Korea

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 …

Requests from overseas publishers for Korean-language literature translation and publication support jumped 145.5 percent between 2021 and 2025, rising from 156 cases to 383, according to Korea’s Ministry of Culture, …

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 …

Netflix’s upcoming Korean series “Slowly, Fiercely” (천천히 강렬하게), a 22-episode drama starring Song Hye-kyo and Gong Yoo set against Korea’s raw, often brutal entertainment industry of the 1960s through 1980s, …

Korea’s ready-to-eat food market is polarizing along income lines, according to 2026 retail data, with budget-friendly lunch boxes and kimbap posting an unusually sharp 45 percent year-on-year jump in sales …

Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) ran a Korea Pavilion at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Market, held alongside the Annecy …

Starbucks Korea has reached 2,131 stores nationwide as of April 2026, a milestone that places South Korea third in the world for Starbucks store count, trailing only the United States …

Amid widespread reports of workplace burnout among Korean employees, survey data on recovery strategies offers a notably clear signal about what actually works: 47.9% of workers who experienced burnout identified …

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 …

Gen.G capped an undefeated run through the 2026 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Cup with a commanding 3-0 sweep of FearX in the grand finals, held March 1 at …