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Arts-Culture Culture Minister Chae chairs the 2025 APEC dialogue on cultural industries
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), led by Minister Chae Hwi-young, hosted the inaugural 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) High-Level Dialogue on Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do province, from August 26 to 28. The High-Level Dialogue on Cultural and Creative Industries marks the first ministerial-level meeting held under the APEC forum with participation from its 21 member economies, which implies its significance for acknowledging cultural and creative industries as vital drivers of the economy. T
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- 2025-08-29 15:16
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Arts-Culture [Publisher Damwha Column] “Visa-free entry for Chinese tourists and tax-funded tourism subsidies are gambling”
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young The central government and some local governments are expanding visa-free entry for Chinese tourists and even offering subsidies funded by taxes to attract more Chinese tourists. While citing the recovery of the tourism industry post-COVID-19 as justification, this amounts to nothing more than reckless gambling using local finances as collateral. China has long been central to Korea's tourism market, and visa-free expansion could temporarily inject vitality into aviation, lodging, and food services. However, increased tourist numbers do not automatically tran
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- 2025-08-27 15:38
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Arts-Culture [Shin Hyang-sik Column] A glass of water before making love, a promise to protect life
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee “Honey, I'm thirsty.” Once upon a time, this might have sounded like sweet words. But at certain moments, these words can be a warning signal from the heart. While making love, our bodies move similarly to when we engage in intense physical activity. The heart beats faster than usual, body temperature rises, and fluids are rapidly lost through breathing and sweating. Medically speaking, metabolic rate during sexual activity is reported to be 2–3 times higher than usual. The American Heart Association (AHA) and Mayo Clinic have repeatedly warned that dehydration i
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-08-26 15:22
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Arts-Culture [Park Dong-chang's Barefoot Walking Column 1] Barefoot walking, the elixir of good health and longevity, the dream of saving humanity
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Regardless of time and place, it has been the desire of all people to live a long and healthy life without illness. However, while health issues are a concern for everyone, no one knows the perfect way to manage them, making it a black box of sorts. Over the 100,000 years of human evolution, efforts to maintain and preserve physical health have repeatedly been thwarted by various diseases and aging. In the West, through thousands of years of medical development centered on anatomy and physiology, recent efforts have been made to analyze the human body's “black bo
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-08-26 13:40
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Arts-Culture Hur Yeon-hwa: An installation artist breaking boundaries
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Korean artist Hur Yeon-hwa, who works across sculpture and painting, has built her practice around overcoming the physical constraints of space. Having majored in sculpture, she often grappled with the limits of doors, windows, and studios—an experience that led her to pursue the theme of fluidity, eventually developing installation works that dissolve boundaries. Water has become her central material. For Hur, its appeal lies in its shifting form—whether contained in vast seas or small aquariums—and in its refusal to be fixed or measured. She recalls her unive
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- 2025-08-22 17:03
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Arts-Culture CCTF CEO Lee meets with Slovak Ambassador to Korea Marek Repovsk
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Chungnam Culture and Tourism Foundation (CCTF) will partner with the Slovak Embassy in Korea to expand cultural and tourism exchanges. The foundation held a "Cultural and Tourism Exchange and Cooperation Declaration Ceremony" with Slovak Ambassador to Korea Marek Repovsk at the Chungnam Culture and Arts Seoul Exhibition Center (CN Gallery) in Jongno-gu, Seoul on Aug. 7. This declaration, based on the strategic partnership and mutual respect between the two countries, aims to ▲encourage cultural and artistic exchanges, ▲support the development of convergent cu
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-08-11 10:35
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Arts-Culture The 28th World Peace Art Exhibition Awards Ceremony held successfully
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The 28th World Peace Art Exhibition Awards Ceremony was held at the Korea Gallery in Insa-dong, Seoul on August 6, 2025. About 620 artists from 21 countries participated in the event, submitting approximately 1,200 works. About 800 of these works were exhibited. The ceremony concluded successfully with approximately 200 distinguished guests in attendance. Attendees at the ceremony included Nurgali Arystanov, Ambassador of the Embassy of Kazakhstan, Fazliddin Arziev, Minister Counsellor of the Embassy of Uzbekistan, Consul Eugene Redko of the Embassy of Belarus, a
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-08-07 14:00
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Arts-Culture Seminar on “Digitalization of Education” for Tajikistan teachers kicks off
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Seminar on “Digitalization for the Education” for Tajikistani teachers, organized by the Sejong Education office, kicked off in Sejong city on August 4, 2025. This initiative marks a significant milestone in the educational partnership between the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Tajikistan, one that holds great promise for the future of digital education in Tajikistan. It is worth underlining that the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon has consistently shown strong support for digitalization as a key driver of the Tajikistan'
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- 2025-08-05 11:43
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Arts-Culture 65th APEC Tourism Working Group Meeting held at Songdo Convensia
