Busan City and Busan Tourism Organization released three Busan tourism BI promotional videos and a teaser video on November 23 A promotional video featuring the unique travelogue of the moon rabbit visiting Busan is receiving high attention online. Busan City (Mayor Park Hyung-joon) and Busan Tourism Organization released three Busan tourism promotional videos and pre-released teaser videos on November 23 through the official YouTube channel 'Visit Busan', exceeding a total of 33 million views. The promotional video, produced under the concept of Stranger from the Moon, Travel of the Moon Rabbits, is receiving favorable reviews from netizens for capturing the colorful unexpected charm of Busan, a city where the hip-hop rabbit duo wants to enjoy, work, and live in Busan. The video contains various attractions that Busan has, from Gwangan Bridge and Busan Yacht Stadium to Ahopsan Forest, Oryuk Island and Songjeong Beach. The scene where the moon rabbits look at the re...

: Interview : Kim Yeong-dong, Head of EPS Center in Thailand of HRDK Supply of 5,000 Thai workers this year Preparing for next year's market environment In the meantime, the employment permit system has almost stopped sending foreign workers, but this year, we are fortunate to be able to gradually overcome COVID-19 and resume sending foreign workers to supply manpower to small and medium-sized enterprises and farming and fishing villages in Korea. This year, the EPS Center in Thailand conducted a Korean language selection test and physical strength test for 42,000 Thai workers who wish to get a job in Korea through the employment permit system, and sent 5,000 healthy workers who passed the test to Korea. As the manpower shortage of small and medium-sized enterprises and farming and fishing villages in Korea is expected to continue in 2023 next year, we will prepare for more Thai workers to be sent to Korea on time. In addition, we will make efforts to prevent ill...

On the 26th, the South East Asian Council of The Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (Chairman Kang Uijong) held a launching ceremony for The Junior Peaceful Unification Advisory Council and a unification lecture by KTCC Representative Lee Yu-hyeon under the theme of “Juniors Knowing the Roots of Peaceful Unification in the Future.” Park Sunghee, Consul General of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Thailand  and President Jeon Yong-chang of the Korean Association in Thailand attended the event and gave encouragement and congratulations. http://www.mykorea.kr/news/2638

Full of special cultural programs to feel the year-end sensibility The Culture and Tourism Ministry (Minister Park Bo-gyun) and the Culture and Development Agency (Director Cha Jae-geun) provide various cultural benefits so that people can more easily access culture in their daily lives during the “Culture Day” week (12.26-1.1) in December. ‘Culture Day’ is a policy that has been implemented since 2014 to support people to enjoy culture in their daily lives. During the week that includes the last Wednesday of every month, discounts or free admissions are provided at cultural and sports facilities such as movie theaters, concert halls, museums, and art galleries. These days, when we spend the year that is nearing meaningfully and prepare to welcome the new year, we can spend more meaningful time with our family and friends on ‘Culture Day’ in December. Citizens who plan to go to the cinema, which is perfect for a cold winter day, are recommended to apply for a discount on Cu...

2022 Game Culture Family Camp Sports Champions League progress... 26 family participation Fever 'Hot' The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korea Creative Content Agency, and the Game Culture Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the Foundation) successfully ended the 2022 Game Culture Family Camp (hereinafter referred to as the Family Camp) with the Champions League held at Busan E-Sports Stadium on December 16th. Starting in 2015, the family camp, with a total of 6,305 participants in the car for eight years this year, features 'Family Unit Sports Competition', 'Game Culture Quiz Competition', 'Parent Game Literacy Education', 'Game Literacy Education' where families can communicate with each other through games. Arcade game, VR” It consisted of various programs such as game experience. The 2022 Game Culture Family Camp was held five times in Pyeongchang-Gangwondo, Muju-Jeonbuk, Naju-Jeonnam, Yesan-Chungnam, and Yongin-G...

Koreans in Vietnam, era of pioneering and harmony In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Korea-Vietnam diplomatic ties, Heoyo Media has published “The 30-Year History of Korea-Vietnam Diplomatic Relations,” which accurately records the dynamic development of the Korean community in Vietnam. Published in time for the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea and Vietnam, the 30-year history of diplomatic ties between Korea and Vietnam is a record of history and a testimony of the times. The 30-year history of diplomatic relations between Korea and Vietnam, built by the Korean Association in Hanoi, Vietnam, reflects the path of Vietnamese Koreans for 30 years, while reflecting the future development of Korean society and Korean companies. Today, Vietnam is a land of opportunity for Koreans, where exchanges flourish not only in politics and economy, but also in the fields of culture, sports and religion. The Korean community in Vietnam has continued to grow since th...

