Asia's flavor the one to savor

Cooking at the ASEAN Culture House

The ASEAN Culture House is continuing their Easy Access program with their latest series of cooking classes that are running until Sept. 27. Three times a week, chefs and culinary experts from Southea...

Ahrang Kang 2020-08-04

BISFF set to open Aug. 27

Ready to push boundaries of cinema

The Busan International Short Film Festival (BISFF) is finally opening on Aug. 27 for a five-day run. Originally scheduled for April, the event was postponed due to safety concerns over COVID-19. The ...

Ahrang Kang 2020-08-04

A short film festival a long time in the making

Sebastien Simon is a French film-maker, editor and programmer for the Busan International Short Film Festival (BISFF) and the Jeju French Film Festival. Since last year, he has also been the film crit...

Ahrang Kang 2020-08-04

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" ballet in town

A ballet of William Shakespeare's most famous comedy, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," is being staged at the Busan Cultural Center on July 25 and 26.△A still from "A Midsummer Night's Dream."The producti...

Ahrang Kang 2020-07-06

Classic operas to be staged

Eulsukdo Opera Festival running in July

The Eulsukdo Opera Festival, an affordable way to experience high-quality performance art, will be held at the Eulsukdo Cultural Center from July 4 to 25. Productions will be staged for the duration o...

Ahrang Kang 2020-07-06

Galmegi Brewing brings spirit of Busan to beer

INTERVIEWThe craft beer scene in Korea has grown exponentially in the last several years. Where once the country was limited to large companies, smaller businesses with their own visions of what beer ...

Ahrang Kang 2020-07-06

New Haeundae hotels will be summer highlights

Siegniel Busan, Grand Chosun Busan opening for business

With summer vacation ap-proaching, it's likely that more people will spend their leisurely time isolated in hotels, rather than in more public spaces. Just in time for this new trend, two new high-end...

Ahrang Kang 2020-06-01

Create traditional work with guidance of masters

Take the chance to learn embroidery, kite-making and other crafts

The Busan Traditional Arts Center is running a special opportunity for residents to learn about traditional crafts directly from renowned masters of them until Nov. 28.The hands-on experience is desin...

Ahrang Kang 2020-06-01

Light of ASEAN, One Community and Harmony

ASEAN Culture House's new exhibition running until August

The ASEAN Culture House, a space that promotes the culture of 10 Southeast Asian nations, partially reopenedonMay12aftertwo months of closure. The first section to resume operations is its exhibition ...

Ahrang Kang 2020-06-01

BIKY to delight both children and adults in July

Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival returns to screen for seven days

The Busan International Film Festival may garner the most global attention, but as Busan is the Asian movie capital, there are many more film festivals throughout the year. In particular, the Busan In...

Ahrang Kang 2020-06-01