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Descendants of patriots grappling with poverty

Descendants of patriots grappling with poverty

In the summer of 2017, Bae Jung-hun, producer of SBS TV's popular investigative program “Curious to Know,” posted a combined image of two houses - one was a luxurious mansion surrounded by a stone wall and leafy green trees and the other a shanty house in an unnamed rustic neighborhood - on his Twitter account.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2019-03-01 15:45

Two Koreas to hold talks on traditional wrestling exchanges

Two Koreas to hold talks on traditional wrestling exchanges

South and North Korea plan to hold talks on ways to boost exchanges in "ssireum," traditional Korean wrestling, at the North's Mount Geumgang next week, a sporting body here said Wednesday.Park Pal-yong, the chief of Seoul's Korea Ssireum Association (KSA) plans to embark on a two-day cross-border trip next Tuesday to meet with North Korean officials in charge of the sport, a...

2019-02-07 11:05

'Makgeolli' beneficial for intestinal health: report

'Makgeolli' beneficial for intestinal health: report

A state-run food research center on Tuesday said "makgeolli," a South Korean traditional grain-based alcoholic drink, is beneficial for people's intestinal health. According to a report by the Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI), makgeolli contains various microorganisms, such as yeast and lactic acid bacteria. While figures vary depending on the brand and type of makgeolli,...

2019-02-05 10:08

When K-pop meets Haegeum

When K-pop meets Haegeum

The Korea Times had an interview with a Haegeum performer who just recently started her own YouTube channel "Edahaegeum" where she shares videos of herself covering various music genres with the traditional Korean instrument Haegeum.

Lee Min-young | 2019-02-02 08:52

Last princess' Hangeul writings return from US

Last princess' Hangeul writings return from US

The writings of Princess Deokon (1822-44), the last legitimate princess of the 1391-1910 Joseon Kingdom, have been returned to Korea, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) announced Wednesday. The CHA said it purchased 68 pieces of writing from descendants of Princess Deokon in the United States last November, and returned them to Korea. Most of the writings are open to ...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2019-01-16 17:52

Confusing 'Korean age' system dies hard

Confusing 'Korean age' system dies hard

The year 2019 has arrived. This means all Koreans have just become a year older. Welcome to the “Korean age” system, in which everyone becomes a year old at birth and gains an additional year every New Year's Day.

Jung Min-ho | 2019-01-02 15:39

How South Korea's complex age custom has endured

Transition team eyes scrapping 'Korean age'

Year of 'Golden Pig' comes to town

Year of 'Golden Pig' comes to town

The Year of the Pig has dawned. As 2019 is the Year of the Golden Pig, coming every 60 years, people expect bigger luck as the pig's plump body and big ears exemplify good luck. Despite being familiar to humans, pigs are often considered filthy animals, but in fact they are very clean with the habit of rolling in mud to cool off. Such a habit is captured in the idiom "happy a...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2018-12-31 17:01

Master pansori singer Ahn presents 'Simcheong-ga' for year end conert

Master pansori singer Ahn presents 'Simcheong-ga' for year end conert

Master pansori singer Ahn Sook-sun wraps up this eventful year with a complete singing of "Simcheong-ga," a well-known pansori piece about filial love, piety and perseverance, with four of her disciples for the year-end "Complete Performance of Pansori" at the Haneul Theater of the National Theater of Korea (NTOK) on Mount Nam on Dec. 27. Pansori is a traditional Korean narra...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2018-12-25 17:15

Unraveling Sanskrit mantras in Buddhist temple art in Korea

Unraveling Sanskrit mantras in Buddhist temple art in Korea

Exploring South Korea's cultural treasures would be incomplete without any visits to its historic Buddhist temples, often nestled among mountains.

2018-12-12 16:22

'Ssireum' listed as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage

'Ssireum' listed as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage

"Ssireum," Korean traditional wrestling, successfully made its way onto the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list, Monday, through the first-ever joint bid by North and South Korea. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) announced that the two Koreas' bid to inscribe ssireum on the list was accepted during the 13th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Saf...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2018-11-26 18:38

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