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Seoul designated extended reality (XR), video, media, webtoons, and games and esports as five key sectors, Wednesday, to boost its competitiveness in creative industries.

Already in the past month, American artist Aaron Cossrow has exhibited his work solo in central Seouls Insa-dong, where he was among the 34 foreign artists participating in Yongsan International Art Festival.

This month I visited Iceland for the first time. Its a wonderful place of varied cultures, including the Vikings, and marvelous for viewing nature’s beauty and grandeur across the seasons. My wife and I tasted delicious seafood, lamb and other things. We enjoyed a dip in the Blue Lagoon and another geothermal spa. The people are uniformly welcoming and tolerant of lost foreigners. My wife and I rode horses there. We thought about life, our love and family, and the future.

As fall approaches, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Wednesday, announced a lineup of festivals and events to be held in 11 parks throughout Seoul from Friday to Nov. 25. These events are designed to provide people with opportunities to embrace the season and enjoy various activities.

In the 1950s and 1960s, Lee Shin-ja stood out as something of an oddball in Korea’s fiber art scene.

In the 1950s and 1960s, Lee Shin-ja stood out as something of an oddball in Korea’s fiber art scene.

In a world where geographical boundaries often dictate cultural narratives, the

Global K-pop fans orchestrated international protests across six major cities including Seoul, Monday, urging luxury fashion brands to take action to tackle the climate crisis.

Scattered across a scenic rooftop garden of newly-opened Whitestone Gallery in central Seouls Yongsan District on a cloudless September afternoon were moon jars made by rising Korean ceramicist Shin Won-dong.

Nearly 8,000 homes were purchased by just 30 people over the past five and a half years, data showed on Wednesday.