KOREA Magazine January 2015

KOREA is a monthly promotional magazine published by the Korean government.
It delivers a fresh and diverse range of the latest news and information about the country, covering the president‘s activities, national policies, the arts, science & technology, people, travel and language.

저자 : Korea culture and information service
Korean Culture and Information Service belongs to the ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism develops and implements a wide range of policies to promote culture, arts, sports, tourism and religion so as to provide cultural opportunities to the public.
Korean Culture and Information Service is dedicated to providing the world with accurate and up-to-date information about Korea. It draws up a master plan to promote the country abroad, assists events that introduce Korean culture at home and abroad, produces foreign language publications on Korea and operates the government‘s official multilingual website Korea.net. Korea.net, a gateway of information about Korea, aims to provide accurate and timely information about the country and offers a convenient and user-friendly access to a wide variety of data on the country.

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CONTENTS
COVER STORY
The taste of time: No country enjoys fermented and preserved foods like Korea
PEOPLE
Abstract painter Youn Myeung-Ro
Tea researcher Park Dong-chun
TRAVEL
Seosan’s Cheonsuman
SPORTS
Short track skater Shim Suk-hee
ENTERTAINMENT
Gugak singer Song So-hee
SPECIAL ISSUE
Bringing down trade barriers
Uncovering a new dinosaur
CURRENT KOREA
Men in aprons
SUMMIT DIPLOMACY
ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit
POLICY REVIEW
Boosting the economy
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Smarter agriculture
GLOBAL KOREA
Building, the Korean way
GREAT KOREAN
Yi Hwang
MY KOREA
Learning taekwondo in native territory
MULTICULTURAL KOREA
Finnish glass artist Annaliisa Alastaro
NATURE KOREA
Seoul’s northern guardians
FLAVOR
Bossam
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