SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has revealed plans to ensure workers’ rights and improve working conditions in the art industry. During a press conference on Monday, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced it will pass legislation requiring standard form contracts between artists and art galleries, and make sure that [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Culture has declared this year a Year of Books for the first time in 25 years, in the hopes of boosting the publishing industry and encouraging reading among South Koreans. As part of the scheme, bookstores and libraries across the country will introduce reading programs both online [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will introduce measures to make it more difficult for those guilty of sexual assault to obtain public jobs in the arts sector and cut funding for those suspected of sexual violence. Monitoring efforts will be increased for public servants in the arts sector [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A new initiative from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will result in the construction of a number of arts and culture schools for seniors. The culture ministry announced the comprehensive plan for arts and culture education on Thursday, which will see new educational institutions for senior citizens built [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Your neighborhood café might be playing a lot less music going forward now that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced amendments to copyright laws. On August 16, the ministry issued a statement saying that revisions to standing copyright regulations had been made and would go into [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Media art will light up the facade of a giant building in central Seoul next month in a cultural project to celebrate the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the culture ministry said Tuesday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said the art project is to send a message that global [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) - South Korea opened a Korean food information center to showcase Korean cuisine and food culture and promote culinary tourism among foreign travelers, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Monday. The “K-Style Hub” opened in the previous headquarters of the state-run Korea Tourism Organization in downtown Seoul. The KTO relocated to Wonju, [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is ramping up support for the travel industry by enhancing its tourism infrastructure and tightening regulations on low-quality package programs to help shore up its slowing economy, officials and experts said Monday. Helped by the popularity of Korean pop culture, the tourism industry has emerged as a prospective [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) - A standard contract designed to protect the rights and interests of movie screen writers has been developed with cooperation from the government, promising positive changes in the advancement of writers’ rights. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism revised the standard contract drafted by the Korean Film Commission in [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – By 2022, most Koreans are expected to enjoy various sports activities in places no farther than 10 minutes by walk and 30 minutes by car. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced a “Mid and Long-term Plan to Expand Facilities for Sports for All” based on the balanced [...]