Paju Jangdan soybean festival ends in success A festival celebrating the Jangdan soybean, a legume known to have been served to kings, was held last weekend at the Imjingak Plaza in Paju, Gyeonggi-do Province. Around 760,000 visitors flocked to the three-day festival between November 21 and 23 to enjoy newly-harvested beans and to…
First Korea-UK creative industries forum kicks off The first ROK-UK Creative Industries Forum takes place on November 20 at the National Museum of Korea. Korea and the United Kingdom will strengthen their ties and cooperate on the cultural and creative industries. Representatives of the two nations gathered on November 20 at the National…
Royal letters reveal ancient use of Hangeul A collection of letters handwritten in Hangeul by the future King Jeongjo (r. 1776-1800) when he was still a young child has recently been unveiled. Jeongjo was the eldest grandson to the then reigning King Yeongjo (r. 1724-1776) when the letters were written. The National Hangeul…
