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World’s First Festival and Awards Ceremony Dedicated to Webtoons Celebrates the Last Week of September
Sep 30, 2024
On September 26 (Thur), Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism YU In Chon visited the opening day ceremony of the 2024 World Webtoon Festival to welcome webtoon fans and encourage K-webtoon industry stakeholders. The Minister also attended the 2024 World Webtoon Awards ceremony, where the Grand Prize was awarded to the popular webtoon Solo Leveling.
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Welcome! Overseas Visitors to Korea
Sep 27, 2024
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister YU In Chon, MCST), in collaboration with the Visit Korea Committee (VKC), is marking China’s National Day holiday (Oct. 1.- Oct 7.) with a special “Welcome Week” between September 26 and October 11. A number of key locations will host events, including Gimpo and Jeju International Airports, Busan International Passenger Terminal and Cruise Terminal, and Seoul’s Gangnam Square.
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Everyone Shines Through Art at Cheong Wa Dae
Sep 27, 2024
The 2024 A+ Festival, Korea’s largest culture and arts festival for persons with disabilities, is taking place from September 27 (Fri) to 29 (Sun) at Cheong Wa Dae’s Chunchugwan and Helipad. MCST Second vice Minister JANG Mi Ran will attend the opening ceremony at Cheong Wa Dae’s Helipad on September 27 at 4PM to celebrate the start of the festival and encourage the participating artists with disabilities.
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Korea Dulle Trail, South Korea’s Epic 4,500km Walking Trail, Opens in Full
Sep 24, 2024
Korea Dulle Trail, the 4,500km long-distance walking trail that circles the Korean Peninsula, is now complete. On September 23 (Mon), the South Korean government celebrated this momentous occasion with an opening ceremony at the Unification Observatory in Goseong, Gangwon State. This ambitious project, guided by the theme “Walk Together and Rediscover South Korea,” involved collaboration among several ministries, including the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), Ministry of Interior and Safety, Ministry of Unification, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and Ministry of Environment. Together, they have created a seamless walking path that connects the eastern, western, and southern coasts of the Korean Peninsula, as well as the border areas.
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2024 Startup:CON, Discovering Infinite Worlds Through Content
Sep 23, 2024
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister YU In Chon), in collaboration with the Korea Creative Content Agency (Acting Director YOO Hyun Seok, KOCCA) will host the 2024 Startup:CON on September 26-27 at Space Wadiz (Seongdong-gu, Seoul) with the aim of supporting the globalization of standout early-stage startups in the domestic content industry.