In addition to Seoul’s sectional opening of the closed Deoksugung Stone Wall Path area in August 2017, the remaining 70 meters (British Embassy Seoul’s rear entrance – main gate) will open in its entirety in October 2018 after deliberation and cooperation among the city of Seoul, the British Embassy Seoul, and the Cultural Heritage Administration....Read More
Vietnam football coach Park Hang-seo found himself in an awkward position after his side beat Syria 1-0 in their quarterfinal match at the 18th Asian Games on Monday. Vietnam edged out Syria, thanks to Van Toan Nguyen’s winner in the second period extra time at Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi, east of Jakarta. Park is...Read More
South Korea and Sweden are the most innovative countries in the world, according to a league table covering everything from the concentration of tech companies to the number of science and engineering graduates. The index on innovative countries highlights South Korea’s position as the economy whose companies filed the most patents in 2017. Bloomberg, which...Read More
K-pop boy group BTS will perform at a 40,000-seat stadium in New York City as part of their upcoming world tour, their management agency said Thursday. The band will hit New York City’s Citi Field on Oct. 6 on the American leg of their upcoming world tour, according to Big Hit Entertainment. They will become...Read More
– ‘2018 SOBA’, from Ha Hyun-woo to Hong Jin-young…Korea representative musicians sending their warm supporting messages to their juniors – ‘2018 Soriabada Best K-Music Awards’, BTS, Wanna One, Twice, Red Velvet, etc, the gathering of the top stars at one place The relay of congratulatory videos by Korea talented musicians to congratulate the hosting of...Read More
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has designated the singer Hwang Chi-Yeul, who is very popular in China, as the Korea tourism honorary ambassador today. Ahn Young-bae, president of the Korea Tourism Organization, said at the ceremony held at the Seoul Center of the Korea Tourism Organization, “Please give us a lot of strength in promoting...Read More
BTS has been named one of TIME magazine’s “25 Most Influential People on the Internet” for 2018. It’s unranked, but the Korean boy band was made the cut for the success of their latest EP, “Love Yourself: Tear,” the first K-pop album to make it to the top of the Billboard 200. TIME said the...Read More
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister Jong-Hwan Do) and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) will create a customized Korean tourism promotion overseas advertisement in order to increase the attractiveness of foreign tourists. KTO will produce consumer-tailored commercials focusing on various experiences in line with the increasing trend of the global trend in which...Read More
The historic summit between the U.S. and North Korean leaders, which will change the fate of the Korean Peninsula, began at 9 a.m. local time in Singapore on June 12. U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un held their first-ever face-to-face meeting at the Capella resort...Read More
Residents of Bukchon Hanok Village, a popular tourist destination in central Seoul, gathered in their neighborhood Saturday to protest an overwhelming influx of tourists. “More than 300,000 tourists visit our residential area every month. They make noise, smoke, throw out garbage and even urinate in the street,” a protester said in a statement. “We repeatedly...Read More
