s culture ministries signed a letter of intent on Tuesday to build on the 1965 framework agreement for cultural exchange between the two countries, ahead of the 140th anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2026.
The government's promotional program with international content creators, "The Senses of K-Culture," is set to kick off this week, according to the Culture Ministry on Wednesday.
The Culture Ministry announced on Monday that it will set up a booth at the upcoming London Book Fair to promote the export of local books.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Thursday the 13 cities that will lead the development of cultural balance in Korea, under its “Korea Culture City” project.
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