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Chairman Jung Ki-hwan of Korean Racing Authority (KRA) and other delegates attend the 39th Asian Racing Conference (ARC), which took place in Melbourne from Feb. 14 to Feb. 19. (Photos: KRA)Korean Racing Authority (KRA) said on Feb. 17 the 39th Asian Racing Conference (ARC) ended with a success, wit…
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Chairman Jung Ki-hwan of Korea Racing Authority (KRA) speaks at a New Year’s workshop to discuss how to implement core tasks this year at KRA headquarters on Jan. 18.Korea Racing Authority (KRA) suggested customer, innovation and safety as three strategies the authority will implement this year and…
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Vice Minister Cho Yong-man of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) delivers a commemorative speech at the 2023 Tourism Industry Forum, which coincided with a New Year gathering for tourism policymakers and those in the tourism industry, at Lotte Hotel in downtown Seoul on Feb. 1.The Mi…
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Artist Jang Woo-soon.Artist Jang Woo-soon’s works portray circles and the traditional Korean ‘five colors’, and represent the modern culmination of traditional Korean straw-mat culture. Jang uses mulberry dark paper to explore traditional Korean subjects. She displayed her 20 pieces at …
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President Kim Jang-sil of the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO). (Photos: KTO)Kim Jang-sil, president of the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), said that the KTO will discover 1,200 technology convergence tourism venture startups and nurture three tourism unicorn companies by 2027. “We will supp…
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Minister Park Bo-gyun of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) attends a ceremony to open “Myeong-dong Welcome Center” in the plaza of Myeong-dong Art Theater in Seoul. (Photo: MCST) “2023 Korea Grand Sale,” the nation’s biggest shopping festival, was launched on Jan. 12, cate…
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Dignitaries, including Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, Minister Park Bo-gyoon of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and KTO President Kim Jang-sil, attend a performance, part of a ceremony to declare 2023 and 2024 as “Visit Korea Years” at Seoul HiKR Ground of Korea Tourism Organization on D…
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A whole view of the High1 Ski Resort. High1 Resort is going to sell Early Bird Ski Packages for the 2022/2023 Ski Season until Nov. 15 via its website and mobile app prior to the upcoming ski season. The ski resort has released the packages comprising of High1 Resort hotel or condo room, a…
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Gyeongsangbuk-do and the Gyeongsangbuk-do Culture and Tourism Organization participate in the MATTA FAIR 2022 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to promote tourism in Gyeongsangbuk-do. Kim Sung-jo, president of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Culture and Tourism Organization poses for a photo with executives of th…
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The Gyeongbu Tour Integrated Pass that made its debut on Aug. 23. Kim Sang-cheol Director General of the Tourism Bureau, North Gyeongsang Province announced that it will promote the 2022 Grand Sale for North Gyeongsang Province Tourism via a budget of 2 billion won. As demand for domestic …
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A poster to publicize a national briefing session on the three mega projects “for Korea’s Great Leap Forward” at the State Guest House of the Cheong Wa Dae on June 29. (Photo on the courtesy of the Office of the President)The Korean government wil…
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Min Hyung-bae, mayor of Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, takes the oath of office at Main Assembly Hall of the City Council in Muan on July 1. (Photo: Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City)Min Hyung-bae, went down in history as the firs…
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Gyeongju Mayor Joo Nak-young explains the direction of city administration, including growth strategies to lead the future of Gyeongju and a vision for the next four years, in a meeting with reporters at Alcheon Hall in Gyeongju City Hall on July 15.…
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon delivers his inaugural address during the 40th Seoul Mayor’s inauguration ceremony at Seoul City Hall on July 1.On the first day of his fifth term in office, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon again brought up ‘youth’ as the key keyword…
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