ews 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,
