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[Weekender] New social norms emerge in the age of COVID-19

May 2, 2020

Changes may be here to stay, requiring people to adjust to the new reality
[Eye Plus] Lighting up Buddha’s Birthday

May 1, 2020

Buddha’s Birthday, the largest Buddhist holiday, is celeberated with lotus lanterns of all shapes and colors. Every year, the lanterns cover the yard of Jogyesa, the Buddhist temple in central Seoul,...
[Photo News] Endangered oriental stork

May 1, 2020

A pair of oriental storks, endangered species designated as South Korea’s natural treasure No. 199, laid eggs in a nest they had built on top of a transmission tower standing in the middle of a farml...
[Photo News] Cultural exchange with Fiji

Apr 29, 2020

International Youth Fellowship founder and pastor Park Ock-soo (right) and Fijian Ambassador Peniana Lalabalavu sign a memorandum of understanding in Seoul on Tuesday to promote educational exchange ...
Players angry with updates boycott major gaming companies

Apr 29, 2020

Nexon also faced similar complaints from users of online soccer game EA Sports Fifa Online 4. Nexon released a new class of in-game players called “Loyal Heroes,” which had higher abilities but at a ...
Number of Catholics edges up 0.8% in S. Korea in 2019

Apr 27, 2020

The number of Catholics in South Korea rose slightly last year as the religion has experienced a slowdown in its growth in recent years, data showed Monday. According to the data by the Catholic Bis...
UNESCO-listed Byeongsan Seowon spared from Andong fire

Apr 26, 2020

Byeongsan Seowon, a UNESCO-listed Confucian academy from the Joseon era (1392-1910), was spared from a wildfire in a mountainous area of Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, which raged on for some 40 ...
Over 1 million viewers watch T1 win LCK Finals

Apr 26, 2020

T1 continued its dominance over League of Legends Champions Korea with a 3-0 sweep against GenG in the 2020 LCK Spring Finals on Saturday, making them LCK champions for the third consecutive season. ...
S. Koreans cautiously join religious events amid eased social distancing

Apr 26, 2020

People in South Korea gathered at some churches and temples for religious services on the first Sunday since the government eased rules on social distancing amid signs coronavirus infections are on t...
Royal Tomb of King Sejong welcomes visitors 2 years after restoration

Apr 24, 2020

Royal Tomb of King Sejong will partially open in May to the public, two years after restoration, the Cultural Heritage Administration, in charge of the tomb management, said Friday. The tomb, locate...
Catholic churches in Seoul resume public Masses

Apr 23, 2020

Catholic churches in Seoul on Thursday held their first Masses in about two months as South Korea is preparing to go back to normal, months after the start of the coronavirus outbreak. Some 150 peop...
T1 and GenG to play in LCK finals on Saturday

Apr 23, 2020

After a 3-1 victory against DragonX on Wednesday, T1 has punched its way to the LCK finals to play against GenG on Saturday, marking the two teams’ first clash in the domestic finals in seven years. ...
Running crews in Hangang Park and COVID-19

Apr 23, 2020

As for social distancing and wearing masks, some running crews followed the guidelines strictly while others did not. Running crews that required participants to wear masks ran at a slower pace than ...
Korea signs WIPO Beijing Treaty to protect Hallyu artists’ rights

Apr 22, 2020

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Wednesday that South Korea has become a signatory to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performance. S...
Son Heung-min, other athletes provide indoor exercise videos

Apr 21, 2020

The English Premier League’s Son Heung-min and a number of national team athletes are working with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to provide exercises that people can do at home. The “W...