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  S. Korea names 23 more overseas Korean-language institutes

  SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has designated 23 more state-funded Korean language institutes abroad this year, the culture ministry said Thursday, as part of efforts to help more foreigners learn the Korean language and culture.The 23 new Ki
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  Seoul Queer Culture Festival allowed to resume after 3 years

  SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The LGBTQ community in South Korea has been conditionally allowed to resume an annual festival in the heart of Seoul next month after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the city government said Wednesday.Org
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  #festival, #lavender, #flowers

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  Purple World at Mureung Byeolyucheonji

  SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- Donghae City, Gangwon Province, announced on Wednesday that it will be holding the "Lavender Meeting Day" program for visitors from June 17 till 19 at Geumgokho
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  #play, #art

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  'When the Lotus Blooms Festival' to hold three plays

  SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- "When the Lotus Blooms Festival" opened on Wednesday in Miryang city, South Gyeongsang Province.The main stage of the festival will be held in the Miryang Arena
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  (LEAD) 'Visit Korean Heritage' campaign returns for third year

  (ATTN: UPDATES with quotes in paras 10, 13)SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- An annual government-led campaign to lure more local and foreign tourists to Korean cultural heritage sites returned Tuesday, with the former presidential complex of Cheong Wa Dae
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  Photo exhibition of Haeundae Sand Sculpture that can be bought as NFT Artwork to be held until 30th

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- When the exhibition period is over, the sand sculptures of Haeundae Beach, which were torn down, are reborn as NFT (non-fungible tokens) works.Haeundae-gu, Busan announced o
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  Paul Potts holds concert in S. Korea to celebrate 15th anniversary of debut

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- English tenor Paul Potts will meet his Korean fans at the “2022 Paul Potts Debut 15th Concert in Seoul.” Potts will host a concert to celebrate the 15th anniversary of his
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  #Trip, #Beautifulscenery, #Daegu

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  Daegu to expand landscape lighting in Shincheon and Gumhogang

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) --- Daegu city government is connecting both Shincheon which runs through the center of Daegu and Geumhogang using scenic lighting. The city plans to install landscape lightin
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  '2022 Baekje Eoulmadang' to be opened on the 18th

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- "2022 Baekje Eoulmadang," a representative regular cultural tourism program in Gongju, South Chungcheong province, opens on the 18th.Baekje Eoulmadang, which mar
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  'Visit Korean Heritage' campaign returns for third year

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- An annual government-led campaign to lure more local and foreign tourists to Korean cultural heritage sites will return this month, with the former presidential complex of Cheong Wa Dae included in the popular heritage site
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  Air Busan to expand 8 int’l routes including Japan and Southeast Asia in July

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- Air Busan will add eight additional routes in July, centered around Japan and Southeast Asian countries. Air Busan announced on Tuesday that starting from July 1, the carrie
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  #art, #museum, #exhibition

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  Special exhibition of Lee Kyo-jun·Park Chang-seo to be held from tomorrow

  SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- Daegu Art Museum announced on the 13th that it will be holding a solo exhibition of the two artists, Lee Kyo-jun and Park Chang-seo, from 14th June till the 3rd of October.
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  #festival, #flower

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  1st Gongju Yugu saek-dong Hydrangea Garden Flower Festival to be held from 17-15

  SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- The 1st Gongju Yugu saek-dong Hydrangea Garden Flower Festival will be held from the 17th till the 19th at the Hydrangea Garden in Yugu saek-dong, Gongju city, South Chungc
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  #Busan, #festival, #BFFF

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  Busan Food FIlm Festa to open on July 1... ‘From the vine’ as opening film

  SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- The opening film of the "2022 Busan Food Film Festa (BFFF)," a festival where visitors can enjoy food and film-related content, will be Director Sean Cisterna’s
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  Uiryeong ‘Bullfight competition’ changes its name to ‘Bull strength contest’

  SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- A Korean traditional folk game “Bullfight competition,” in which two cows face each other’s horns and measure a strength, will be held after changing its name to “Bull stren
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  #festival, #jazz

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  1st Jeonju Street Jazz Festival to be held from 17th

  SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) --The festival to enjoy authentic jazz of New Orleans, the home of jazz will be held in Jeonju, North Jeolla province. Jeonju City announced on the 9th that it will be holding
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  Korean Food Master Class to be held in Sydney Australia on June 24~26

  SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- In Sydney, Australia, a master class that showcases various charms of Korean food will be held for three days.The Korean Cultural Center (Director Park Myung-soon) and the K
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  #festival, #traditionalmusic

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  First performance of 'Tradition and Experiment – The East Coast' to be held on 25th

  SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- On the 25th, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts will be performing "The East Coast," the first performance of "The Tradition and Experiment- a series of
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  #laborsong, #festival, #tradition

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  3rd Jeju Labor Songs performance to be held from 11th

  SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- An opportunity to experience the performance of Labor song (Nodong song), a traditional music and cultural heritage of Jeju, will be provided. The Jeju International Culture
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  Yongsan Park opens on trial basis

  Yongsan park-opening Yongsan Park opens on trial basis SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- A former U.S. Forces Korea base site near the office of President Yoon Suk-yeol opened as a public park on a trial bas