BUSAN, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Art Busan, South Korea’s second-largest art fair by sales, kicked off a four-day run in the southeastern port city of Busan on Thursday, bringing together 145 galleries from 22 countries. The 12th edition opened a VIP preview session at the Busan Exhibition & Convention Center in the city, located [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A heavenly horse painting, a national treasure believed to date back to the fifth to sixth century, returned for public display Thursday after nine years. The “Cheonma” painting is on display as part of a special exhibition of artifacts unearthed from a royal tomb from the Silla Kingdom (B.C. [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — On Wednesday, the city of Seoul held an opening ceremony for Haneul-So, an observatory-like sculpture located in Yeolrin Songhyeon green space in Jongno-gu. Haneul-So, which means “a space that looks to the sky” in Korean, will serve as the theme pavilion for the 4th Seoul Biennale of Urban Architecture [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The trend of using a photo of South Korean actor Ma Dong-seok to facilitate complaints has gained popularity in China, where netizens are changing their online profiles to images of the muscular movie star and Korea Armwrestling Federation board member. He also starred as Gilgamesh in the Marvel series [...]
BUSAN, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan Museum of Art in Busan has announced that it will host a participatory exhibition in the Children’s Gallery, featuring a collaboration between an artist and children from Thursday until Dec. 17. The exhibition will display 12 new artworks by the artist Kim Hong-seok and will be held [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Semyung University, nestled in the heart of the city of Jecheon in North Chungcheong Province, is making waves as it becomes the first Korean institution to pioneer a tuition responsibility refund system. This experimental approach, aimed at providing experience-oriented differentiated educational content, comes at a time when local universities [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The 9th K-Royal Culture Festival is currently underway at Heungnyemun Square in Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea. The festival showcases the country’s largest cultural heritage and takes place against the backdrop of Korea’s five major palaces – Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Deoksugung, Changgyeonggung, and Gyeonghuigung – as well as the [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — As the sun set over Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on Wednesday, participants engaged in a beautiful and time-honored tradition, performing “tabdol-i” or circling of the pagoda during a lighting ceremony ahead of Buddha’s birthday. This captivating event is a Korean traditional folk play and an integral part of Buddhist [...]
Beijing, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) —Against the backdrop of tensions between South Korea and China over President Yoon’s remarks regarding the Taiwan issue, a newly opened theater at the Korean Cultural Center in Beijing is dedicated to showcasing Korean cinema. The KOFIC (Korean Film Council) Korean Film Festival held its inaugural ceremony on Monday at [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Similar noodle dishes can be found in various parts of the world, like spaghetti in Italy, dao xiao mian in China, and bibimguksu in Korea. These dishes all share the common element of noodles topped with vegetables, meat, and spices. It is possible that these cuisines have influenced each [...]