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A view of the duty-free shop for cosmetics at Changi International Airport in Singapore, which will be run by Hotel Shilla from October for the next six years under the managing rights for the shop won by the hotel as the result of a hard drive led by President Lee Bu-jin. (Photo…
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New President Byun Chu-seok of Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) gives his inaugural speech at a ceremony at the KTO office recently.
Professor Byun Chu-seok of Kookmin University Visual Design School in Seoul has been named President of the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), the Ministry of Cul…
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Chairman Hyun Myung-kwan of the Korea Racing Authority.
Chairman and CEO Hyun Myung-kwan of the Korea Racing Authority (KRA) said, “Change everything, except horses,” as he took the helm of KRA as the chairman.
He knows well what it means because he was the chief secretary to Chairman Lee Kun-he…
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Oak Room, Millennium Seoul Hilton’s traditional English-style bar, is pleased to announce the return of the immensely popular BBQ Happy Hour. The outdoor terrace will reopen in early May, so diners can enjoy barbecued meats and unlimited drinks al fresco.
Every evening (except Sundays …
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Photographer Sabine Pearlman held a solo photo exhibition titled “Fatal Beauty” at Pyo Gallery on Yapgujeong-ro, in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, from Feb. 11 to March 11.
Her work “AMMO” is a series of 900 shots in which she photographed a cross-section of different types of ammunition at a World W…
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Harmony with Nature: 46x53cm:Korean Paper: Black Ink and Color Paint:2011
Master artist Min Kyoung-kap is known for his uniquely Korean-style painting, carving out his own art territory in the Oriental painting genre in the form of an abstract art. For his outstanding achievement in discovering his…
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Korea Tourism Association(KTA) hosted a New Year’s reception for the tourism industry at Lotte Hotel in downtown Seoul, on Jan. 8 with some 1,000 tourism industry people, related government officials, legislators and some foreign diplomats in Seoul attending led by Minister Yoo Jin-r…
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Former Gyeonggi Tourism Organization President Lim Byung-soo gives his inaugural speech as he took office as the fourth president of Grand Korea Leisure (GKL), the operator of the “Seven Luck Casino” franchise for foreigners, in Korea on Sept. 13.
Former Gyeonggi Tourism Organization Pr…
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The southeast region of Korea, where Busan, Ulsan, and South Gyeon-gsang Province are located, is out to woo tourists, especially foreign tourists, taking advantage of their natural scenic wonders and cultural and historic legacies spread throughout the mountains and rivers meandering th…
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Longevity, 162 X 162 cm, 2007. Master Artist Oh Seung-woo won awards at the National Painting Exhibition four times from 1957 to 1960 with his outstanding paintings flowing with brilliant colors. He has long been considered a representative artist in Korea’s Western painting world…
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The Korea Exchange held the 2026 Securities and Derivatives Market Opening Ceremony at its Seoul office building on Jan. 2, 2026. Chairman Jeong Eun-bo delivers his opening message. (Photo: KRX)The Korea Exchange (KRX) held the 2026 Securities and De…
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KDB Chairman Park Sang-jin delivers a New Year’s address at the 2026 business kick-off ceremony at the bank's headquarters in Seoul, on Jan. 2. (Photo: KDB)Park Sang-jin, chairman of Korea Development Bank (KDB), emphasized that 2026, the Year of th…
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Shinhan Bank President Jung Sang-hyuk presides over the Management Strategy Meeting for the First Half of 2026 at the bank’s main building in Seoul on Jan. 5. (Photo: Shinhan Bank)Shinhan Bank President and CEO Jung Sang-hyuk announced the bank’s s…
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Sung Dai-gou, CEO of Tongyang Life Insurance, poses for a photo with employees at the 2026 Leaders Vision Summit at the Human Resources Development Center on Dec. 18. (Photo: Tongyang Life Insurance)The Korea Federation of Banks (KFB) and six other f…
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