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Thu, March 23, 2023 | 10:01

Designer Kim Young-jin adds modern twist to hanbok

Designer Kim Young-jin adds modern twist to hanbok

The hanbok pieces, traditional Korean attire, created by Kim Young-jin of Tchai Kim is far from conventional. Kim not only uses a variety of silks to design her outfits but also draws on clothing influences from different countries ― such as France and India ― to add a modern twist.

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-04-21 15:01

[INTERVIEW] Equal Table CEO strives to create bridge for refugees settling in Korea

INTERVIEWEqual Table CEO strives to create bridge for refugees settling in Korea

Living in a foreign country can be tough, especially when one has been forced out of their own country amidst difficult circumstances, and must find a new place to call home as a refugee. To help refugees put down roots in Korea, Mun Jun-suk, the founder and CEO of social startup Equal Table, has been striving to step in and create bridges for refugees to integrate into Korea...

Lee Gyu-lee | 2022-04-20 14:10

Exhibition traces history of Korea's commercial photography beyond 1984

Exhibition traces history of Korea's commercial photography beyond 1984

There's a certain raw and adventurous spirit that exists in veteran photographer Koo Bohn-chang's series of images taken for the 1987 catalog of menswear brand Alexio, which was popular at that time.

Park Han-sol | 2022-04-14 17:18

BTS drives fresh boom in Korean food

BTS drives fresh boom in Korean food

In celebration of a string of sold-out “Permission to Dance on Stage - Las Vegas” concerts by BTS being staged at Allegiant Stadium until April 16 (local time), the entire city has been awash with shades of purple, the symbolic color for the K-pop titan. The metropolis has been turned into a “BTS-themed playground” as part of a special project called “The City.” One event tha...

Park Han-sol | 2022-04-11 15:56

Korean ceramic art exhibition to be held in Belgium, France

Korean ceramic art exhibition to be held in Belgium, France

An exhibition of Korea's ceramics will be held in Europe starting May to showcase the nation's contemporary ceramic art, according to the Korea Ceramic Foundation, Monday. The foundation said it will hold the traveling exhibition titled “Hidden Colours: Korean Contemporary Ceramic Art” from May 14 to June 12 in Belgium and from June 25 to Sept. 4 in France.

Kim Rahn | 2022-04-11 13:45

Overseas trips, most sought-after post-pandemic activity: survey

Overseas trips, most sought-after post-pandemic activity: survey

Korean and foreign nationals alike said that they want to travel abroad once there is a sense of normalcy after the COVID-19 pandemic is over, a survey revealed, Thursday.

Kim Rahn | 2022-04-08 08:55

Emerging Korean artist brings new perspective to MENA cultures

Emerging Korean artist brings new perspective to MENA cultures

Until the spring of 2020, Kim Sin-ae put in long hours at work as a ground staffer at Qatar Airways. After the pandemic-related shutdowns hit, like thousands of airline workers, she found her world upended. However, the pandemic granted time and she relished it by finding a new hobby. “During the time I was at home, I did some soul searching. I realized art was something I ha...

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-04-07 14:08

'Not Seoul' photography exhibition allows audience to interpret city in own way

'Not Seoul' photography exhibition allows audience to interpret city in own way

Chae Kyung-wan, who goes by his penname, K. Chae, is a street photographer who travels around the world to express what he sees with photography. He takes pictures of people, cityscapes, landscapes, wildlife and anything of interest in his path.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-04-07 08:29

Rose sauce continues to excite Koreans' taste buds

Rose sauce continues to excite Koreans' taste buds

Rose sauce has emerged as one of Koreans' new favorite sauces. According to Woowa Brothers, the operator of the country's largest food delivery service, Baedal Minjok (Baemin), the rate of orders made for dishes served with rose sauce on its app throughout 2021 increased sevenfold compared to the previous year.

Park Han-sol | 2022-04-06 16:10

More established food brands join in on global popularity of plant-based diet

More established food brands join in on global popularity of plant-based diet

The global trend of seeking an environmentally responsible and sustainable diet has led to the rising demand for vegan and vegetarian food products here in Korea. The number of people who follow a plant-based diet in the country was estimated to be as many as 2.5 million as of last year, a remarkable jump compared to only 150,000 in 2008, according to the Korea Vegetarian & V...

Park Han-sol | 2022-03-25 17:07

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