2025 Korea Welcome Week: Enjoy a More Enjoyable and Convenient Visit to Korea

Oct 24, 2025

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister CHAE Hwi-young, MCST), in collaboration with the Visit Korea Committee (VKC), has launched Korea Welcome Week for the second half of 2025 from October 23 (Thursday) to November 9 (Sunday) to celebrate the upcoming the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit and the peak inbound tourism season . The Welcome Week is held at Incheon International Airport, Gyeongju Station, Gimhae International Airport, and Busan Port to welcome international visitors to Korea. On October 23, Second Vice Minister KIN Dae-hyun of MCST attended the Welcome Week Opening Ceremony at Incheon International Airport to welcome international tourists.

Advancing APEC’s Core Values through the Integration of K-Culture and AI

Oct 24, 2025

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister CHAE Hwi-young, MCST) and the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), in cooperation with the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), will host the Awards Ceremony for the 2025 APEC K-Culture × AI Video Global Contest on October 24 (Friday) at SJ Kunsthalle in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

Strengthening International Solidarity for the Advancement of Paralympic Sports

Sep 26, 2025

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister CHAE Hwi-young, MCST) hosted a welcome banquet for members of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Executive Board on September 22 (Monday) at Samcheonggak (Seoul), to share Korea’s policy direction for parasports and reaffirm the international commitment to cooperate for the advancement of parasports. More than 20 members of the IPC Executive Board, including President Andrew Parsons and Vice President Duane Kale, attended the banquet while in Seoul for the 2025 IPC General Assembly.

Reinterpreting the Sound of Korea through Instruments of the World

Sep 16, 2025

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister CHAE Hwi-young, MCST), in partnership with the Korea International Broadcasting Foundation (Arirang TV), has formed the traditional Korean music band Sound Trek, consisting of musicians who are foreign residents in Korea, with the aim of sharing the unique appeal of Korean traditional sounds with global audiences through a journey of learning and performing gugak (traditional Korean music). A five-part documentary capturing the band’s formation and musical journey is to be produced and released to viewers at home and abroad this October.

Gyeongju Celebrates APEC Summit with Seorabeol Pungnyu Performance Under a Millennium of Starlight

Sep 16, 2025

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister CHAE Hwi-young, MCST), in collaboration with the Korean Traditional Performing Arts Foundation (KoTPA), is showcasing a special traditional arts performance event “Soerabeol Pungnyu,” featuring a total of 37 stage performances, in celebration of the 2025 APEC Summit from September 12 to October 29 across Korea’s premier historic-cultural city Gyeongju, including Gyochon Traditional Village, Yukbuchon, and Cheomseongdae Observatory.