South Korea Culture & Creative Industries

Coverage of South Korea's culture, content industry, and creative sectors, including film, music, and cultural policy.

Daily Mouthwash Use May Raise Hypertension and Diabetes Risk

Daily use of antibacterial mouthwash may disrupt beneficial oral bacteria, raising risks of high blood pressure, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and possibly cancer, experts warn....

Published 2026.05.13. 13:52:44 |

Park Chan-wook Says Korea No Longer on Film Industry's Periphery

Published 2026.05.13. 15:22:32 |

Netflix Generates 2.4x Value From Decade of Content Investment

Netflix generated over $325 billion in global economic value from $135 billion in content investment over the past decade, creating 425,000 jobs acros...

Published 2026.05.13. 13:51:41 |

Medipost's Cartistem Succeeds in Japan Phase 3 Trial, Eyes 2028 Launch

Medipost's knee osteoarthritis stem cell therapy Cartistem succeeded in Japan Phase 3 trials, targeting 2027 approval and 2028 launch via partner Teik...

Published 2026.05.13. 13:32:19 |

Sleeping with Stacked Pillows May Raise Blindness Risk, Doctors Warn

Sleeping with stacked pillows may raise intraocular pressure in glaucoma patients and worsen the condition, according to a study in the British Journa...

Published 2026.05.13. 11:32:15 |

Hangeul Museums Unveil Restored 1938 Letter-Matching Card Game

The National Hangeul Museum and National Folk Museum of Korea unveil "Ganadarak: Word Play, Language Play," featuring 259 artifacts and the first publ...

Published 2026.05.13. 11:09:06 |

Food Safety Ministry Catches Pharmacies Selling GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Without Prescriptions

Korea's Food Safety Ministry caught 6 pharmacies and medical institutions violating rules on GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, including sales without prescrip...

Published 2026.05.13. 10:33:51 |

Casino Operator GKL Drives Growth Through Medical Tourism Business

GKL, operator of Seven Luck Casino, signed an MOU with the Korea Medical Tourism Association to develop medical, cultural and tourism-linked products ...

Published 2026.05.13. 10:17:58 |

Jeju Tourism Hit as Domestic Fuel Surcharges Quadruple in One Month

Jeju tourism faces a downturn as domestic fuel surcharges quadrupled in a month, prompting the province to allocate 3.15 billion won for discounts and...

Published 2026.05.13. 10:12:03 |

Contemporary Composer Unsuk Chin Wins Daewon Music Award Grand Prize

Contemporary composer Unsuk Chin has won the grand prize at the 14th Daewon Music Award, with pianist Yekwon Sunwoo and violinist Kim Seo-hyun taking ...

Published 2026.05.13. 10:10:54 |

Walking 8,500 Steps Daily Prevents Weight Regain, Study Finds

A meta-analysis of 14 clinical trials finds that walking 8,500 steps daily helps overweight and obese adults prevent weight regain after losing weight...

Published 2026.05.13. 09:28:32 |

Baek Nam-jong Named New Seoul National University Hospital President

Baek Nam-jong, professor of rehabilitation medicine and former head of SNU Bundang Hospital, has been appointed the 20th president of Seoul National U...

Published 2026.05.13. 09:18:54 |

National Academy of Arts to Hold 2026 Collection Exhibition

The National Academy of Arts of Korea will hold its 2026 Collection Exhibition from May 13 to June 12, showcasing 66 works by leading Korean artists i...

Published 2026.05.13. 09:14:36 |

Foreign Residents Emerge as New Driver of Korea's Tourism Market

Published 2026.05.13. 09:12:36 |

Daewoong Pharmaceutical Licenses Novel IBD Drug Candidate in 662.5 Billion Won Deal

Daewoong Pharmaceutical signed a 662.5 billion won license-in deal with Innovo Therapeutics for INV-008, a next-generation IBD treatment targeting int...

Published 2026.05.13. 08:54:05 |

Culture Ministry Distributes 2.25 Million Movie Ticket Discount Vouchers

Published 2026.05.13. 08:04:15 |

Korea Ballet Festival Offers Free Public Programs Through June

The 2026 Korea Ballet Festival offers free public programs including ballet screenings, a special exhibition, and a lecture on Korean ballet history a...

Published 2026.05.13. 07:12:23 |

Celltrion Acquires France's Gifrer to Accelerate European Push

Celltrion has acquired French healthcare company Gifrer, gaining access to 9,000 pharmacies and 800 hospitals in France to capitalize on expanding bio...

Published 2026.05.13. 07:02:05 |

Daytime Highs Reach 28°C as Skies Clear by Morning

South Korea's weather on Wednesday the 13th will begin cloudy before clearing by morning, with daytime highs of 21-28°C and light rain expected in Gan...

Published 2026.05.13. 05:00:05 |

Eating Eggs May Lower Alzheimer's Risk by Up to 27%, Study Finds

A Loma Linda University study of 40,000 adults found that eating eggs five or more times a week may lower Alzheimer's disease risk by up to 27%....

Published 2026.05.13. 04:00:05 |