PICO “We will actively showcase various VR contents including K-pop performances” K-pop artist (G)I-DLE's first VR (virtual reality) concert will be exclusively released at PICO. PICO, a global VR leading company with its own innovative technology, will present (G)I-DLE’s VR concert ‘For NEVERLAND’ on the 31st. Produced in collaboration with VIVESTUDIOS, a leading AI-based metaverse content art tech company in Korea, For Neverland is K-pop's first interactive VR concert and can be seen exclusively through PICO video. VR Concert for Neverland consists of a total of 65 minutes including the main film (60 minutes) and making video (5 minutes), and you can also watch 10 representative songs including (G)I-DLE's new album 'NXDE' released in October. Audiences watching VR concerts through Pico headsets can enjoy the concert in 4K resolution through a 360-degree viewing angle that combines a 180-degree live-action movie and a 180-degree interactive zone, so the...

The Korea Central Volunteer Center (Center Director Kwon Mi-young) announced that Korea Volunteer Public Relations Ambassadors and Central Center employees volunteered to share briquettes. On the afternoon of December 15th, briquette sharing volunteer service with the Korea Volunteer Ambassador was held in Samseong-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul. On this day, 2,700 briquettes were donated to the Briquette Sharing Campaign Headquarters for the Warm Korean Peninsula Love, and 1,800 of them were delivered directly to 9 households in need in Samseong-dong, Gwanak-gu. In addition, they delivered daily necessities such as rice, ramen, and toilet paper. Volunteer service on this day was attended by creator Ziyang (Park Jeong-won), former baseball player Jun-hyuk Yang, performing artist Poppin Jun-ho, creator Deokja Jeonseongsidae (Park Bo-mi) and 19 employees of the Central Volunteer Center. Singer Jeong Yu-jin, dancing bear, dance teacher SIMBA, and Jang So-bin, who performed Sunny Days,...

Daegu Catholic University graduate student Mongchot was selected as an artist supporting the Asan Gallery incubator project ASAN VERSE announced that the first solo exhibition of the artist Mon Show (real name: Woo Hyeon-myung), ‘MONGCHOT-PARODY’, will be held at the main exhibition hall of the Asan Gallery from December 13 to January 8, 2023. This exhibition was held after a year long preparation process as the work of student Woo Hyeon-myung, who was exhibited before graduation from Daegu Catholic University a year ago, was selected for the incubator project of Asan Gallery's new artist support program. Asan Gallery's incubator project is a scholarship support program that selects promising students from art colleges and related graduate schools and supports them in purchasing works and holding exhibitions. Selected students here can receive various support benefits such as regular individual exhibitions, participation in various art fairs, and studio support when they contin...

At a time when Korean cultural contents such as K-pop and K-dramas are gaining explosive popularity around the world, there is an organization centered on college students that researches and promotes the original culture of Hallyu. HACD is the new rage. HACD (with Leader Lee Yeon-ju) is led by young college students. It was made as Korea's popularity has risen a lot after the Hallyu boom and the interest in Korean history has increased not only among Koreans but also among Koreans living abroad and local foreigners. HACD members study the archetypal culture and history of Koreans, the basis for today's Hallyu craze. The organization creates palace and museum tours and starts campaigns to raise awareness about the true face of Korea and distorted history of Korea. They said that the reason why the Korean wave came into the limelight worldwide was because it contained Korean emotion concepts, values, philosophies, and archetypal culture that people all over the world could relat...

  On the 14th, Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation President Kim Chun-jin met Kang Myung-il, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and explained about the low-carbon diet ‘Green Food Day’ campaign to reduce carbon emissions in the food sector. And he sought ways to expand K-Food exports along with publicizing the excellence of Korean foods, such as Korean kimchi. Then, a meeting was held with Korean food distributors in Vietnam, such as CJ CheilJedang, Emart Vietnam, and Shark Market, to discuss the basis for K-Food consumption and ways to expand exports. At the scene, President Kim said, "Vietnam is the No. 1 K-Food export country out of 10 ASEAN countries," adding, "Korea's exports of agricultural and fisheries products to Vietnam continue to grow at $800 million, up more than 19% from the same period last November.“ Then, he asked, “Please do your best to promote Korean food and expand exports so that K-Food can spread...

Jeon Young-chul, chairman of the Kangaroo Foundation, has been appointed chairman of the International Martial Arts Olympiad. On the 1st, at the International Martial Arts Olympiad (President Oh No-kyun), Jeon Young-chul, chairman of the Central Committee, and Yoon Ye-ri (CEO Ye-in), the public relations ambassador, were also held at the same time. "Korean martial arts, including Taekwondo, have contributed greatly to promoting Korea in the world," said Jeon, who became the first sponsor. "We will develop and support programs so that all trainees around the world can participate in all activities using avatars on the web." He also stressed, "We will secure 1 billion won for program development support and 50 million won for the establishment and operation of the Olympiad Secretariat." As a pastor, Chairman Jeon has been actively leading the movement to 'Creating a Society that Embraces the Weak' for the welfare of youth in crisis families and the m...