Mina Cho

The Sejong Institute Foundation held its 2026 Sejong Institute Korean Speaking and Writing Contest this year, giving learners enrolled at Sejong Institutes around the world a competitive showcase for their …

A growing share of foreign visitors to Korea are skipping past the country’s marquee attractions in favor of its smaller cities, according to 2026 tourism data showing a marked rise …

As Korean companies grapple with high reported rates of employee burnout, workplace researchers have zeroed in on a specific, well-documented contributor: meeting overload — an excess of scheduled meetings that …

Korea has formally submitted two new nominations for UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: “Ginseng Culture” and “Taekwondo Dojang Culture.” Filed on April 1, 2026, the …

After years of headlines about Korea’s demographic collapse, the country’s birth numbers have started moving in an unfamiliar direction: up. Following a 2025 total fertility rate of 0.80, itself a …

Olive Young, the health-and-beauty retail chain that dominates Korea’s cosmetics shelves, has released its annual trend forecast for 2026, and the report reads less like a marketing deck and more …

Tourists are no longer content to just watch a K-drama’s back-alley chase scene or its quiet riverside finale — increasingly, they want to stand in it. According to the tourism …

Walk down the sun-care aisle of an Olive Young store in 2026 and the marketing language has shifted. UV protection numbers barely register anymore — instead, the words plastered across …

A different kind of media adaptation is happening in reverse this year: instead of a webtoon becoming a movie, a movie is becoming a webtoon. Naver Webtoon launched “Blind Following” …

Korea’s long-running dating reality franchise “I Am Solo” just wrapped its 31st season with three couples, a viral controversy, and a post-finale livestream that broke the show’s own records. The …