Gyeongju, Korea's ancient capital, hosts rich historic sites and culture, drawing international students for a tour ahead of ...

Naedong-ri Twin Tombs in Yeongam County, South Jeolla Province. (Yonhap) SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Heritage Service ...

But virtually no universities outside Korea offer any regular courses on Korean history before the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) primarily because they lack scholars specializing in ancient or ...

Ancient history of Korea and colonial period. The history of Korea goes back more than 5,000 years. Ancient empires such as Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje built a prosperous civilization on the ...

On the South Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone ... The period of Japanese colonialism is never far from Hwang’s writing, because for most Koreans that era is not ancient history.

The island of Jeju in South Korea is home to the Greek Mythology Museum where visitors can immerse themselves in the world of ...

Gyeongju, the ancient capital of the Silla Kingdom (57 BC–935 AD) in today’s North Gyeongsang Province in the southeastern Korean Peninsula, is sometimes called a “roofless museum” for its ...

Korea's two ancient kingdoms of Goguryeo and Balhae are missing in a chronological table of ancient Korean history currently on display at a National Museum of China exhibition, but any correction ...

Neighboring countries often share cultural and historical roots. Take, for example, the case of an ancient statue both Japan and South Korea claim is theirs. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports on the case ...

KIM KYUNG-IM: (Through interpreter) They wanted to find proof of their ancient history - most importantly, the origin of the Japanese state and Japan's rule over the Korean Peninsula.