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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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The official K-Community Challenge poster. (Photos: KOCIS)The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) announced that it will hold the “K-Community Challenge” with Korean cultural wave clubs from Aug. 8 to Sept. 12 with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.This event targets clubs and…
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Kil Ki-yon, President & CEO of the Seoul Tourism Organization. (Photos: STO)Seoul Tourism Organization (STO) is slated to hold the Seoul Festa 2022 from August 10th to the 14th, in cooperation with the Seoul Metropolitan Government, to help the Seoul tourism industry recuperate following the pan…
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Chairman Kim Ki-moon of Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business (KBIZ) poses with President & CEO Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah of Dubai Chambers after they discussed ways of promoting exchanges and cooperation at Dubai Chambers on Feb. 7. (Ph…
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Amorepacific Group logged 4,259.9 billion won in sales and 249.3 billion won in operating profit last year. The figures represent a 5.9 percent year-on-year rise and a 64 percent year-on-year jump compared to 2023. The high growth rate of t…
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A view of the redesigned Genesis GV60 whose sale was launched in Korea on March 6. (Photo: Hyundai Motor)Sales of the redesigned Genesis GV60 in Korea started on March 6, showcasing more power and state-of-the-art luxury features.It’s the first time…
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A view of “Bibigo Yugjeubgadeug Mandu,” stuffed with chunks of meat and vegetables, and products of the instant rice brand “Hetbahn Sotbahn,” released by CJ Cheiljedang. (Photos: CJ Cheiljedang)CJ Cheiljedang released “Bibigo Yugjeubgadeug Mandu…
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