Browsing: Korea

South Korea launches a $102M state investment vehicle targeting AI tools for gaming, music, and cross-platform media production.

Visitors eat and cheer together in the outdoor garden of Korea House, a hub promoting Korean sports and culture during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris, July 31, 2024. Korea Times file

National Museum of Korea in Seoul hit 3.8M in attendance in the first half of 2026

South Korea’s theater market has attained record-breaking growth in the first half of this year, driven by high-priced stage adaptations of global IPs, which broke historical box-office benchmarks. According to data released by the Korea Performing Arts Box Office Information System (KOPIS), theater ticket sales surged 105% year-on-year to ₩75.89 billion (~ $50.9 million USD)…

A promotional poster for the Vienna International Dance Festival / Courtesy of the Korean Cultural Center