 Yeongdo Island to Host Variety of Marine Events 1 week 20 hours ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- The Busan Regional Maritime Affairs and Port Office will hold a variety of marine culture events in Yeongdo lighthouse until the ninth of next month to meet the eighteenth Sea Day.
In Yeongdo lighthouse "Sea and Sea" gallery which boasts the wonderful seaside landscape, the special exhibition will be held for the Day of Sea.
From the twenty-third to the second of next month, one-hundred works of Ulsan Marine Museum, which has the largest... |
 Exhibition: Korea-U.S.-Japan International Photo Exchange 1 week 2 days ago
 BUSAN, South Korea -- A photo exhibition that captures the beautiful nature, customs and way of life in Korea, the United States and Japan will be held from May 16 to 23 at BS Busan Bank Art Gallery (near Gwangbok Road). The Korea-U.S.-Japan International...
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 18th Busan International Film Festival Reveals its Official Poster 1 week 4 days ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- The official poster of 18th Busan International Film Festival was revealed yesterday, with the poster based on the original work of Shin Sung Hy, created by the artist’s signature technique called “nouage”. A 3-dimensional space created, by the interweaving of dots, lines and gaps, resonates with the idea of film as a complex media that incorporates diverse genres and art forms. Each intersection of lines resembles numerous encounters between cineastes and the... |
 World Language Class Teachers Needed 1 week 4 days ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- Busan Foundation for International Activities is running World Cultural Classes for Koreans and foreigners in Busan, to give people the opportunity to better understand and experience various cultures of the world. We are looking for foreigners who are willing to share their amazing culture with the citizens of Busan.
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 South Korean President Spokesman Fired for Alleged Sexual Assault 2 weeks 23 hours ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye has fired her spokesman, Yoon Chang-jung, for involvement in an unspecified "unsavory" act, her office announced Thursday, as Washington, D.C., police investigated allegations that Yoon sexually assaulted a young woman earlier this week.
The director of the Office of Communications at the Metropolitan Police Department said they are “investigating the report of a Misdemeanor Sexual Abuse,” and “cannot comment further, at... |
 Hong I-joo Selected Honorary Ambassador 2 weeks 3 days ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- The Busan Film and Visual Industry Association appointed the actress Hong I-joo as a honorary ambassador.
The association decided to appoint Hong as a honorary ambassador to aggressively promote the international events held in Busan, including Busan International Film Festival, Busan Contents Market andthe Busan International Advertising Festival and to strengthen their marketing capability.
The reason the actress was... |
 K-POP Cinema Exclusive Theater Opens 2 weeks 4 days ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- The K-POP Cinema Exclusive Theater to see the performances of K-pop stars in 3D has opened in Busan. The exclusive theater for K-pop is prepared for foreign tourists visiting Busan from Japan and China.
The theater opened in the first basement level of Busan Cinema Center has 34 seats and shows the live recording of K-pop stars' concerts, and
3-D glasses give a vivid impression under the illusion of being live.
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 Busan Cinema Center to Commemorate Leslie Cheung 3 weeks 5 days ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- The Busan Cinema Center will hold a special exhibition to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the death of the late Leslie Cheung, the famous actor of Hong Kong.
Staff of Busan Cinema Center said it will show 10 major movies of the late Cheung, including "A Better Tomorrow", "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "Days of Being Wild" from the twenty-first of next month for ten days.
With these, paintings, sculptures and video art related to ... |
 British War Veterans Gather in Paju 4 weeks 3 days ago
PAJU, South Korea -- Hundreds of British war veterans and their families gathered on Tuesday in the South Korean border city of Paju to attend a ceremony commemorating the 62nd anniversary of the Imjin River battle.
The historic battle took place during the Korean War when 652 soldiers from the UK fought against the Communist Chinese army near the Imjin River in 1951.
During the battle, more than 600 British soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Glosters, died or... |
 Bill Gates Visits South Korea 4 weeks 4 days ago
SEOUL, South Korea -- Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, visited the National Assembly Monday and asked lawmakers to step up aid to developing countries, putting to use South Korea's experience of becoming the first recipient of foreign aid to become a donor country.
In a speech at the National Assembly, the former CEO of Microsoft praised South Korea's transformation thanks to improved health care and agricultural productivity, and the Saemaul... |
