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Actor Park Ki-woong Opens Solo Exhibition: 'I Painted Those Who Are Neither Heroes Nor Villains'

SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- “A hero who feels like a villain, a villain who seems heroic—I tried to capture that space in between,” said actor-turned-artist Park Ki-woong ahead of his solo art exhibit
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Poet Kim Hye-soon wins German literary prize for 'Autobiography of Death'

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean poet Kim Hye-soon has won Germany's prestigious International Literature Award for her poetry collection, "Autobiography of Death." Kim becam
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Poet Kim Hye-soon wins German literary prize for 'Autobiography of Death'

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean poet Kim Hye-soon has won Germany's prestigious International Literature Award for her poetry collection, "Autobiography of Death."Kim became the first Asian author to receive the honor, and it
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Yonhap publishes 2025 English-language almanac

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, on Friday published its English-language yearbook summarizing the country's major events, developments and issues that occurred in 2024.The Korea Annual 2025, the only
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(LEAD) S. Korea to host UNESCO World Heritage meeting for 1st time in 2026

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, quotes in paras 3-14; ADDS photo)SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will host the 48th annual session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee next year in the southeastern port city of Busan, the committee has s
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S. Korea to host UNESCO World Heritage meeting for 1st time in 2026

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will host the 48th annual session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee next year in the southeastern port city of Busan, according to the committee.The decision was made during the committee's ongoing me
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(2nd LD) N. Korea's Mount Kumgang listed as UNESCO World Heritage site

(ATTN: ADDS S. Korean reaction in paras 9-11)PARIS, July 13 (Yonhap) -- A scenic mountain known for its beauty that changes with the seasons, North Korea's Mount Kumgang has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site.UNESCO added Mount Kumgang to it
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(LEAD) N. Korea's Mount Kumgang listed as UNESCO World Heritage site

(ATTN: ADDS details, photos)PARIS, July 13 (Yonhap) -- A scenic mountain known for its beauty that changes with the seasons, North Korea's Mount Kumgang has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site.UNESCO added Mount Kumgang to its World Heritage
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N. Korea's Mount Kumgang listed as UNESCO World Heritage site

PARIS, July 13 (Yonhap) -- A scenic mountain known for its beauty that changes with the seasons, North Korea's Mount Kumgang has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site.UNESCO added Mount Kumgang to its World Heritage list following the 47th sess
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(2nd LD) S. Korea's prehistoric petroglyphs inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage list

(ATTN: UPDATES with President Lee's comments in paras 8-9)SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- A set of prehistoric rock carvings in southeastern South Korea has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list, a South Korean cultural agency announced Satur
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(LEAD) S. Korea's prehistoric petroglyphs inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage list

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 4-18)SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- A set of prehistoric rock carvings in southeastern South Korea has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list, a South Korean cultural agency announced Saturday.The decisio
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S. Korea's prehistoric petroglyphs inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage list

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- A set of prehistoric rock carvings in southeastern South Korea has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list, a South Korean cultural agency announced Saturday.The decision was made during the 47th session of the UNESC
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Artist Kimsooja promoted to 'officer' rank in French cultural order

SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean artist Kimsooja was named an Officer of the French Order of Arts and Letters, the second-highest of the European country's three-tier honor. The artist re
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(LEAD) Artist Kimsooja promoted to 'officer' rank in French cultural order

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 4-5; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean artist Kimsooja was named an Officer of the French Order of Arts and Letters, the second-highest of the European country's three-tier honor.The artist re
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Artist Kimsooja promoted to 'officer' rank in French cultural order

SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean artist Kimsooja was named an Officer of the French Order of Arts and Letters, the second-highest of the European country's three-tier honor.The artist received the award at the French ambassador's resid
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Veteran journalist Paul Shin, who covered turbulent times in Koreas, dies at 84

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- Paul Shin, a former veteran journalist for the Associated Press who later worked as an English news adviser for Yonhap News Agency and worked in many areas covering key moments in the two Koreas, has died, hi
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National Museum records highest first-half visitors since 2005

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Korea in Seoul welcomed over 2.7 million visitors in the first half of this year, its highest half-yearly tally since relocating to its current Yongsan site in 2005, the museum said Wednesday.The museu
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Lee sees growth potential in Korean dramas in global market

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Monday emphasized the importance of cultural investment beyond the K-pop industry, highlighting Korean dramas as a new growth engine and a pathway to enhancing South Korea's glo
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S. Korea adds 11 more King Sejong Institutes to promote Korean language

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has designated 11 additional King Sejong Institutes for state support this year as part of its efforts to expand the global reach of Korean language and culture, the culture ministry said on Monday.The new desig
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Lee to meet Tony-winning writer Hue Park this week

SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will meet with Tony award-winning musical writer Hue Park and other leading South Korean art and culture professionals this week, the presidential office said Sunday.Lee will host a meeting at the pr

Actor Park Ki-woong Opens Solo Exhibition: 'I Painted Those Who Are Neither Heroes Nor Villains'

Artist Kimsooja promoted to 'officer' rank in French cultural order

Poet Kim Hye-soon wins German literary prize for 'Autobiography of Death'

Yonhap publishes 2025 English-language almanac

(LEAD) S. Korea to host UNESCO World Heritage meeting for 1st time in 2026

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