Arts-Culture
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Arts-Culture “Croatia is one of the most beautiful countries in Europe”
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo “Croatia is one of the most beautiful countries in Europe. We have a very rich cultural and historical heritage which is part of the UNESCO collection,” said Kristjan Stanicic, director of the Croatian National Tourist Board (CNTB) on Sept. 26. At the Croatia Workshop Seoul 2025 held at Seoul Pullman Hotel, Kristjan Stanicic said, ”We have eight national parks boasting of really beautiful nature. We have astonishing and very diverse gastronomy. And I have to say, for example, that we have the best olive oils in the world.‘’ He stressed, “In the world, we are th
- Lee 기자
- 2025-09-26 16:59
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Arts-Culture The biennial Climbing World Championships kicks off its nine-day run
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) and the Korea Alpine Federation said the biennial Climbing World Championships on Sept. 20 kicked off its nine-day run, the Korea.net reported. Approximately 1,000 athletes from 60 countries have entered the tournament in events like para-climbing, boulder, lead and speed. The qualifying rounds are held at Han-Eul Square of Olympic Park and the finals at Olympic Gymnastics Arena (KSPO Dome) in Seoul's Songpa-gu District. Seoul's bid to host the competition was unanimously approved in April 2023 at the IFSC C
- Lee 기자
- 2025-09-25 15:51
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Arts-Culture Belarus Embassy in Seoul celebrates National Cuisine Day
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Republic of Korea held the annual cultural and gastronomic event “Belarusian Cuisine Day” on September 23, 2025, organized jointly with Belarusian diaspora in Korea. The main audience of the event was representatives of the South Korean student community from among the students of the Russian Language Department at Chungbuk National University, local cultural and public figures, as well as the Korean media. According to the established tradition, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belaru
- Lee 기자
- 2025-09-25 14:33
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Arts-Culture Chuseok holiday program brings foreigners and seniors together
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) announced on Sept. 23 to host a global Chuseok celebration where foreigners and seniors come together for the holiday. The city will hold cultural programs related to Chuseok from late September to early October at six Foreign Resident Centers as well as Gangnam and Itaewon Global Village Centers, bringing together Korean nationals and foreigners. Seoul’s Foreign Resident Centers and Global Village Centers provide assistance to the city’s 400,000 foreign residents to support their stable settlement through daily life consul
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-09-23 15:34
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Arts-Culture Gyeongju celebrates APEC Summit with Seorabeol Pungnyu performance
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), in collaboration with the Korean Traditional Performing Arts Foundation (KoTPA), is showcasing a special traditional arts performance event “Soerabeol Pungnyu,” featuring a total of 37 stage performances, in celebration of the 2025 APEC Summit from September 12 to October 29 across Korea’s premier historic-cultural city Gyeongju, including Gyochon Traditional Village, Yukbuchon, and Cheomseongdae Observatory. “Seorabeol Pungnyu” inherits the spirit of Eumseongseo, Korea’s first royal music institute. The perform
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-09-19 14:36
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Arts-Culture Byeoksachobuljeongsa Temple opens a new chapter with the ‘Diplomatic Art Center’
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Nestled within the embrace of a mountain temple bathed in sunset light in Miwon-myeon, Sangdang-gu, Cheongju City, Chungcheongbuk-do, Byeoksachobuljeongsa Temple opens the door to a new era on October 1. The Diplomatic Art Center, opening on the temple's first floor, is a stage for cultural diplomacy where the spirit of Buddhism, the fragrance of art, and international diplomacy converge. Records of peace with the world The opening commemorative exhibition at the Diplomatic Art Center begins with an international photography exhibition featuring 20 countries. Sce
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-09-18 16:04
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Arts-Culture 2025 Seoul Hunters Festival held at Seoul Plaza on Sept. 14
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) hosted the 2025 Seoul Hunters Festival at Seoul Plaza on Sept. 14 starting at 6 PM, highlighting the city as the backdrop of the globally acclaimed animated film K-Pop Demon Hunters for passionate fans from around the world. Hosted by the entertaining emcees DinDin and Cho Hyun-young, the event featured a total of 10 Korean and international teams presenting cover performances inspired by the original soundtrack and choreography of K-Pop Demon Hunters. Notably, the recently trending “Naebok Boy,” who reached over 9 million
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-09-17 14:49
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Arts-Culture Visiting Korea Book Fair held in New York, the U.S.
