In celebration of the upcoming Halloween holiday, which falls on October 31st, Millennium Hilton Seoul’s popular buffet at Café 395 will feature a special Halloween-inspired dessert buffet in addition to its usual buffet spread. The holiday dessert spread will be available from October 19th t
Jarasum Jazz Festival, the leading outdoor music festival, will be held on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.There are 23 artists in the final lineup, 8 of which are domestic teams and 15 of them are invited overseas. The focus of this year’s program is to highlight the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relat
Gayageum, one of Korea’s most authentic instruments, is what brings the sense of bond within the Korean Peninsula, transcending the walls between the South and North. Its exceptional sound of vibration has a mysterious power, which triggers sadness and happiness at the same time.Such classical motiv
The 7th Nakdong River World Peace Culture Festival and the 10th Nakdong River Area Battle Victory Festival will take place on October 11-13, 2019 at Chilgok Ecological Park.A grand opening ceremony will begin at 17:30 on October 11, with foreigners as well as local residents being expected to attend
South Korea announced plans Tuesday to help raise the global competitiveness of the country's entertainment and content industry via an investment-loan guarantee project worth more than 1 trillion won (US$841 million).The government will spend 450 billion won by 2022 in a "content venture inves
An array of events, including folk game festivals and musical concerts, will take place across Seoul during the extended Chuseok holiday that begins Thursday, the Seoul metropolitan government said.Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, is celebrated on Aug. 15 on the lunar calendar, which
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik, Editors Kim Hyung-dae, Paul KimA total of 18 members of the Seoul Diplomatic Corps (SDC), including ambassadors, senior diplomats, defense & military attache and their family members from 11 countries of the world, had a rare opportunity to experience the Korean culture a
With the main theme, "Let's dance in Cheonan", the annual Cheonan Heungtaryeong Dance Festival 2019 will be held for four days from Sept. 25 through Sept. 29 at Cheonan Samgeori Park and downtown Cheonan.Reputed to be Korea's largest dance event, the Cheonan Heungtaryeong Dance Festival, w
A member of the rock band The 1975 is getting flak on social media after posting a photo of himself stepping on the South Korean national flag.Matthew Healy, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the English group, used a mirror to take a photo of himself with his left foot on the Taegeukgi, the Sou
By Lee Kyung-sik, Cho Kyung-hee, Paul KimThe Korean people, from thousands of years ago or perhaps from time immemorial, have a unique traditional folk religious rite named Gut (Good, Goot or Kut). The rite is performed by Mudang or Munyeo (male or female shaman), and it involves offerings and sacri
Typhoon Lingling is forecast to affect South Korea as early as Friday, with strong winds feared to cause the biggest damage, South Korea's weather agency said Wednesday. The typhoon is slowly moving northward from seas east of Taipei but is expected to pick up speed and directly affect the count
Songpa-gu is a very attractive city. It was the capital city of the 500 years of the Hanseong Baekje Kingdom, where the history of Seoul began. Songpa-gu, which has the Olympic Park, which was the main venue for the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Lotte World Tower and Seokchon Lake, which have become essentia
Home to the largest indoor theme park in the world, Lotte World has conducted the 30th Anniversary ceremony at Lotte World Tower on July 12, 2019, introducing a variety of contents under the theme of “Make a Miracle”.The event was attended by distinguished guests from various segments of Korean soci
The first “Island Day” was observed in a ceremony held on Samhak-do island, Mokpo on August 8 with thousands of islanders and dignitaries participating. More than anything else, about 3,000 people from 103 islands across the country attended the ceremony.The commemorative ceremony began with a boat
Millennium Seoul Hilton’s Cilantro Deli, located in the main lobby of the hotel, is hosting an afternoon tea that is perfect for fashionistas. Expected to be a huge draw with the 20 to 30-something female crowd, this event is incredibly Instagrammable. The exquisitely crafted sandwiches and desserts
In the upcoming September, “2019 HWPL World Peace Summit” will be hosted at over 130 locations in 87 countries of the world, including the Republic of Korea (South ), France, Australia, Russia, India, Zambia, and the United States of America in cooperation between an international peace NGO named HW
[코리아포스트 손다솜 기자] 한세예스24문화재단 10기 대학생 해외봉사단이 베트남 호치민에서 봉사 및 문화교류 활동을 성공적으로 마무리 했다고 7일 밝혔다. 이번 10기 대학생 봉사단은 7월 23일부터 8월 2일까지 10박 11일 간 베트남 호치민 국립 인문사회과학대학교, 외국어정보대학교 한국어 전공 대학생들과 함께 한세실업 VN법인이 위치한 호치민 구찌 지역의 장애인 학교와 고등학교에 방문 했다. 대학생 봉사단원들은 장애인 학교에서 5세부터 18세까지 다양한 연령의 장애 아동들과 색종이 접기, 촉감 놀이
In time for Korea’s Chuseok holiday, which marks gift-giving season in Korean culture, Millennium Seoul Hilton is offering beautiful gift hampers with premium curated items. The hampers will be on sale from Monday, August 19 to Wednesday, September 11.Millennium Seoul Hilton gift hampers are renowne
[코리아포스트 김형대 주필] 순천시가 대국민 공모를 통해 2020년 동아시아문화도시 슬로건을 ‘순천만, 동아시아를 품다’로 최종 확정했다.시는 지난 6월 10일부터 7월 12일까지 대국민 공모를 통해 접수된 689건의 슬로건 중 직원과 시민 설문조사, 동아시아문화도시 추진위원회 심사를 통해 ‘순천만, 동아시아를 품다’를 최우수작으로 선정했다고 밝혔다.최우수작으로 선정된 슬로건은 순천을 대표하는 순천만이 동아시아의 평화와 문화를 품는다는 미래 지향적인 의미를 담고 있다.이와 함께, 우수상으로는 ‘도시를 잇다, 문화를 담다, 평화를 품