The Gyeongju Historic Areas contain a remarkable concentration of outstanding examples of Korean Buddhist art, in the form of sculptures, reliefs, pagodas, and the remains of temples and palaces from ...

A grand cluster of intact royal tombs, the oldest existing observatory in East Asia and a Buddhist temple where the world's oldest woodblock print was found: One might think these highly valuable ...

A festival designed to connect all the Eurasian nations that lie along the Silk Road will be held in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangnam-do Province (South Gyeongsang Province). Silk Road Gyeongju 2015, an event ...

Signs of the tourism industry in Gyeongju City, Gyeongbuk Province, South Korea's largest tourism and cultural city, entering a boom phase beyond recovery are being observed in various places after ...

GYEONGJU – The usually sleepy city of Gyeongju is on high alert as it plays host to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum to be held from Oct 31 to Nov 1. Some 19,000 police and military ...

The Twin Mounds of Hwangnamdaechong: A Symbol of Softness and Unity [Photo Essay Contest - Grand Prize Winner] My Gyeongju cultural experience [Photo Essay Contest - Grand Prize Winner] Forgotten ...

Gyeongju, an iconic tourist destination in the southeast of Korea, clinched the prize for best world heritage city and festival at the 2024 Pinnacle Awards and Asia Festival City Conference held in ...

As leaders, delegates and visitors prepare to gather in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting on Friday and Saturday, few places in ...

The New York Times (NYT) said the host city of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, Gyeongju, "has rich cultural heritage but lacks infrastructure." On the 26th, one day before the ...

As Gyeongju hosts the APEC 2025 summit, several key sites across the city have taken center stage. From the main conference hall to the leaders’ banquet venue and accompanying exhibitions, here are ...

Other than the fact that it took about 1 hour 30 minutes to get around because the lodging was in Busan, there were no major inconveniences. Rather, it was nice to experience landscapes and culture in ...

At 11 a.m. Wednesday, 37 progressive groups — including the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) — held a press conference on a roadside in Dongcheon-dong, Gyeongju, under the banner of the ...