2022 Six Smart Tourism Attractions Selected: Ulsan, Cheongju, Gyeongju, Namwon, Yangyang, and Hadong

Mar 11, 2022

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister HWANG HEE, MCST) together with the Korea Tourism Organization (President AHN Young-Bae, KTO) selected six cities (counties) in Korea as the Smart Tourism Attractions: Gyeongju, Namwon, Ulsan, and Cheongju, while two counties are Yangyang and Hadong. Cities selected as “Smart Tourist Attractions” will incorporate state-of-the-art ICT to attract tourists at home and abroad to provide diverse experiences and satisfy visitors. This project will also analyze accumulated tourism information and continuously enhance tourism infrastructure.

MCST Vice Minister OH Young-woo will attend the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympics

Mar 07, 2022

The second vice minister, OH Young-woo from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism(MCST) will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games, which will be held on March 4th (Fri) to congratulate and support Korean national team competing in the game.

Gwanghwa Sidae Finally Unveiled to the Public

Feb 28, 2022

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister HWANG Hee, MCST) and the Korean Creative Content Agency (President JO Hyun Rae, KOCCA) held the Opening Ceremony of the Gwanghwa Sidae (Age of Light) and unveiled the final version to the public on February 25 at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in Gwanghwanum. “Gwanghwa Sidae” is the national project for continuing “cultivation of leading immersive content. ”

Korean Government supports Specialized Course for Creating Online Streaming Contents

Feb 23, 2022

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister HWANG Hee, MCST) together with the Korea Creative Content Agency (President JO Hyun-rae, KOCCA) support the operation of specialized training courses to educate experts in the field of online streaming contents (OTT) service. To meet this purpose, applicants from domestic graduate schools are invited to apply from February 17(Thu) to March 17 (Thu).

Despite COVID, 2022 Global Hallyu Survey tells Hallyu continued popularity

Feb 15, 2022

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister HWANG Hee, MCST) and the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (President JUNG Kilhwa, KOFICE) released “2022 Survey on Overseas Hallyu Status (As of 2021)” to overview the status of the Hallyu beyond Korea. This year’s survey was conducted online from November 5, 2021 to December 8, 2021 among 8,500 people from 18 different countries. Even during the pandemic, the result shows that more people enjoyed Hallyu. The figure shows that among cultural industry consumption, Hallyu (entertainment business) took on average 27.4%. Specifically, beauty industry took 31.7%, drama at 31%, and fashion at 29.2%. The result for the specific category was as follows: The most famous drama was “Squid Game” (21.2%), followed by “Crash Landing on You” (2.2%) and “Vincenzo” (1.9%). Among Korean singers, “BTS (26.7%)” and “Black Pink (10.4%)” took first and second places following last year.