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• Vietnamese Tourists to Korea on the Rise
  2009/04/16 (Source)
  Korea is seeing a surge of tourists from Vietnam as the Korean Wave, or craze for Korean pop culture, is hitting the Asian country.
  
  The internet edition of the Tuoi Tre, Vietnam's major daily, reported on April 13--citing an official at state-run travel agency Saigon Tourist--that in April alone ,...More

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  Korean Wave takes Silk Road to Central Asia
  2009/04/16 (Source)
  The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOIS), a wing of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tou,...More

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  Kim Ji-soo Promotes Ceramics Expo
  2009/04/16
  Actress Kim Ji-soo and Gyeonggi Provincial Governor Kim Moon-soo pose for a picture at the press con,...More

 

• Korean Culture Festival to Open in Central Asia
  2009/04/16 (Source)
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  Hallyu or the Korean wave is leading the way to a modern-day Silk Road. The Korean Culture & Information Service of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Silk Road Foundation will open a Korean Culture Festival in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tur,...More

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  'Insadong' Can Go That Extra Mile
  2009/04/16 (Source)
  By Lee Hyo-won Staff Reporter When it comes to replicas, modern Koreans may be familiar with fa,...More

• CJ Ent. Makes Waves at HK FILMART
  2009/04/16 (Source)
  The film sales arm of Korean major CJ Entertainment did brisk business at the Hong Kong FIILMART, closing deals on a slew of titles including pre-sales for its big-budget disaster film "Haeundae" going to Indonesia's VSG for rights over Malaysia, Singapore and home territory.
  
  The Busan-set CGI d,...More

 

• Wisconsin Film Fest Focuses on Korea
  2009/04/16 (Source)
  The 11th Wisconsin Film Festival, held annually at the University of Wisconsin in the U.S., presents a 'Focus on South Korea' for its 2009 edition running April 2 – 5. Five critically acclaimed Korean features will screen during the event along with one Canadian-Korean short film.
  
  Indie favori,...More

• English subtitled cinema screenings of "Private Eye"
  2009/04/16 (Source)
  Director PARK Dae-min's debut feature film "Private Eye" stars Korea's top character actors HWANG Jeong-min ("You Are My Sunshine") and RYOO Deok-hwan ("Like a Virgin"). Besides solid acting performances the film is praised for its intelligent and entertaining story by critics.
  
  Cinus Myeongdong ,...More

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  "Temptation of Wife" a Big Hit in Mongolia
  2009/04/15 (Source)
  Revenge-themed drama "The Temptation of Wife" has made its heroine Jang Seo-hee a huge star in Mongo,...More

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