The war lasted for seven years until 1598, which is called the Japanese invasions of Korea of 1592–1598 or Imjin War. Feeling threatened by the invading Japanese troops, King Seonjo of Joseon fled to ...

JTBC's fusion period drama, 'The Tale of Lady Ok,' tells the story of a lowly female slave in the Joseon Dynasty. However, ...

1883 -- The Joseon Dynasty designates the Taegeukgi as the national flag. 1959 -- Lee Dong-jun, a correspondent of the Soviet Union's Pravda newspaper in Pyongyang, defects to South Korea through the ...

Eight master painters of the Joseon Dynasty’s national treasure-level works are showcased in print form using e-museum data from the collections of the National Museum of Korea. These works, which ...

Photographer Kim Seunggu documents “leisure culture” in South Korea, a country that recently proposed increasing its maximum ...

With the Lunar New Year just around the corner, it’s time to think about gifts. The tradition of giving during Seollal dates ...

It covers history from the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), the Joseon dynasty (1392-1897) and the Korean Empire (1897-1910). Within its six permanent exhibition spaces, more than 12,044 pieces are ...

A growing number of countries are confronting the dual challenges of population decline and aging. China said Friday that its ...