Gyeongju to host 18th Korea e-Sports Games finals More than 200 players representing 16 local governments will compete this weekend for a presidential award across five game titles. 2026.8.13
Naver Webtoon, Korean authorities shut down 3 webtoon piracy sites based in North Africa Korean authorities, Interpol and Naver Webtoon closed three sites that drew more than 130 million annual visits and arrested an operator. 2026.8.13
Culture Ministry plans two multipurpose domed stadiums and film ‘holdback’ policy The ministry also plans to expand support for artists and content exports as well as prepare Korea's tourism infrastructure for 40 million annual visitors. 2026.8.5
Korea rolls out 2 million movie coupons Starting Wednesday, the government will offer 2.05 million first-come, first-served discounts of 6,000 won ($3.90) for tickets at the country’s major multiplex chains. 2026.7.7
Korea welcomes 10 million overseas visitors a month earlier than last year as tourism spending hits record high Inbound arrivals topped 10 million by mid-June, with Chinese and Japanese travelers leading growth and foreign card spending in May surpassing 2 trillion won for the first time. 2026.6.24
15 reported in large-scale K-pop, sports ticket scalping Korea’s Culture Ministry referred 15 suspected resellers to police after finding bulk K-pop and sports ticket sales at markups of up to eight times face value. 2026.6.24
Nexon to invest $122 million over five years to fund promising Korean game developers Nexon will invest 188.8 billion won ($122.3 million) over the next five years to back early-stage Korean game startups via a venture fund, through which Nexon will be able to acquire any popular game IP from the backed companies. 2026.6.23
Gov't launches summer bus discounts for foreign tourists traveling beyond Seoul to boost regional travel across Korea Through July 14, inbound travelers booking express and intercity buses on Klook and GO Hanpass can get fare discounts and extra perks as the government promotes tourism outside the capital. 2026.6.15
Culture minister calls rumors over next national ballet director 'groundless' Culture minister Chae Hwi-young calls the speculation of the Korean National Ballet's next director 'groundless', while the company's dancers publicly press for a leader with professional expertise 2026.6.7
UAE tops list of countries with favorable view of Korea, Thailand and Britain show increases The United Arab Emirates (UAE) likes Korea the most but Thailand and Britain are growing a sudden crush on Korea, according to a government report released Tuesday. 2026.1.20
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