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea, in cooperation with the Korea Tourism Organization, hosted the 65th APEC Tourism Working Group (TWG) Meeting from July 28 to 31 at Songdo Convensia, Incheon, as part of the Third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM3) and Related Meetings. Established in 1991, the APEC TWG has served as a key platform for tourism officials from 21 member economies to share insights, align policies, and foster growth through travel and tourism cooperation. The 65th TWG Meeting featured the adoption of the APEC Tourism Strategic
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-08-01 15:32
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Arts-Culture [Publisher Column] Prayer is peace, harmony, and a heart attitude for someone
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Every day, we pass through a landscape of fierce words and division. Politics puts more weight on blame than responsibility, and those who are called leaders only talk about ‘strategies’ to defeat their opponents rather than the people. In the midst of this, I say, “This is a time when prayer is needed.” However, true prayer is not a monologue to heaven, but a heart attitude for our neighbors, and it should be the starting point of practice to reflect on my thoughts and actions for someone other than myself. Prayer is ‘courage’ for the weak. Even at this mome
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- 2025-07-25 11:20
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Arts-Culture Korean Opera singer Lee performs at Int’l Art Festival “Slavianskiy Bazaar” in Belarus
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The multi-day visit of South Korean opera singer Lee Yeon-Seong to Belarus, organized by the Belarusian side, came to a close on July 14, 2025. For the first time in the history of the International Festival of Arts “Slavianskiy Bazaar in Vitebsk”, a performer from the Republic of Korea took the stage. At the Summer Amphitheater, Lee Yeon-Seong, together with young Belarusian talent Ivan Maltsev, performed a traditional song “The Golden Ray of Sunlight” (lyrics by Y. Entin, music by G. Gladkov), receiving warm applause from the audience. The South Korean guest’
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- 2025-07-18 14:33
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Arts-Culture Petroglyphs along the Bangucheon Stream inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Petroglyphs along the Bangucheon Stream has been successfully inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, which has been held in Paris, France from July 6 to 16, 2025, made the final decision to inscribe the Petroglyphs along the Bangucheon Stream on the World Heritage List on July 12, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Following its inscription on the Tentative List of World Heritage Sites in 2010, the Petroglyphs along the Bangucheon Stream has finally come to fruition after 15 years. With this inscripti
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-07-15 10:47
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Arts-Culture K-Folk Painting Artists Invitational Exhibition to be held in Belarus
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee A grand exhibition titled “K-Folk Painting Artists Invitational Exhibition” will be held at the National Museum of Folk Art in Minsk, located in the capital of Belarus in Eastern Europe from October 27 to November 16. This exhibition is co-hosted by the Belarusian Ministry of Culture and the Diplomacy Journal, and co-organized by the Belarusian National Museum, the K-Folk Painting Research Institute, and the World Peace Art Exhibition Organizing Committee. It is expected to mark a new leap toward the globalization of K-Folk Painting. This exhibition is a large-sc
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-07-11 14:50
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Arts-Culture Abdulla Qodiriy’s “The Days Gone By” comes to Korean readers
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo A remarkable cultural milestone has been achieved with the Korean translation of «The Days Gone By» (O‘tkan kunlar), the iconic novel by Uzbek literary pioneer Abdulla Qodiriy. The man behind this endeavor is Professor Kim Tschung Sun of Keimyung University, who spent more than two years translating the novel — not only with scholarly precision but also with a deep emotional connection to its world. From March 2023 to May 2025, Professor Kim immersed himself in the world of Qodiriy’s characters — their passions, struggles, and the historical backdrop of early 2
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- 2025-07-10 14:27
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Arts-Culture Embassy of India and KYA jointly organize the global Yoga event
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The Embassy of India and the Korean Yoga Association (KYA) jointly organized the 11th International Day of Yoga (IDoY) event at the iconic Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on June 21, 2025. With the Gyeongbok Palace providing a magnificent backdrop, the Yoga event drew in over 700 yoga practitioners, both Korean friends and members of the Indian diaspora. Several dignitaries and members of the diplomatic corps joined the event. Ambassador Amit Kumar noted the growing popularity of Yoga in ROK, thanked KYA and other local partners for their efforts in promoting Yoga
- Lee 기자
- 2025-06-24 14:16
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President Lee holds first phone call with Tajikistan President Rahmon
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[Park Dong-chang's Barefoot Walking Column 1] Barefoot walking, the elixir of good health and longevity, the dream of saving humanity
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Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries held in Turkmenistan
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[Shin Hyang-sik Column] A glass of water before making love, a promise to protect life
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KGCCI unites 700 Korean-German participants for “Guide Walkers” event
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South Korea-US summit ends... Tense start, smiling finish
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HS Hyosung awards scholarships to students in Alabama, the US
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Hyundai Motor presents hydrogen vision for energy transition at CEM16
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Prime Minister Kim attends the 2025 World Climate Industry EXPO
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Culture Minister Chae chairs the 2025 APEC dialogue on cultural industries
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Samsung celebrates 40 years of appliance innovation at IFA 2025
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