Korea Joongang Daily
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Tickets to go on sale for nighttime tours of Gyeongbok, Changdeok palaces

As spring arrives, Korea’s historic palaces will once again open their gates after sundown for two highly anticipated nighttime tours.

2025-03-12

BTOB's Yook Sung-jae to star in period drama 'The Haunted Palace'

Boy band BTOB member Yook Sung-jae is set to take on a new challenge by starring in his first period drama.

2025-03-06

Hanbok on holiday: Visitors enjoy last day of March 1 long weekend at Gyeongbok Palace

Tourists dressed in hanbok, or as traditional Korean dress, take selfies at Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul on March 3, as visitors enjoyed the last day of a windy long weekend to mark the March 1 Independence Movement holiday.

2025-03-03

Digital installations allow visitors to enjoy Korea's royal palaces — without the crowds

Two media art exhibitions, organized by the Korea Heritage Service, present immersive digital installations that reimagine the beauty of Korea’s historic gardens and palaces through light and technology.

2025-03-03

Korea Heritage Service unveils centuries-old repatriated wooden plaque

“Seonwonjeon,” an inscribed wooden plaque that went missing during Japan’s colonial rule of Korea, has returned to its motherland and was unveiled during a press conference on Feb. 27 at the National Palace Museum of Korea in central Seoul.

2025-03-03

European leaders want a say in talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine. The U.S. is brushing them off.

European leaders insisted Monday they must have a say in talks to end the war in Ukraine despite the clear message from both Washington and Moscow that there was no role for them as yet in negotiations that could shape the future of the continent.

2025-02-18

Changgyeong Palace to open during evenings to celebrate Jeongwol Daeboreum

To celebrate the upcoming Jeongwol Daeboreum, the Korea Heritage Service is opening the doors of Changgyeong Palace in central Seoul from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. every evening from Tuesday to Saturday.

2025-02-10

Grand Mercure Imperial Palace opens in Gangnam

Imperial Palace Seoul reopened as Grand Mercure Imperial Palace Seoul Gangnam on Tuesday, under global hospitality chain Accor.

2024-12-10

Vietnamese tourist under fire for practicing yoga on Gyeongbok Palace wall

Korean netizens and intellectuals are reacting negatively to photos of a Vietnamese female tourist practicing yoga in tight leggings at a historic royal palace in the center of Seoul.

2024-11-07

Crystal Palace claim first victory of season with 1-0 win over Son-less Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-0 to Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday in the absence of injured captain Son Heung-min.

2024-10-28