SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has begun celebrations for the anniversary of late former leader Kim Jong-il's birthday, a national holiday, by opening a commemorative photo exhibition ...

In Korea, there are five national holidays designated by the government. The March 1st Independence Movement Day commemorates the non-violent independence movement that swept the Peninsula on March 1, ...

Director Bong Joon-ho's "Mickey 17" dominated the South Korean box office over the extended March 1 Independence Movement Day holiday, drawing over 1 million viewers nationwide, according to data ...

Children leave handprints to make a Taegeukgi, the Korean national flag ... starting a three-day weekend with Monday as a substitute holiday. The independence movement that started on the nation ...

Ohad Naharin, the world-renowned Israeli choreographer, visited Korea for the Seoul Metropolitan Ballet's season opener, ...

SEOUL--North Korea is expected to use a major holiday this weekend to showcase ... to focus on domestic messaging through things such as national meetings, art and industry exhibitions, a light ...

South Korea saw a sharp rise in the ... According to the National Fire Agency, around the Lunar New Year holidays Jan. 23-30, emergency services had to transfer 104 patients to a second hospital ...