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11 Sep 2008 Experience Chuseok at Korean Folk Village
This is the time of the year when the moon shines brightest.
That means Chuseok, one of Korea's most widely celebrated holidays, is just around the corner.

10 Sep 2008 7th Gwangju Biennale now in full swing
One of the country's biggest and most well-known arts events, the Gwangju Biennale, is in full swing. The 7th Gwangju Biennale, which lives up to its reputation as one of the premiere ......

25 Aug 2008 Korea records best performance in 2008 Summer Olympics
After 17 days of competition, the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games in Beijing came to an end with a lavish closing ceremony on Aug. 24.

05 Aug 2008 Top-notch percussion group to play at Lincoln Center
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival (also known as The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, and it takes place in Scotland's capital Edinburgh for three weeks every August.

02 Aug 2008 More Korean acts than ever at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
From clothes to hairstyle, pop music to TV dramas, Korea has been affecting the life of many Asians in recent years, now even in Iran.

07 July 2008 Korean wave spreads to Iran
From clothes to hairstyle, pop music to TV dramas, Korea has been affecting the life of many Asians in recent years, now even in Iran.

05 July 2008 Art festival to reinstate Insa-dong as center of art
Insa-dong, one of the most popular art neighborhoods in Seoul, is the traditional gallery and antique district.
It has long been considered the center of Korea's art world and the area in fact is home to about 60 art spaces ......

27 June 2008 Gov't to support digital contents development projects
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Thursday (June 26) that it will support the commercialization of selected digital contents technology to advance Korea's digital software industry.

25 June 2008 Chicago Children's Choir to sing in DMZ
A children's choir from Chicago, the United States, is to sing at Korea's demilitarized zone (DMZ) this Friday (Jun 27).
Chicago Children's Choir is to make a trip to the divided zone to hold a performance calling for peace ......

18 June 2008 English-language FM to debut this year in Seoul
In efforts to help expatriates in Korea understand Korea and make their lives more comfortable, English-language FM broadcasting is to debut in the Seoul metropolitan area and other major cities.

03 June 2008 Jeju Island to have foreigners-only clinic centers
The six medical centers in Jejudo Island won a permit to open the island's first foreigner-only clinic centers for the convenience of foreign residents and tourists there on Monday (Jun. 2)

22 Apr 2008 MoMa to screen works of award-winning director Kim Ki-duk
New Yorkers will be able to taste a series of artistic Korean movies made by director Kim Ki-duk from Wednesday (Apr. 23).
The Department of Film at New York¡¯s Museum of Modern Art ......

25 Jan 2008 N.Y. Times writer explores Big Apple's Koreatown
New York Times reporter Seth Kugel, in his Thursday (Jan. 24) article "From Bib Bim Bop to a Huge Spa," featured several Korean spots in Manhattan, together with a four-minute video clip.