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in collaboration with the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA), hosted the Visiting Korea Book Fair in New York on September 4 to 5 at the NTC NYC Seminar & Conference Center. Launched in 2015, the Visiting Korea Book Fair supports Korean publishers to expand abroad and delivered approximately USD 10.25 million in potential contracts via a total of 609 consultation sessions across three countries in 2024. Coming on the back of this year’s earlier series in Prague (Czech Republic), Warsaw (Poland),
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-09-10 11:04
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Arts-Culture K-pop draws more global fans from China, Japan and Taiwan
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) announced on Sept. 8 that 1.36 million international tourists visited Seoul in July. This is a 23.1% increase from the same month last year when the figure was 1.1 million, marking the highest monthly record ever. The total showed an 18.2% rise from July 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visitors by country included 470,000 from China, 240,000 from Japan, 160,000 from Taiwan, and 100,000 from the United States. From January to July this year, a total of 8.28 million international tourists visited Seoul, up 15.9% from
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- 2025-09-09 14:32
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Arts-Culture Sawasdee Seoul Thai Festival 2025 opens in Korea
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The ‘Sawasdee Seoul Thai Festival 2025: Discover Thailand’ opened in spectacular fashion at Cheonggye Plaza in Seoul on September 6, 2025. At the opening ceremony, Thailand’s Foreign Ministry adviser Dusit Manapan officially declared the festival open, and Tanee Sangrat, Ambassador of Thailand to the Republic of Korea, delivered a welcome address. Additionally, Kim Young-soo, First Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea; Yoo Sang-beom, Member of the National Assembly and Vice Chairman of the Korea-Thailand Parliamentary Friendship A
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-09-09 10:50
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Arts-Culture 'UN 80th Anniversary Commemorative Concert' to be held in Busan
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Busan Cultural Center announced on August 8 that it will host the ‘80th Anniversary of the United Nations Concert’ on October 23. According to the Busan Cultural Center, this performance was planned to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the UN's founding and UN Day (October 24), to convey the values of international peace and solidarity through music, and to showcase Busan's symbolic significance and status to the world. The concert will feature conductor Yoon Han-gyeol, the first Korean recipient of the ‘Karajan Young Conductors Award’, and the Busan Philharm
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-09-08 16:28
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Arts-Culture Hyundai Translocal Series opens at Cheongju Craft Biennale 2025
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Hyundai Motor Company announced the opening of Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled and Woven, the inaugural exhibition of the Hyundai Translocal Series on Sept. 3. The exhibition is co-organized by the Cheongju Craft Biennale 2025 (Cheongju, Korea) and the Whitworth, The University of Manchester (Manchester, UK) in collaboration with the National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy (New Delhi, India). It opened as part of the Cheongju Craft Biennale 2025 on September 4 and runs through November 2, 2025. This exhibition is the first presentation of the Hyundai T
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-09-04 14:56
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Arts-Culture 2025 Korea Art Festival being held at venues nationwide until Sept. 30
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in collaboration with the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS), is hosting the 2025 Korea Art Festival at venues nationwide from September 1 to 30. The festival showcases the vitality of today’s Korean art while building bridges with the global art community. Major domestic biennales, art fairs, and leading art institutions have come together to present a rich panorama of artistic celebrations. Marking its second year, the 2025 Korea Art Festival has expanded its collaboration to a wider range of events, including seve
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-09-04 11:47
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Arts-Culture (Chairman Damwha Column) “The Cultural Arts Promotion Act without Folk Painting: The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Irresponsible Act”
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Folk painting is a traditional art form embodying the Korean people's aesthetic sensibility and spirit of daily life. It fills the murals of ancient palaces and the folding screens of folk museums, and today, 200,000 folk painters wield their brushes. Yet, folk painting is nowhere to be found in the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's (MCST) Cultural Arts Promotion Act. While crafts are included, and even ‘comics’ are covered, folk painting doesn't even have a name in the legal framework. Is this truly normal? The MCST proclaims the globalization of K-C
- 이존영 기자
- 2025-09-03 17:03
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Arts-Culture Dongdaemun Design Plaza, a landmark of Seoul, marks 11th anniversary
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) announced on Sept. 1 that more than 10 million people have visited Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), which marks its 11th year as a landmark of Seoul. A surge is expected during autumn and winter, with many events and exhibitions planned for the year-end. Total visitors this year are expected to exceed 20 million. During last year’s 10th anniversary, the number of visitors reached around 17.29 million. Over the past 10 years, the cumulative total was about 100 million. Facility operation rate at 80% and year-round operation
- Lee 기자
- 2025-09-03 14:59
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BAVIK Hosts 2026 New Year Event, Beginning New Chapter in Korea-Vietnam Economic Cooperation
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Support for the development of ultra-gap technologies through innovation-based projects worth KRW 268.5 billion
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy Koo Yoon-chul visits a next-generation power (energy) semiconductor site that will transform industrial competitiveness, including electric vehicles and AI data centers.
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Uzbekistan – Turkey: The Practical Phase of Cooperation in the Forestry Sector
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Gaza-focused ‘Board of Peace" Membership Slowly Ticks Upward
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'Proclamation Establishing World Buddhist Peace Day’
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U.S. Embassy Kicks Off Events Commemorating 250th Anniversary of American Independence
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Samsung Electronics to Distribute 1.3 Trillion Won in Q4 Special Dividends
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Oman Offers New Tourism Opportunities to Korean Travel Agencies
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At 103, Master Calligrapher Nam Sang-jun Refuses to Put Down His Brush
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