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PM emphasizes safety of Scouts as K-pop concert set to wrap up 2023 World Scout Jamboree

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo once again urged officials to ensure the safety of Scouts on Friday as approximately 40,000 participants of the 2023 World Scout Jamboree are set to gather in Seoul for a farewell K
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K-pop concert to wrap up 2023 World Scout Jamboree

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- About 40,000 participants of the 2023 World Scout Jamboree are set to gather in Seoul on Friday for a K-pop concert, which will wrap up the world event plagued by a heat wave and a typhoon with a glitzy entertainment show.
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Culture ministry to launch efforts to attract Chinese group tourists

By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Thursday it will launch efforts to lure more Chinese tourists in earnest following the resumption of China's group tours to Korea. Earlier in the day, Beijing lifted its COVID-19
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(2nd LD) Jamboree K-pop concert will be held at Seoul World Cup Stadium Friday: ministry

(ATTN: UPDATES with speculations about concert lineup in last four paras; ADDS details in paras 4-5)SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Tuesday a K-pop concert and the closing ceremony for the 25th World Scout Jamboree will be held at
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(LEAD) Jamboree K-pop concert will be held at Seoul World Cup Stadium Friday: ministry

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, comments from para 4; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Tuesday a K-pop concert and the closing ceremony for the 25th World Scout Jamboree will be held at Seoul World Cup Stadium in weste
Jamboree K-pop concert will be held at Seoul World Cup Stadium Friday: ministry

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SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Tuesday a K-pop concert and the closing ceremony for the 25th World Scout Jamboree will be held at Seoul World Cup Stadium in western Seoul later this week.The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Touris
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Overwhelming jamboree funds used for organizing committee operation instead of on-site infrastructure: budget data

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- An overwhelming amount of public funds in South Korea spent for the 2023 World Scout Jamboree was used for operational and personnel expenses instead of for the setting up of infrastructure, such as shower and bathroom stall
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S. Korea aims to expand King Sejong Institute centers worldwide to 350 by 2027

By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- The government on Monday unveiled a plan to further enhance its global infrastructure and networks for Korean language education, including increasing the number of overseas outlets of the government-run King S
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(LEAD) Local Scout contingent boycotts jamboree, accuses organizers of mishandling sex offense

(ATTN: UPDATES with response from organizers from para 7)BUAN, South Korea, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean contingent at the 2023 World Scout Jamboree said Sunday it will pull out from the event after criticizing organizers of mishandling an alleg
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U.S. contingent at jamboree in S. Korea departs for American military base in Pyeongtaek

BUAN, South Korea, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The United States contingent at the World Scout Jamboree under way in South Korea on Sunday departed for an American military base in Pyeongtaek, cutting short their stay amid an extreme heat wave.Following criti
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Local Scout contingent boycotts jamboree, accuses organizers of mishandling sex offense

BUAN, South Korea, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean contingent at the 2023 World Scout Jamboree said Sunday it will pull out from the event after criticizing organizers of mishandling an alleged sex offense case involving a foreign adult supervisor.
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Regional tourism programs being arranged for jamboree participants amid extreme heat wave

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Municipal and provincial governments across South Korea were busy arranging various tourism programs for participants at the World Scout Jamboree under way in the country as alternative activities amid an ongoing extreme hea
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Farewell from a Naturalist Watercolor Artist

자연주의 수채화가의 마지막 인사 (서울=연합뉴스) 도광환 기자 = 수채화 작가 김철우 화백(68)은 특별한 작업방식과 화풍으로 잘 알려진 화가다. 그는 평생 '길 위에서 그리다'라는 주제로 여행을 떠나며 그림을 그렸다. 수채화구를 배낭에 넣고 국내는 물론 세계 각국을 다니며 대자연을 자신만의 애정이 어린 시선으로 담아냈다.
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Culture ministry to run Korean pavilion during World Scout Jamboree

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Wednesday it will run the Korean pavilion and host a K-pop concert during the 2023 World Scout Jamboree to help increase the participants' awareness of the culture of the host country.The 25th e
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Kakao founder Kim Beom-su named chief of Korea National Opera's board of directors

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- Kim Beom-su, founder of internet giant Kakao, was named Tuesday the new chief of the Korea National Opera's board of directors, the culture ministry said. Kim, currently the head of Kakao's Future Initiative Center,
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World Scout Jamboree kicks off in Saemangeum

BUAN, South Korea, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- The World Scout Jamboree, the largest international Scout event, kicked off in Saemangeum, a reclaimed land area on the southwestern South Korean coast, on Tuesday, bringing together over 43,000 young Scouts from
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Treble damages mulled against illegal video content distributors

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the government agreed Monday to introduce a strong punitive damages system to crack down on illegal distributors of video content, such as Korean cultural content, or K-content.The ag
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Festivals Calendar - August 2023

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The following are the major cultural and tourist festivals to be held in South Korea in August.* Busan Sea FestivalWhen: Aug. 1-6 Where: Haeundae and four other major beaches in BusanThe Busan Sea Festival has taken place e
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Hanwha finalizes deal to open Pompidou branch in Seoul

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Hanwha Group has finalized the agreement with the Centre Pompidou in France to establish the museum's offshoot branch in Seoul, with the opening set for late 2025, the energy-to-defen
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Court rules against painter's family in authenticity dispute over 'Beautiful Woman'

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The bereaved family of renowned late painter Chun Kyung-ja has again lost a legal battle to defy the law enforcement authority's conclusion that "Beautiful Woman," kept by a national art museum, is one of Ch

National Museum tops 5 mln annual visitors, a first in 80 years

Kim Whan-ki's 1971 painting fetches US$8.4 mln at auction, second-highest for Korean art

Hyundai Motor, Tate Modern unveil works of Maret Anne Sara in joint art project

Gov't unveils 3-point strategy for tourism innovation

Culture minister seeks to expand K-pop concerts at Seoul World Cup Stadium

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