Celebrating 40 years of contemporary Korean art

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The ongoing exhibition “Beginning of New Era” celebrates the 40th anniversary of the National Museum of Contemporary Art at the future site of the Seoul Museum of Contemporary Art in Sogyeok-dong. The exhibition comprises works by 58 artists from different genres. On display are pieces by prominent artists, emerging artis...

• Nov 20, 2009
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S. Korean, U.S. presidents concur on N. Korea strategy

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 President Lee (right) and President Obama at Cheong Wa Dae on Nov. 19. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama agreed at a bilateral summit held in Seoul on Nov. 19 to join forces and push the 'grand bargain' strategy in dealing with North Korea. President Lee initiated the 'grand bargai...

• Nov 20, 2009
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President Lee presents special souvenirs to U.S. President

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Korean President Lee Myung-bak (right) and visiting U.S. President Barack Obama practice taekwondo moves at Cheong Wa Dae on Nov. 19. Korean President Lee Myung-bak and U.S. President Barack Obama bonded well during the latter's short official visit to Seoul from Nov. 18 to 19. President Obama was welcomed by honor guards fr...

• Nov 20, 2009
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Seoul City to hold world snowboard event in December

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Seoul citizens will have a chance to enjoy one of the world's major winter sports events. The 2009-2010 season for the Snowboard Big Air World Cup will kick off on Dec. 11 for a three-day run here in Seoul, as the FIS selected it as a venue for the event on Sept. 25 at its general meeting in Zurich, the Switzerl...

• Nov 19, 2009
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World's light flows into Seoul!

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The Seoul Lantern Festival will be held at Cheonggye Plaza and Cheonggyecheon (Stream) with an elaborately-decorated opening performance ahead of the beginning of The 2010-2012 Visit Korea Years – With Seoul. The festival is designed to deliver a message of invitation and welcome to people around the world by lighting lantern...

• Nov 19, 2009
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Biggest ever Pusan Film Festival in early October

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Make your way to the southern port city of Busan for the 14th Pusan International Film Festival (Oct. 8 – 16). It will be held on the biggest scale ever this year, featuring 355 films from 70 nations. With a budget expansion of nearly one billion won bringing the total up to 9.95 billion, the coast is clear for Korea'...

• Sep 24, 2009
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President meets Secretary General Ban in New York

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President Lee Myung-bak (left) and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon President Lee Myung-bak, who arrived in New York Sunday, Sep. 20 (local time), met with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the latter's office. Over dinner the two leaders shared their thoughts on bilateral cooperation plans between the Repub...

• Sep 22, 2009
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Two major Seoul roads to be car-free on Tuesday

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Participants in the 2009 Car-Free Day declaration (July 30) pose in front of Seoul City Hall. Seoul City Mayor Oh Se-hoon is at center left. Two of the busier thoroughfares in Seoul - Jongno in central Seoul and Teheran-ro in the south - will be free of cars except for buses from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday (Sep. 22),...

• Sep 22, 2009
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Rediscovering the Han River and its bridges

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Guess where in Seoul an ugly monster with a lotus flower-shaped mouth finds shelter after hunting human prey? It's under Wonhyo Bridge, where the ugly monster takes a rest in a damp, dark spot after killing and eating men by the Han River in the movie "The Host," a Korean blockbusters directed by Bong Jun-ho. Banpo Bridge at ...

• Sep 18, 2009
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Korea Sparkling Festival: Online Reservation System Open

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* The article courtesy of Korea Tourism Organization The 2009 Korea Sparkling Festival, which is being held in Seoul from the 12th to the 27th of September, features some of the best performances in Korea. Visitors will be able to enjoy all kinds of non-verbal performances from b-boy dance shows and martial art displays, from ...

• Sep 18, 2009
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