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  Artifacts, earthen layers from Baekje-era temple site confirmed in Buyeo

  SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Relics and earthen layers believed to be from a Baekje-era temple have been confirmed in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province, officials said Thursday. The National Buyeo Resea
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  Korea Heritage Service signs pact with Saudi ministry on intangible heritage research

  SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Heritage Service (KHS) said Thursday it signed a cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture on intangible heritage research. The agreement, sig
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  'Address the Unseen': Korea Artist Prize finalists explore hidden worlds

  By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) is set to hold an exhibition dedicated to artworks of the four finalists for the 2025 Korea Arti
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  Art

  'Address the Unseen': Korea Artist Prize finalists explore hidden worlds

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) is set to hold an exhibition dedicated to artworks of the four finalists for the 2025 Korea Artist Award.This year's finalists are Kim Young-eun,
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  (LEAD) APEC culture ministers share importance of cultural industries in 1st meeting

  (ATTN: UPDATES with comments from press conference in paras 4-7; RECASTS lead para; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Culture ministers from 20 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on Wednesday recognized the growing r
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  APEC culture ministers share importance of cultural industries in 1st meeting

  SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Culture ministers from 20 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) agreed Wednesday to recognize the growing role of cultural and creative industries and pledged to continue cooperation in the field,
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  Royal cuisine experience to be held at Gyeongbok Palace next month

  SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Heritage Service’s Palaces and Tombs Center said Tuesday it will host the "Sura-gan Tasting" program at Gyeongbok Palace from Sept. 17 to 26. Held in t
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  National Museum of Korea set to top 5 million annual visitors for first time

  SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Korea is on track to set a new attendance record this year, with projections indicating it could surpass 5 million annual visitors for the first time
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  Bonghwa County hosts event highlighting centuries-old Korea-Vietnam ties

  SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- An event celebrating the historical ties between Korea and Vietnam was held on Monday in Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province, where descendants of the Vietnamese roya
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  'KPop Demon Hunters' director on how 'shame' powers Netflix's record-breaking hit

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- Maggie Kang, co-director of "KPop Demon Hunters," said Friday the universal feeling of insecurity is what made Netflix's animated hit resonate globally.At a press conference in Seoul, Kang sai
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  Contribution

  Doc. Earm’s ‘K-Health’: Risk Factors for Heart Disease

  *Editor’s note: K-VIBE invites experts from various K-culture sectors to share their extraordinary discovery about the Korean culture. Doc. Earm’s ‘K-Health’: Risk Factors for Heart DiseaseBy Yung E.
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  Delving into Human: Correspondence with Shinwoo (Part 3)
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  Delving into Human: Correspondence with Shinwoo (Part 2)
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  State agency joins hands with Clio to promote Korean heritage through K-beauty

  SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- Amid growing global interest in Korean culture, the Korea Heritage Service said Friday it will join forces with K-beauty to promote the nation’s cultural heritage. The admi
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  National Museum on track to see record visitors this year

  SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Korea has already surpassed 4 million visitors this year, setting the stage for a historic milestone in annual attendance, according to data released by the museum Thursday.The museum said it welcomed
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  'Water droplet' master Kim Tschang-yeul's world of healing opens at MMCA

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) is set to open a major retrospective of "water droplet" artist Kim Tschang-yeul, an influential pioneer of Korean contemporary art.Marking
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  BLACKPINK's pop-up stores in China draw huge crowds; Shanghai landmark lit up in pink

  SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- BLACKPINK's pop-up stores in five major Chinese cities have been drawing huge crowds, the group's agency YG Entertainment said Thursday. The pop-ups have been held
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  Lee meets creators of 'KPop Demon Hunters,' pledges to promote culture as Korea's next growth engine

  SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has met with a group of creatives behind the smash-hit Netflix animated film "KPop Demon Hunters" and pledged to cultivate South Korea's cultural sector into one of the country's
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  (LEAD) Food exports to U.S. drop in July due to reciprocal tariffs: data

  (ATTN: ADDS gov't response in last 4 paras, photo)SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's food exports to the United States posted the first on-year decline in around two years in July, due to Washington's sweeping tariff scheme, data sh
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  Traditional culture brought to life in Lego works featuring satirical ‘Maltuki’ mask

  SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- With a reddish face, bulging eyes, and oversized nose and ears, the mask bears a sly grin that seems to mock someone. It is the unmistakable expression of “Maltuki,” a misc