Korean Culture and Information Service Review

KOCIS was inaugurated as the Overseas Information Center under the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1971 to introduce Korean culture to the world and uplift the national image of Korea.

Compared to the past, when armaments and economic power were valued, the importance of "soft power" - scientific technology, cultural exchanges, international solidarity, and so on - is growing. The core of soft power is culture. KOCIS has introduced Korea to the world and the importance of its role as a means of consolidating ties with neighboring countries, using cultural exchange as an intermediary, has grown.

Korea has successfully and simultaneously achieved internationally-recognized economic growth and democratization, and transformed itself from a country receiving international aid from developed countries, to one giving it.

The modern wave of Korean popular culture known as "Hallyu" has been spreading throughout the world, and people of many different nations have come to embrace various aspects of it. KOCIS has shared Korea's accumulated knowledge in the areas of economic growth and scientific technology, as well as its highly developed culture, with the people of the world. As a strong advocate for Korea, KOCIS has been pursuing ways to communicate Korean art and culture and Korean peoples' warm and sincere hearts with the citizens of the world. To that end, 41 resident officers working at 36 locations (including cultural centers) in 31 countries have been working to build a kind of "Korea premium" brand. As Korea's electronic doorway to the world, Korea.net strives to carefully answer the various questions and requests from our readers and visitors, and to stimulate their further curiosity.

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