Arts-Culture
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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
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- 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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Arts-Culture 2025 World Webtoon Awards ceremony to be held on October 22
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), together with the Korea Creative Content Agency announced the 26 nominated works for the main prizes in the “2025 World Webtoon Awards” on Sept. 3. Now in its second year, the World Webtoon Awards celebrates excellence in webtoons to boost pride among people in the industry and solidify Korea’s status as the originator and leader of the global webtoon market. This year’s awards ceremony will take place on October 22, at Lotte Cinema World Tower in Seoul. The call for submissions drew 1,338 reader-recommended wor
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-09-03 14:25
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Arts-Culture [Publisher Damwha Column] K- Folk Painting: A future asset transcending tradition to color the world
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young K-Folk Painting (Minwha) is not merely an old painting. It is a living art imbued with the hopes, lives, humor, and wisdom of Koreans, and today it has become a vital pillar of K-culture spreading globally. Recently, K- Folk Painting has formed a massive cultural ecosystem domestically, with a population of over 200,000 artists, enthusiasts, and students. This goes beyond simple painting, connecting to education, publishing, merchandise, and tourism industries, becoming a foundation for creating boundless added value. The response overseas is particularly ast
- 이존영 기자
- 2025-09-02 10:23
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Arts-Culture APEC elevates cultural sector to core agenda for 1st time in history
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The plenary session of the APEC High-Level Dialogue on Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs), chaired by Minister CHAE Hwi-young of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of the Republic of Korea, concluded on August 27, 2025, as a resounding success. The plenary session was held in Gyeongju under the theme, “Cultural and Creative Industries: New Horizons for Prosperity.” This inaugural dialogue saw robust attendance from high-level policymakers, including Minister Toshiko Abe of Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-09-01 14:17
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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
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 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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Sawasdee Seoul Thai Festival 2025 opens in Korea
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KGCCI hosts “Guide Walkers” joint CSR event in Seoul
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LG CEO William Cho pursues the Global South growth strategy
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A D-365 commemorative event before 2026 Yeosu World Island Expo held
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'UN 80th Anniversary Commemorative Concert' to be held in Busan
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Kia Corp. celebrates its one millionth car sale in Australia
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South Korea's arms exports to NATO states ranked 2nd from 2020-24
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Tourism emerging as national brand of the New Uzbekistan
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A strong impetus for business development
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Foreign Minister Cho asks U.S. senators for support in improving visa system
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Science Minister Bae meets with Kazakhstan's counterpart Sayasat Nurbek
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