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[Weekender] Stereotyping personalities -- by blood type

Why Koreans believe in, or at least are entertained by, blood type personality theory

Jul 26, 2018
Culture
[Eye]Trailblazing through botany

First female chief of national arboretum shares adventures, love for plants, dream for DMZ

Jul 26, 2018
Culture
[Weekender] Are men with type B blood really womanizers?

Despite it being pseudoscience, stereotyping blood type personalities remains rampant

Jul 26, 2018
Culture
Late novelist posthumously receives highest cultural honor

The government on Tuesday bestowed the late novelist Choi In-hun with the Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit, the highest class of its kind, for his contribution to Korean literature. Minister of Cult...

Jul 24, 2018
Culture
[Photo News] 2018 Waterbomb Festival blasts summer heat

The annual WaterBomb Festival was held Friday and Saturday at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul. On the first day of the event, K-pop stars, such as Hyolyn and Jessi, appeared as guests with performances that...

Jul 23, 2018
Culture
‘Karl Marx is on a train to Busan’

Slavoj Zizek compares Marx to the living dead, with what he was talking about more relevant than ever

Jul 22, 2018
Culture
[Herald Interview] It all began with the house

Mark Tetto talks about how moving into Pyeonghaengjae, hanok in Gahoe-dong, has profoundly changed his life

Jul 19, 2018
Culture
[Video] Sweetness overload at 2018 Seoul Dessert Fair

Thousands of people with a sweet tooth descended on the 2018 Seoul Dessert Fair to satisfy their cravings for all-things sweet on Saturday at the Setec Exhibition Hall. The theme for the two-day wee...

Jul 18, 2018
Culture
Baekje king of ancient fables may have been found

King Mu of Baekje, the protagonist of a “Romeo and Juliet”-esque fable, may have been found, as researchers said Wednesday human remains uncovered in April are likely to be his. Buyeo National Resea...

Jul 18, 2018
Culture
Fourth Hangeul Idea Award to be held

A state-organized contest for Hangeul-themed content will be held in July and August. The fourth Hangeul Idea Award -- hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, organized by the Korea C...

Jul 18, 2018
Culture
Tourism agency seeks to expand vacation subsidy, border tourism

The newly appointed chief of the state-run tourism body presented his vision on its future operation, including expansion of government vacation subsidy programs and inter-Korea border tourism, durin...

Jul 16, 2018
Culture
[Photo News] Korean students go all-out for yearbook photos

Students at Uijeongbu High School in Gyeonggi Province dressed up for their yearbook photo shoot Monday, keeping their wacky tradition of creating eye-catching graduation photos. Uijeongbu High is a...

Jul 16, 2018
Culture
Daegu Chimac Festival to offer a mix of fried chicken and beer

The 2018 Daegu Chimac Festival will run from Wednesday to July 22 in Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province. The festival's name is based on a compound word of chicken and beer in Korean that reflects Kor...

Jul 16, 2018
Culture
19th Seoul Queer Culture Festival kicks off with preliminary roundtable

The 19th Seoul Queer Culture Festival kicked off Friday with the event “PRISM OF ART: Human rights bloom in culture and art.” Sponsored by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Seoul, the event took pla...

Jul 13, 2018
Culture
Culture Minister meets Vatican diplomat to S. Korea

Do Jong-hwan, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism met Friday with Archbishop Alfred Xuereb to discuss exchange and cooperation between South Korea and the Vatican, the ministry said. Accordi...

Jul 13, 2018
Culture

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