Enjoy “Gangwon 2024” and Discover Gangneung’s “Local 100”

Jan 29, 2024

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST, Minister YU In Chon), along with the Organizing Committee for the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 (Gangwon 2024, Chairpersons JIN Jong Oh and LEE Sang Hwa), the promotional ambassador “CLASS:y,” and around 50 applicants for “Local 100,” will visit the site of the “Local 100, Walk Around Gangneung,” second episode of the “Local Journey” campaign on January 26 (Fri) and January 27 (Sat). In particular, Minister YU will promote the campaign by connecting “Gangwon 2024” and “Local 100.”

Positioning Korea’s Platform as the “Netflix of the comics and webtoon world”

Jan 24, 2024

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister YU In Chon, MCST) unveiled the “Direction of Comics and Webtoon Industry Development” at Art Korea Lab on January 23. This marks the second policy announcement following the “Video Industry Leapfrog Strategies,” the initial policy disclosed in the content sector in November of the previous year. Ongoing policy declarations covering major aspects of the content industry could be expected in the future.

Korea is to Attract International Visitors with “Uniquely Korean Travel Experiences”

Jan 22, 2024

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister YU In Chon, MCST) and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) will aggressively expand marketing campaigns worldwide to bring forward the “20 Million Visitor” target and diversify the Korean tourism market.

Webtoon Industry Revenue in 2022 Reaches KRW 1.829 Trillion, Setting New Record

Jan 18, 2024

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister YU In Chon, MCST) announced the results of the “2023 Webtoon Survey (Businesses and Authors)” in collaboration with the Korea Creative Content Agency (President JO Hyun Rae, KOCCA). In 2022, the webtoon industry achieved KRW 1.829 trillion in sales, the largest ever, marking continuous growth over the five years since the first survey in 2018. This performance underscored Korea’s webtoon industry’s potential as a global leader.

“Gangwon 2024”: A Global Youth Sports Festival illuminates the night sky in Gangneung and Pyeongchang

Jan 18, 2024

The opening ceremony of the “Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024” (Gangwon 2024) will illuminate the night sky simultaneously at the Gangneung Oval and the Pyeongchang Dome in Gangwon State at 8:00 p.m. on January 19 (Fri). Approximately 9,000 spectators in Gangneung and 4,000 in Pyeongchang will join the event. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) Minister YU In Chon and Second Vice Minister JANG Mi Ran will attend the ceremony in Gangneung, while First Vice Minister JEON Byung Geuk will be in Pyeongchang to support young athletes from around the globe.