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SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- More than 15 million foreign tourists visited South Korea in the first eight months of this year, reaching a record high, the culture ministry and Korea ... -
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- The government is weighing an increase in admission fees at major palaces and royal tombs next year, officials said Friday, as officials and experts arg ... -
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- Sunchang County in North Jeolla Province will hold the 21st Sunchang Jang Festival from Oct. 15-18 at Gochujang Folk Village and the Fermentation Theme ... -
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea should develop unique regional content and encourage private investment to channel growing global interest in the country fueled by the spre ... -
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- Golden artifacts preserving the 1,000-year history and culture of the Shilla Kingdom will go on display for visitors in Shanghai, China. The Gyeongju Na ... -
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Most department stores will close for two days during this year's Chuseok holiday, either on the day before and the day of Chuseok or on Chuseok and the ... -
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- The number of 112 emergency reports rose 52 percent from last year on Sept. 5, when the Seoul International Fireworks Festival was held along the Han R ... -
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Indonesia have agreed to expand partnerships in halal certification and support Korean companies' entry into the Southeast Asian country ... -
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- Palaces, Jongmyo Shrine and the royal tombs of the Joseon Dynasty will open their doors wide to visitors during the Chuseok holiday, a traditional Korea ... -
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- More than 5 million people visited the National Museum of Korea through August this year, marking another milestone following last year's record attenda ... -
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- Seoul will host a variety of cultural events across the city during the four-day Chuseok holiday, offering traditional Korean music and folk games, perf ... -
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- Despite a trade surplus in the K-pop and other cultural content sectors, South Korea continued to suffer a deficit in cultural and knowledge services tr ... -
The "city of comics" Bucheon will transform into a festival filled with imagination and creativity centered on comics and webtoons. Bucheon City in Gyeonggi Province said Wednesday ... -
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- A new international trail running festival, co-hosted by Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, will launch in South Korea in December, organiz ... -
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- A signature autumn festival centered on silver grass will be held at Hwangmaesan Mountain in Hapcheon, South Gyeongsang Province, as summer hydrangeas f ... -
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- Seongbuk-gu in northern Seoul will host the 13th Latin America Festival from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday around the district office's Baram Madang, the dist ... -
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- Draped in robes, some sit comfortably with one leg resting on the opposite knee, while others sit with one knee raised. A closer look reveals faint smil ... -
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pianist Lim Yunchan has been nominated in the 2026 Gramophone Classical Music Awards in Britain, his agency said Monday, two years after hi ... -
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- A cultural event offering visitors a chance to explore the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Joseon royal tombs and learn about their historical significance ... -
By Jeong Ah-ran ULSAN, GIMHAE, ANSAN, South Korea, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- At a shipyard in Bangeojin, Dong District, Ulsan, on June 22, a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier was ta ... -
By Park Hyeon-soo, Seong Do-hyeon ALMATY, Kazakhstan, TOSHKENT, Uzbekistan, BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- Koryo-in people, from pioneers of barren lands to key players ... - Next