Hidden charms of Korea - SOOL

Korean culture is taking the world by storm. Spanning popular culture such as pop music, TV dramas and films, Hallyu (Korean Wave) is expanding its influence in sectors like literature and performing arts. Korean food is no exception. From dishes served at Buddhist temples to kimchi, bulgogi (marinated grilled beef) an...

Hidden Charms of Korea

Yu Hong-june, a prominent art historian in Korea and chair professor at Myongji University in Seoul, said in his book "My Exploration of Cultural Heritage," "The more you know, the more you see." Even if a place is famous or on a plain ordinary day, a landscape can be seen differently depending on one's knowledge and p...

[While in Korea] Informative series on expat life in Korea

This one-stop source offers all basic information that expats in Korea might find difficult such as opening a bank account, driving or calculating year-end tax settlement. Readers can better understand Koreans through articles on proper etiquette at events like funerals and weddings or table manners.  Korea.net has ...

Tasty travel tips for Korea

Korea.net would like to share with you a series of recipes to help you enjoy easy and delicious Korean menu items, in cooperation with the Institute of Traditional Korean Food (ITKF), headed by Director Yoon Sook-ja who wrote a lot of cook books including "The Beauty of Korean Food: With 100 Best-Loved Recipes." Plea...

The Appeal of K-drama

Descendants of the Sun (Photo: NEW) Soap operas are one of the most popular types of TV shows in the world, originating in the West with the advent of consumerism and marketing in the mid-20th century. Now, however, Korea is shining in the soap opera light. Latecomers often outshine those who went before, jus...

Korean Literature

Are you curious about the way in which literature from modern-day Korea is growing in popularity around the world? By translating and publishing Korean literary works in more than 30 languages, and publishing many of the works overseas, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea) is working hard to bring ...