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PARIS, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean author Han Kang won a prestigious French literary award Thursday with her novel "I Do Not Bid Farewell."The 2021 book was named the winner of ... -
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Hakchon Theater, an icon of Seoul's vibrant Daehangno theater street, will be closing its doors permanently next year due to financial strain, theater off ... -
By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- MSCHF, a New York-based collective, is known for its uniquely satirical viewpoint and humor: It made a pair of Nike shoes that contained th ... -
Fighting cancer for 15 yrs, sister-poet consoles ill people via ‘Sunshine Diary’By Chung Joo-won SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Sister Lee Hae In (Sr. M. Claudia), a renowned nun, educ ... -
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Tuesday it will participate in a leading design platform in the Middle East to promote Korean craftwork this week.The Downtown D ... -
*Editor’s note: K-VIBE introduces travel journals by alumni of Yonhap News Agency Travel Academy, provided in Korean and English. The original Korean article precedes the English t ... -
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean importer of China's Tsingtao beer said Friday it will conduct an in-depth hygiene inspection of imported beers, as concerns grow over a vid ... -
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- China has agreed to require its fishing vessels operating in South Korea's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to keep their tracking devices on beginning in Ma ... -
Old-school Sindang-dong awakening as Seoul hipsters’ hideoutBy Joonha Yoo SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) - The old downtown of Seoul has many specialty streets enriched with history.Along ... -
Koreans cannot do without good 'gukbap,' says self-built soup CEO By Chung Joo-won SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Koreans simply cannot do without a good, steaming hot bow ... -
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The following are the major cultural and tourist festivals to be held in South Korea in November. * Masan Chrysanthemum FestivalWhen: Oct. 28-Nov. 6Where ... -
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The oceans minister has reassured that South Korea's seafood is safe to consume despite concerns about the discharge of contaminated water from Japan's F ... -
By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Culture Minister Yu In-chon announced his intention to overhaul the country's approach to supporting artists during his inaugural press con ... -
By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- British artist David Hockney's artworks are back in Seoul. This time, they are in an interactive art form, in which the artist himself giv ... -
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- A novel from acclaimed South Korean novelist Han Kang is a finalist in foreign-language categories of two prestigious French literary awards, the book's ... -
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- "Aqua Man," a popular wetboon distributed by Kakao Entertainment, will be remade into a TV series in Japan, the South Korean company said Friday.Kakao si ... -
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- McDonald's Korea said Thursday it will increase the price of 13 menu items by an average 3.7 percent, including the signature Big Mac, next week due to h ... -
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industry ministry said Tuesday the government has formally accepted an agreement by the World Trade Organization (WTO) aimed at banning sub ... -
By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- What look like three totally independent works of art were hung on a wall side by side. One was pitch-black, another showed an old ancient ... -
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- Pianist Lim Yunchan, the youngest winner of the 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, has signed a contract with the Decca Classics record la ... -
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government said Wednesday it has set up a garden named after J-hope, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, in collaboration with his fan c ... - Next