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  Pyeongchang Trout Festival to launch Jan. 9 along Odae Stream

  PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- The “Pyeongchang Trout Festival,” one of Gangwon Province’s signature winter events, will launch this week along the Odae Stream in Jinbu-myeon, Pyeo
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  Taean draws record 18 mln visitors last year, aims for 20 mln in 2026

  TAEAN, South Chungcheong Province, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- Taean County said Thursday that a record total of 18.09 million people visited the county last year, the highest figure ever, according to an ana
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  Visits to Chilgung restricted amid return to Cheong Wa Dae

  SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- As the presidential office returns to Cheong Wa Dae for the first time in about three and a half years, access to nearby Chilgung (Seven Shrines) will be partially restricte
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  BTS decorates Sejong Center staircase with album promo ahead of March comeback

  SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- Global K-pop sensation BTS has unveiled an offline promotional campaign at Seoul’s Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, one of Korea’s most iconic cultural venues, ahead o
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  Royal palaces, tombs draw record visitors in 2025

  SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A record 17.8 million people visited royal palaces, tombs and Jongmyo Shrine last year, officials said Monday, as public interest in traditional Korean culture continued to r
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  Korean traditional goods sales hit record high amid 'Demon Hunters' boom

  SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- Sales of traditional Korean cultural products hit an all-time high last year, boosted by the global popularity of the Netflix animated film "KPop Demon Hunters,"
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  Park Ji-won’s draft of 'Yeolha Ilgi' to be designated national treasure

  SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- A draft manuscript of "Yeolha Ilgi," a seminal work by late Joseon-era Silhak scholar Park Ji-won (1737–1805) documenting Qing dynasty culture, will be designat
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  Museum goods brand MU:DS tops 40 billion won in annual sales for first time

  SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- As interest in traditional Korean culture continues to grow, sales of cultural merchandise from national museums have reached an all-time high. According to the National Mu
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  6 in 10 Koreans satisfied with leisure life; paid leave usage hits record high

  SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans’ satisfaction with their leisure lives has reached its highest level since 2016, with more than six in 10 expressing contentment. According to the "2025
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  National art museum draws record 3.3 mln visitors this year

  SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) reported a record number of visitors this year driven by hit exhibitions, the museum said Wednesday. The MMCA sa
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  Lost incense burner lids at Gyeongbok Palace recreated, put on public display

  SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Heritage Service said Tuesday it has recreated two missing lids of the incense burners at Geunjeongjeon Hall in Gyeongbok Palace and will place them on the burner
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  Joseon-era pavilion returns from Japan after 100 years

  SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- An exhibition showcasing the return of the Joseon-era architectural heritage site "Gwanwoldang" after a century in Japan will open this week. The Korea Heritage
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  K-heritage industry set to reach 100 trillion won; joint inter-Korean push for taekwondo UNESCO listing

  SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- With global interest in K-culture continuing to grow, the government plans to expand industries related to national heritage—the roots of K-culture—into a 100 trillion won
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  S. Korea urges Japan to fulfill its pledge on UNESCO-listed forced labor site

  By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea urged Japan on Monday to follow through on its pledge to fully reflect the history of a UNESCO-listed heritage site linked to wartime forced
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  Will Seoul’s Jongmyo have impact on high-rise redevelopment if designated as World Heritage District?

  SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- A 194,000-square-meter area surrounding Jongmyo Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has been designated a World Heritage District. The move comes as debate intensifies ov
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  Seoul city, heritage agency hold first preliminary talks over high-rise project near Jongmyo

  SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's heritage authorities and the Seoul metropolitan government have held their first round of preliminary talks to address a growing dispute over a controversi
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  Japanese Buddhist to receive presidential citation for returning Joseon's royal shrine

  SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- A Japanese Buddhist priest who returned a Joseon-era structure known as "Gwanwoldang" to South Korea after about a century will receive a presidential citation,
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  Presidential prize at traditional crafts competition goes to Chung Ki-hwan

  SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- Chung Ki-hwan has won the presidential prize at the 50th Korea Traditional Craft Competition, the Korea Heritage Service and the National Intangible Heritage Functional Assoc
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  Seoul Light Gwanghwamun 2025 to launch this week, mesmerize global visitors

  SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Monday that it will launch “Seoul Light Gwanghwamun 2025” spurring to deliver a monumental stage of light, sound, and human co
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  Treasures recovered from the sea spotlight underwater excavations

  SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- A renewed exhibition space showcasing artifacts recovered from waters off Taean, South Chungcheong Province — often dubbed “underwater Gyeongju” — will reopen to the public