In South Korea, some 150 historic crafts, customs and celebrations are recognised as National Intangible Cultural Heritage. Experience them to gain a deeper insight into the country, which honours its ...

The history of the Korean nation began in Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula when people started settling there 700,000 years ...

South Korea has a rich history spanning millennia. A large number of historically significant artifacts are found throughout the country, dating from various periods of the past. The Cultural ...

A South Korean feminist movement propagated largely online is making headway among American women. Here's why.

When visiting South Korea, exploring its capital Seoul often comes to the top of mind. After all, the city has everything — ...

How did South Korea become such a global cultural powerhouse ... Turning contemporary history into art is what 53-year-old novelist Han Kang excels at. Han, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature ...

Korea’s traditional 'jang'-making culture, which notably includes 'ganjang' (soy sauce), 'doenjang' (a paste made from ...

The steady success of South Korean pop culture already reaches back several ... she said in a 2023 speech. "Examining the history of violence is a questioning of human nature.

Will digital media services take over cinemas? While going to the cinema remains a popular cultural activity in South Korea, it has also suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic. Box office revenue ...

While Han Kang’s victory was celebrated as a crowning cultural achievement ... for Ms. Han are both deeply tied to South Korea’s tumultuous modern history, which has been marked by the ...

In its most ambitious journalism project yet, the publication took readers on an extraordinary journey in October. From the ...