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Actress Suzy’s Hanbok Photoshoot to Decorate Times Square on Christmas Eve

Actress Suzy’s Hanbok Photoshoot to Decorate Times Square on Christmas Eve

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) –The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of South Korea announced that photos of actress Suzy wearing traditional Korean attire, hanbok, will be featured on the electronic billboards at Times Square in New York on Christmas Eve. The images will be displayed from 6 a.m. on December 24 to 2 [...]

Cultural Properties with Newly Developed Technology

Cultural Properties with Newly Developed Technology

SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A technology to realize Korean cultural properties in virtual space has been developed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. With floor plans of cultural asset buildings and three dimensional scan data, the ministry digitalized the traditional building materials of the properties. Considering the fact that existing technology [...]

‘Midnight Game Shutdown’ Scheme for Children to Be Eased

‘Midnight Game Shutdown’ Scheme for Children to Be Eased

SEOUL, Sep. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism jointly proposed the revision of the “midnight shutdown scheme,” which prevents children aged 16 or under from playing computer games from midnight through 6 am. The revised plan is expected to allow parents to decide [...]

Korean Brands Sign Deals Worth 1.65 Mil. Euro in Pitti Uomo 86

Korean Brands Sign Deals Worth 1.65 Mil. Euro in Pitti Uomo 86

SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency said on July 3 that they lent support to Korean fashion brands participating in the 86th Pitti Uomo, one of the world’s most important platforms for men’s clothing and accessory collections, in Italy’s Florence for four days between June [...]

[Feature] Travel Accessibility for the Handicapped: Nowhere Near Adequate

[Feature] Travel Accessibility for the Handicapped: Nowhere Near Adequate

SEOUL, Korea, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) – As the weather gets warmer, people tend to travel more. The urge to go and spend days away from home is common to all regardless of age, gender, and physical state. Still, however, there are many places out there not so friendly to the handicapped including senior citizens [...]