Seoul Fashion Week tries on new look: Inclusion and diversity
Embracing heritage and bridging the old and new are where timeless aesthetic sophistication starts, according to Park. “It’s not just fabrics we can weave anew,” said Park…
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Seoul Fashion Week opens early to attract foreign buyers
By moving Seoul Fashion Week forward in the international fashion calendar – Seoul will be the first city to hold a fashion week this season, ahead of New York – the organizer…
Bangucheon petroglyphs proposed as UNESCO World Heritage Site
Bangucheon encompasses a series of historical sites, including the Cheonjeon-ri petroglyphs, well known for its depiction of life from prehistoric times to the Silla Kingdom, and…
More ‘mobile museums’ to open for marginalized groups in Korea
The mobile museums are to act as containers equipped to allow visitors to not only see artifacts but to feel what it is like touring cultural heritage sites will be stationed at…
South Korea’s architects discuss how to make public spaces more inclusive
Architect Kang underscored not overly commercializing or using the private sector to leverage setting up public spaces, saying what developers have in mind does not always…
Stop calling Fukushima water ‘contaminated’: Japan
Some in South Korea have also called for using “treated” to describe the wastewater, pointing to Japan’s claims that the radiation levels in the released water are…
US-China talks leave room for President Yoon
Experts say restoring military hotlines and cooperating on preventing unwarranted conflict indicates the two countries want to put their ties back on track, a pursuit that opens…
North Korea chides US over relations with Russia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had previously remarked about deepening military ties between the North and Russia, saying destabilizing actions by the US and its partners on…
South Korea, Italy agree to boost future-oriented cooperation
The summit focused on expanding cooperation in cutting-edge technologies. The two leaders shook hands on working together on tech know-how involving space, artificial intelligence…
Rental fraudster’s ‘luxury life’ sparks anger
The suspect, who fled the country in May with rental deposits ahead of a police investigation, is currently in the US, the victims said, adding that he recently moved away from…