SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A two-day Korean culture festival will bring together K-pop acts like NCT Dream and aespa next month to provide comfort to people around the world who are exhausted from COVID-19, the culture ministry said Wednesday. “The K-Culture Festival – 2021 World K-pop Concert” will take place at the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — On a sunny autumn afternoon, hundreds of traditional Korean lanterns with silk shades of all different colors fluttered gently in the breeze at a courtyard of the Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul. Visitors wearing masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus busily took photos of themselves against the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Cultural Center in Belgium on Friday (local time) hosted the Korean Culture Days festival at Brussels’ Brouckere Plaza in celebration of the 120th anniversary of Korea-Belgium diplomatic relations. On the first day of the festival, the K-pop World Festival: Belgium gathered 15 finalists to compete in K-pop [...]
Hong Kong, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – To celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and the joy of family reunions, VistaJet, the first and only global business aviation company, introduces Moonlight Infusions. For a limited time, clients are invited to celebrate the festival on board with a bespoke tea and mooncake pairing session, as well as a personalized Tea Flight Experience while [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A “hallyu” festival featuring K-pop bands, such as Pentagon and Monsta X, will kick off online this week, the culture ministry said Sunday. “Mokkoji Korea,” hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and organized by the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, will run from Monday through [...]
SAMCHEOK, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Municipal officials in Samcheok, Gangwon Province have opted to cancel the city’s canola flower festival for the second straight year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Samcheok’s Geundeok region used to be filled with yellow canola flowers along the old National Highway No. 7, looking over the sea, every April. [...]
JEJU, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A drive-thru gourmet festival is set to launch on the southern resort island of Jeju. Jeju Provincial Office and the Jeju Tourism Organization are holding the 2020 Jeju Drive Eat Show on Saturday and Sunday at Jeju Sports Complex. For coronavirus prevention, all browsing and purchasing at the festival [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A Korean Methodist pastor who blessed sexual minorities by sprinkling flower petals over them at a Queer Culture Festival has been put on trial in a church court for ‘advocating homosexuality.’ Even within the protestant church communities which have a strong conservative theological background, it’s unusual for a pastor [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl groups Mamamoo and ITZY and solo male artist Kang Daniel were included in the lineup for the online edition of KCON, an annual K-pop and Korean culture festival scheduled to be held later this month, its organizer announced Monday. A total of 32 artists were confirmed to appear [...]
HWACHEON, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Hwacheon County in Gangwon Province is speeding up preparations for the 2020 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival which has already been delayed by warm weather. The festival, after being delayed once due to warm weather, was expected to open on January 11 before it being delayed for the second time [...]