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Chairman Jung Ki-hwan of Korea Racing Authority (KRA) speaks at a New Year’s workshop to discuss how to implement core tasks this year at KRA headquarters on Jan. 18.Korea Racing Authority (KRA) suggested customer, innovation and safety as three strategies the authority will implement this year and…
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Vice Minister Cho Yong-man of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) delivers a commemorative speech at the 2023 Tourism Industry Forum, which coincided with a New Year gathering for tourism policymakers and those in the tourism industry, at Lotte Hotel in downtown Seoul on Feb. 1.The Mi…
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Artist Jang Woo-soon.Artist Jang Woo-soon’s works portray circles and the traditional Korean ‘five colors’, and represent the modern culmination of traditional Korean straw-mat culture. Jang uses mulberry dark paper to explore traditional Korean subjects. She displayed her 20 pieces at …
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President Kim Jang-sil of the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO). (Photos: KTO)Kim Jang-sil, president of the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), said that the KTO will discover 1,200 technology convergence tourism venture startups and nurture three tourism unicorn companies by 2027. “We will supp…
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Minister Park Bo-gyun of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) attends a ceremony to open “Myeong-dong Welcome Center” in the plaza of Myeong-dong Art Theater in Seoul. (Photo: MCST) “2023 Korea Grand Sale,” the nation’s biggest shopping festival, was launched on Jan. 12, cate…
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Dignitaries, including Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, Minister Park Bo-gyoon of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and KTO President Kim Jang-sil, attend a performance, part of a ceremony to declare 2023 and 2024 as “Visit Korea Years” at Seoul HiKR Ground of Korea Tourism Organization on D…
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A whole view of the High1 Ski Resort. High1 Resort is going to sell Early Bird Ski Packages for the 2022/2023 Ski Season until Nov. 15 via its website and mobile app prior to the upcoming ski season. The ski resort has released the packages comprising of High1 Resort hotel or condo room, a…
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Gyeongsangbuk-do and the Gyeongsangbuk-do Culture and Tourism Organization participate in the MATTA FAIR 2022 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to promote tourism in Gyeongsangbuk-do. Kim Sung-jo, president of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Culture and Tourism Organization poses for a photo with executives of th…
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The Gyeongbu Tour Integrated Pass that made its debut on Aug. 23. Kim Sang-cheol Director General of the Tourism Bureau, North Gyeongsang Province announced that it will promote the 2022 Grand Sale for North Gyeongsang Province Tourism via a budget of 2 billion won. As demand for domestic …
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The official K-Community Challenge poster. (Photos: KOCIS)The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) announced that it will hold the “K-Community Challenge” with Korean cultural wave clubs from Aug. 8 to Sept. 12 with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.This event targets clubs and…
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President Lee Ho-sung of Hana Bank. (Photos: Hana Bank)Hana Bank announced in late May that it will launch the “Long Live the Republic of Korea Installment Savings Account” for national merit recipients and military and public service members on Ju…
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President Jung Sang-hyuk of Shinhan Bank.Shinhan Bank held the 4th K-Global Leap Forward Win-Win Forum to support Korean companies’ entry into the U.S. Market, jointly with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Indu…
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KLIA Chmn. Kim Chul-ju (seventh from left) shows his will to keep five promises with other participants in the “Life Insurance Promise Day” Event. (Photo: KLIA)The Korean life insurance industry has officially declared five promises to earn more co…
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President Lee Hwan-joo of KB Kookmin Bank. (Photos: KB Kookmin Bank)KB Kookmin Bank announced that it has introduced a Braille service to the main menus of its personal internet banking to improve financial accessibility for the visually impaired and…
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