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  National Museums in South Korea Offer Lunar New Year Events, Free Exhibits National museums across South Korea are marking the Lunar New Year holiday with cultural programs designed for families nationwide. The National Museum of Korea said Sunday the events were planned to celebrate Seollal, the country’s traditional New Year, and to offer visitors more hands-on opportunities to experience traditional culture. At the National Museum of Korea, the spring plum blossom exhibit "Ipchun Maehyang" is being held during the holiday period. The exhibit began Feb. 3 an February 15, 2026
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  Book Sellers Pitch Reading Picks for Lunar New Year Holiday The publishing industry is rolling out promotions and curated recommendations for the Lunar New Year holiday. Kyobo Book Centre said Sunday it has launched a Lunar New Year seasonal promotion featuring a curated selection of so-called “brick books” for immersive holiday reading, along with an e-book event. The campaign, titled “Perfect Rest With Books,” spans multiple reading themes. A key feature is “Challenge: Finish a Brick Book,” a promotion focused on long, dense works of 400 pages February 15, 2026
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  Lim Jong-hoon-Oh Jun-sung, Kim Na-young-Yoo Han-na reach WTT Star Contender Chennai finals South Korea’s doubles teams Lim Jong-hoon-Oh Jun-sung (both Korea Exchange) and Kim Na-young-Yoo Han-na (POSCO International) advanced to the finals at WTT Star Contender Chennai 2026, keeping alive the chance of a double title run. Lim and Oh beat India’s Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 12-10) in the men’s doubles semifinals on Feb. 13 local time in Chennai, India. After taking the first two games comfortably, the Koreans were pushed to deuce in the third but c February 15, 2026
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  Seollal Holiday: Seoul’s Royal Palaces Free Admission Ahead of BTS Gwanghwamun Show The ceremonial “royal route” that BTS is expected to walk during its upcoming Gwanghwamun performance will be open to the public for free during the Lunar New Year holiday, offering visitors a chance to see the area ahead of what officials expect could be massive crowds on the concert day. The Korea Heritage Service said it will offer free admission to palaces and royal tombs during the holiday period. From Feb. 14 to 18, Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Deoksugung and Changgyeonggung will February 15, 2026
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  Hwang Dae-heon wins silver in men’s 1,500 at Milan-Cortina Olympics Hwang Dae-heon of Gangwon Provincial Office won silver in the men’s 1,500 meters in short track at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics, bringing his Olympic total to four medals (one gold, three silvers). Hwang finished second in 2:12.304 in the final at the Milan Ice Skating Arena on Saturday in Milan, Italy, in Korean time, in a nine-man race. After winning gold at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, Hwang added silver in Milan. He has now medaled at three straight Olympics: silver February 15, 2026
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  South Korea’s Hwang Dae-heon wins silver in men’s 1,500 at Milan-Cortina Olympics South Korean short track skater Hwang Dae-heon of Gangwon Provincial Office won the silver medal in the men’s 1,500 meters at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics. Hwang finished second among nine skaters in the final at the Milan Ice Skating Arena, clocking 2:12.304, the report said. Hwang, who won gold at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, added a silver at this Games. Gold went to Jens Vantwout of the Netherlands. Shin Dong-min of Hwaseong City Hall, competing in his first Olympi February 15, 2026
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  South Korea Women’s Curling Team Falls to Denmark, Drops to 2-2 in Round Robin South Korea’s women’s curling team, Gyeonggi Province, ranked No. 3 in the world, saw its round-robin momentum halted at the 2026 Milan·Cortina Winter Olympics. The team — skip Kim Eun-ji, third Kim Min-ji, second Kim Su-ji, lead Seol Ye-eun and fifth Seol Ye-ji — lost 6-3 to Denmark in its fourth round-robin game at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 15 (Korean time). After opening with a loss to the United States, South Korea be February 15, 2026
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  National Folk Museum to Host Lunar New Year Festival on Feb. 16 The National Folk Museum of Korea said it will hold its 2026 Lunar New Year festival, titled “Bok-It-Seol,” on Feb. 16 to mark Seollal, Korea’s traditional holiday. The museum said the event is designed as an on-site, hands-on program open to visitors of all ages, including international guests. It aims to reinterpret Seollal in a modern way and encourage participants to share “good fortune” from the individual to family and neighbors. In the main building lobby, visitors can check their February 15, 2026
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  South Korea Reaches Women’s 3,000-Meter Relay Final in Milan Olympics, Eyes First Gold in 8 Years South Korea’s women’s short track team advanced to the final of the 3,000-meter relay at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics. The quartet of Choi Min-jeong and Kim Gil-li (both Seongnam City Hall), Shim Suk-hee (Seoul City Hall) and Lee So-yeon (Sports Toto) won semifinal heat 2 on Feb. 15 (Korea time) at the Milan Ice Skating Arena in Italy, finishing in 4:04.72. South Korea ran second behind Canada early before Choi moved inside with 10 laps remaining to take the lead. With February 15, 2026
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  South Korea’s Hong Su-jeong Places 22nd in Women’s Skeleton at Milan-Cortina Olympics South Korea’s Hong Su-jeong (Gyeonggi Federation) placed 22nd in her first Olympic women’s skeleton individual event. Hong posted a four-run total of 3 minutes, 54.73 seconds on Saturday (Korea time) at the Cortina Sliding Center in Italy in the women’s skeleton at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics. The only South Korean women’s skeleton athlete in the field, Hong finished 22nd out of 25 competitors. She clocked 58.88 seconds in the first run and 58.45 in the second. She l February 15, 2026