Unification Church foundation’s $39 million asset sales blocked amid probe The Culture Ministry rejected two requests to sell land and buildings while the foundation and its affiliates faced corruption-related investigations. 2026.10.7
Seoul to celebrate Hangul Day with week long festivities Hangul Week will bring performances, lanterns, exhibitions and nightly Gwanghwamun projections to Seoul through Oct. 17. 2026.10.2
Prices fall for Autumn Travel Month as government seeks to push domestic tourism A nationwide campaign for fall offers train fare vouchers, lodging discounts and regional travel refunds all over Korea through November. 2026.9.21
Paris 'K-Book Week' marks 140 years Korea-France ties The event will bring 130 Korean works as well as author events and publishing exchanges to Paris with a focus on connections between the two countries. 2026.9.7
Correcting mistakes about Korea, one error at a time The volunteers of the Culture Ministry's Friends of Korea program have flagged and corrected over 20,000 pieces of misinformation about the country in overseas media and online content since 2013. 2026.9.1
Korea raises ticket scalping penalties, but movie resellers remain outside the law New rules allow fines up to 50 times a ticket’s price for performance and sports scalpers, while films and celebrity meet-and-greets remain exempt. 2026.8.28
More to see, for less: Discount travel initiative adds 9 more locations around Korea The Culture Ministry has expanded its reimbursement campaign for tourism in places with population decline. 2026.8.27
Chinese football association says probe found no evidence of improper KFA hospitality The Chinese Football Association said its probe found no evidence that the KFA provided improper hospitality to Chinese staff in 2012. 2026.8.24
Gyeongju to host 18th Korea e-Sports Games finals More than 200 players representing 16 local governments will compete this weekend for a presidential award across five game titles. 2026.8.13
Naver Webtoon, Korean authorities shut down 3 webtoon piracy sites based in North Africa Korean authorities, Interpol and Naver Webtoon closed three sites that drew more than 130 million annual visits and arrested an operator. 2026.8.13
