K-LIFE

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  Contribution

  Delving into Human: My Mentor, Kim Swoo Geun (Part 2)
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  Travel

  Queen's Quarters at Gyeongbok Palace to Open to Public Next Month

  SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- The Gyotaejeon Hall at Gyeongbok Palace, once the living quarters of Joseon-era queens, will be specially opened to the public starting next month in celebration of the 30t
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  Contribution

  Delving into Human: My Mentor, Kim Swoo Geun (Part 1)
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  Travel

  Myeongdong Cathedral to host memorial altar for late Pope Francis

  SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- A memorial altar for the late Pope Francis will be set up at Myeongdong Cathedral for the public to pay tribute, the Archdiocese of Seoul said Tuesday. Following a priva
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  Travel

  Ancestral Tablets Return to Jongmyo Shrine After Renovation

  SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- “May the spirits descend and accept our humble offerings.” In Sunday afternoon, the gates of the main hall at Jongmyo Shrine in Seoul swung open, revealing 19 chambers tha
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  'Royal Culture Festival' Pop-up Store Opens in Seongsu-dong

  SEOUL, April 18 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Heritage Agency (KHA) announced Friday that it will run a pop-up store event from April 18 to May 1 in Seongsu-dong, Seoul. The event is held at Separates, a mu
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  'Spring Evening at Cheong Wa Dae': Nighttime Events to Be Held May 1–6

  SEOUL, April 18 (Yonhap) -- The Cheong Wa Dae Foundation announced Thursday that it will host a nighttime open-house event titled "Night Opening at Cheong Wa Dae" from May 1 to 6, offerin
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  S. Korea to help preserve Peru's Machu Picchu under new cultural heritage agreement

  SEOUL, April 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will support the preservation and sustainable management of Peru's Machu Picchu, one of the world's most iconic archaeological sites, under a new cultur
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  Travel

  KHS, KHA unveil “Monthly Heritage Visit Course”; April spotlights ‘Royal Route’

  SEOUL, April 18 (Yonhap) – The Korea Heritage Service (KHS) and the Korea Heritage Agency (KHA) announced Friday the launch of a new program titled “Monthly Heritage Visit Course,” which offers curate
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  Royal Ancestral Rite at Jongmyo Shrine to be held publicly at main hall for first time in 6 years

  SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- The "Jongmyo Jerye," a royal ancestral ritual honoring the late kings and queens of the Joseon Dynasty, will be held at the Jongmyo Shrine’s main hall (Jeongjeo
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  Lecture Series on Joseon Royal Palace Rooftops to be held at Gyeongbokgung

  SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage announced Monday that it will host a public lecture series titled “Doran Doran Palace Gathering” in Gyeongbokgung
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  S. Korea to launch 2025-26 cultural exchange year with Japan, China

  SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will kick off the 2025–26 cultural exchange year with Japan and China at a ceremony in Tokyo on Monday, the culture ministry said. The three countries plan t
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  S. Korea to launch 2025-26 cultural exchange year with Japan, China

  SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will kick off the 2025–26 cultural exchange year with Japan and China at a ceremony in Tokyo on Monday, the culture ministry said.The three countries plan to conduct year-round cultural exchange programs in var
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  Contribution

  Kim Wolf's 'K-Geography' Story: Running is My Strength

  *Editor’s note: K-VIBE invites experts from various K-culture sectors to share their extraordinary discovery about the Korean culture. Kim Wolf's 'K-Geography' Story: Running is My Strengt
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  Contribution

  Chronicles of Metaverse: The Race of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality

  *Editor’s note: K-VIBE invites experts from various K-culture sectors to share their extraordinary discovery about the Korean culture. Chronicles of Metaverse: The Race of Virtual Reality and Augmente
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  Art

  (LEAD) Jeju massacre, post-war reconstruction archives added to UNESCO Memory of the World

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details, quotes, background info in paras 4-11; ADDS more photos)SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Archives documenting the Jeju April 3 uprising and South Korea's post-war reconstruction efforts have been added to UNESCO's
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  Travel

  Jeju massacre, post-war reconstruction archives added to UNESCO Memory of the World

  SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Archives documenting the Jeju April 3 uprising and South Korea's post-war reconstruction efforts have been added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Register, the gover
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  Art

  Jeju massacre, post-war reconstruction archives added to UNESCO Memory of the World

  SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Archives documenting the Jeju April 3 uprising and South Korea's post-war reconstruction efforts have been added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Register, the government said.According to the Korea Heritage Service
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  Contribution

  Shin Jong-geun's 'K-Liqueur' Story: Korean-Style Port Wine, Gwahaju
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  Art

  Ron Mueck's hyper-realistic sculptures arrive in Asia with vertical 'Mass'

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Australia-born sculptor Ron Mueck has produced a relatively small body of works, just 48 sculptures over a career spanning around three decades, highlighting the immense time and energy he devotes to each pr