ious news and critics on anything concerning Gyeongju.
Its online newspaper, Digital Gyeongju
Sinmun opened in December, 2000 to provide live local news out of the limit as
a weekly newspaper and to establish mutual information exchanges from Gyeongju
locals. In 2001, Gyeongju Sinmun started to present Gyeongju Citizen Awards to
people who try to develop the local industry and economy, culture and
education, and welfare service. Since 2003, the
Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant
headquarter co-hosts the awards with
Gyeongju Sinmun.
The Seorabeol
Sinmun was established in
1993, however, from November 15,
2000 to November 10, 2005, its publication was stopped for financial
difficulties after the 1997 Asian economic crisis had left a strong impact on
the nationwide economy. Since
2006, Seorabeol Sinmun presents Serabeol Awards to people having devouring to
develop Gyeongju.
Several major feature films have been filmed
in the city, including Kick
the Moon, On the Occasion
of Remembering the Turning Gate, Taegukgi,
