MCST Holds Events at Home and Abroad in Celebration of Hangeul Week 2022

Oct 07, 2022

To celebrate Hangeul Week 2022 (October 4—10), which marks the 576th Hangeul Day, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister PARK Bo Gyoon, MCST) announced the list of Sejong Culture Award winners and people credited with helping to further develop Hangeul. A total of 13 people will be awarded by the government, including one Hwagwan Order of Culture Merit, one Culture Merit Medal, seven Presidential Citations, and four Prime Minister’s Citations.

『A Guide to Copyright and NFT Trading』 Published

Oct 07, 2022

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister PARK Bo Gyoon, MCST) together with the Korea Copyright Protection Agency (President PARK Jung Youl, KCOPA) and the Korea Copyright Commission (Chairman CHOI Byung Goo, KCC) published A Guide to Copyright and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) Trading. Amid the emergence of NFTs as an attractive market with new values, there is still a lack of understanding on the unique traits and environment of the NFT market.

K-Content EXPO in Spain to be held in Madrid, Spain from 4 to 7 October, 2022

Oct 05, 2022

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister PARK Bo Gyoon) and the Korea Creative Content Agency (President JO Hyun-rae, KOCCA) are jointly hosting the K-Content EXPO in Spain from October 4 to 7 at the Novotel Madrid Center in Madrid, Spain in support of Korean businesses to find new export markets for the Korean Wave in Europe.

Regarding the news reports that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued a grave warning in connection with a controversy surrounding a cartoon that depicted President Yoon Suk Yeol

Oct 05, 2022

Regarding the news reports that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued a grave warning in connection with a controversy surrounding a cartoon that depicted President Yoon Suk Yeol, we would like to inform you of the following.

Hanbok Designed by KIM Yuna Showcased on London Runway

Sep 27, 2022

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister PARK Bo Gyoon, MCST) will host Hanbok Wave, a Hanbok runway show, at the Korean Cultural Centre UK in London at 19:00 (local time) on September 27 jointly with the Korea Craft and Design Foundation (President KIM Tae Hoon, KCDF) and the Korean Cultural Centre UK (Director LEE Jeong-Woo, KCCUK). The runway show will showcase various Hanbok (Korean traditional clothing) items designed in collaboration with renowned figure skating star KIM Yuna.