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S. Korea to Support Six Foreign Museums with Korean Exhibit Halls This Year

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Korea (NMK) said Thursday it will step up efforts to support foreign museums with an exhibition hall dedicated to Korea as the global boom of Korean pop music and TV series has increased demand for learning about the country. Yoon Sung-yong, director general of the [...]

Culture Ministry Seeks to Turn Cheong Wa Dae into Cultural Complex

SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The culture ministry said Thursday it will push for transforming the former presidential home of Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul into a multipurpose cultural complex. Park Bo-gyoon, minister of culture, sports and tourism, reported the project to President Yoon Suk-yeol at his office as part of the ministry’s [...]