The Korea Forest Service (KFS), led by Minister Choi Byeong-am, will host the main event of the “2021 Wood Culture Festival” on the theme of “Wood use--carbon neutrality,” including a wood sound story show, a musical wood wedding, and an online live sale of Korean wood. The event will be operated no

“I want to spread Korean aesthetic contents to the world,” said Model Kim Lee-sun.In an interview with The Korea Post Media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korea-language news publications since 1985, Model Kim Lee-sun said, “What is love? It is an attribute of God, but it has not left our side as the

"Culture is not possession, but sharing with others," said Hong Gap-pyo, founder of the Latin American Cultural Center Museum.In an interview with the Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985, Director Lee Bok-hyung of the Latin American Cultural Ce

Soorim Cultural Foundation announced on Aug. 3 that Choi Kyu-hak, former assistant minister of the Planning and Coordination Office of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, took office as the new chairman.Choi, the new chairman of the foundation, also served as the ministry’s spokesperson, th

By Feature Editor Kim Hyung-daeThe scale of the 17th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (JIMFF) will be reduced to prevent the spread of COVID-19, as the social distancing level in non-Metropolitan areas is elevated to level 3.The Festival was originally planning to accommodate only 50% of

Former Interpark Theater CEO Lee Jong-kyu took office as the 11th new chairman of the Korea Musical Association, the association said on July 30.The move follows the recent appointment of former Chairman Lee Yu-ri as the new chairman of the Seoul Arts Foundation. On the previous day, Lee passed the

The Cheongju Craft Biennale Organizing Committee announced on July 23 that it signed an official partnership with SK Hynix at the office of Cheongju City Hall on July 22.SK Hynix, a global semiconductor company, has joined as an official partner of the 2021 Cheongju Craft Biennale, the world's first

The Korea Entertainment Management Association (KEMA) said on July 22 that Moon Yong-sung, CEO of Big Boss Entertainment, has been elected as the sixth chairman of the association.As a result of the sixth election of KEMA executives, Chairman Moon Yong-sung (CEO of Big Boss Entertainment), Vice Chai

In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Father Kim Dae-geon, the first priest in Korea and selected as a UNESCO world monument figure in 2021, Dangjin City in Chungcheongnam-do and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon will hold a large-scale commemorative event in the area of Solm

"The Global K Model Association is hosting the Global K Model Contest with the goal of promoting Korea's aesthetic and personal content globally and making Korea the center of the global model market," said Lee Young-ji, chairperson of the association.In an interview with The Korea Post, Chairperson

Ambassador Sripria Ranganathan of the Republic of Bangladesh in Seoul said, “Thousands of people visit the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) everyday from all parts of the world as well as from within Bangladesh with enthusiasm and smiles to find the desired products and commodities.”This statem

On the occasion of Latvia-Korea 30-year anniversary of the establishment of the Diplomatic Relations, the first major Latvian Film Festival is to be screened in Busan and Daegu from May 15 to May 16. According to the Embassy of Latvia in Seoul, this event marks the first time in history that eight d

By Andy Hyun (Culture editor)Artist Sion Khan (Bae Hee-kwon in Korean name) stands out from other artists in Korea and around the world in the fact that he has drawn the faces of leaders of the United States and many other countries of the world, including international personalities as well as Kore

By Feature Editor Kim Hyung-dae On March 12, 2021, Ambassador Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi of the United Arab Emirates in Seoul visited the Nami Island and met with and Vice Governor Kim Sung-Ho of the Gangwon Province and CEO Kyung-Hyuk Minn of the Nami Island, Inc. Ambassador Al Nuaimi gave a collection

By Feature Editor Kim Hyung-dae Mayor Kwak Sang-wook, who has been leading the city of Osan since 2010 as a third-term mayor, is now in his last year in office.Recently, Osan City analyzed the factors affecting the improvement of urban settlement for the first time in Korea with big data analysis us

Hyundai Motor's Chung Mong-koo Foundation, led by Chairman Kwon O-kyu, unveiled its regular concert of Ondream Ensemble and Ondream Recital on Dec. 11, which consists of students majoring in classical music among the foundation's cultural and artistic scholarship students, through its YouTube channe

국가보훈처(처장 박삼득)는 국외 독립유공자 조종희·나성돈 지사의 유해를 국내로 모셔오는 ‘유해 봉영식’을 11월 16일(월) 오후 3시 인천국제공항 제1터미널의 서측 행사용 주차장에서 진행했다.조종희 지사와 나성돈 지사는 항일 독립운동과 광복군 활동을 통해 조국의 독립을 위해 헌신했으며 1990년에 공훈을 인정받아 건국훈장 애족장을 각각 서훈받았고, 그동안 미국에 거주하다 올해 작고했다.두 분의 유해는 박삼득 보훈처장의 영접을 통해 11월 14일(토) 유족들과 함께 조국의 품에 돌아온다. 그 이후 유족은 임시 검사시설에서 코로나19

2021년은 신축년(辛丑年)으로 소, 특히 신성한 기운을 지녔다는 흰 소의 해다. 소의 해는 여유와 평화의 해이며 시간적으로 음력 12월을 가리킨다. 이것은 소의 발톱이 두 개로 갈라져서 음(陰)을 상징하며 소의 성질이 유순하고 참을성이 만항, 씨앗이 땅 속에서 싹터 봄을 기다리는 모양과 닮았기 때문이라고 한다. 소는 특히 전통적인 우리나라의 농경 생활과 밀접한 관계를 가져왔으며 우리 민족은 소를 단순한 가축의 의미를 뛰어넘어 마치 한 식구처럼 생각해 왔다.우직하고 성실한 성격이 특징인 소는 온순하면서도 끈질기고 힘은 세지만 사납지

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik“I fell for Trot Emperor Na Hoon-a while confined at home due to COVID-19, and I am wondering how everyone else felt!” So exclaimed Governor Lee Jae-myung of the Gyeonggi Province in his facebook on Oct. 1, 2020.One of Korea’s top two contenders for the Presidential electio

피아니스트 김현정 글로리아가 10월 4일(일) 오후 5시에 잠실 롯데콘서트홀에서 리사이틀을 연다.“죽기 전에 들어봐야 하는 클래식 Must Listen 시리즈를 공연과 앨범을 통해 사람들에게 알리고 있는데 이번에는 베토벤 편을 준비해보았어요.”음악평론가로도 활동하는 그녀는 베토벤 탄생 250주년을 맞아 베토벤 일생일대의 희로애락의 에피소드를 해설과 영상 연주로 보여주고 들려주는 음악회를 준비한다.의 기획 리사이틀로 예술의 전당에서 전석 매진으로 관객들에게 감동을 주었던 김현정 글로리아는 이번 공연