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[Graphic News] COVID-19 fallout in culture industry nears 150 billion won in H1
July 17, 2020
Estimated financial losses caused by the new coronavirus in South Korea’s arts and culture industry reached nearly 150 billion won ($124.9 million) during the first half of 2020, a report showed. In a report assessing the financial damage in the culture industry during the January-June period, the Korea Culture & Tourism Institute estimated that 6,457 performing arts events, such as concerts and theater productions, and 1,525 visual arts events, such as art exhibitions, were can