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Hello and welcome to your AI guide to the latest cultural updates from Korea. Here's our top story.

Asia’s premier winter sports event, the Asian Winter Games, kicks off today in Harbin, the capital of China’s Heilongjiang Province.

Athletes from 34 countries will gather for the opening ceremony tonight, launching a week of intense competition leading up to next Friday.

South Korea has sent a 222-member delegation, aiming for an overall second-place finish.

The team is targeting six gold medals in short-track events, two in speed skating, and one each in alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, and curling.

The Asian Winter Games returns after an eight-year hiatus.

The Culture Ministry and the Korea Tourism Organization hosted a forum on AI and tourism in collaboration with the OECD on Thursday.

Organized to mark Korea's appointment as this year’s chair of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the forum was held in Gyeongju, the host city of the upcoming APEC Summit.

Key participants included Second Vice Culture Minister Jang Mi-ran and OECD Tourism Committee Chair Sérgio Guerreiro.

Discussions centered on the impact of AI on the tourism industry, strategies for adaptation, and ways to enhance Korea-OECD tourism cooperation.

The Seoul International Sculpture Festa 2025 has officially opened.

As Korea's largest sculpture exhibition and art fair, it showcases works by both emerging and established sculptors from Korea and around the world.

Over 300 artists are participating this year presenting individual displays as well as group exhibitions.

Highlights include sections dedicated to young artists, Chinese youth sculptors and corporate-sponsored works.

The exhibition runs until this Sunday at COEX in Seoul.

That’s all for now. Stay tuned for more cultural updates and insightful discussions ahead!