{"id":257599,"date":"2026-04-18T00:04:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/18\/hwang-kyo-ik-appointed-as-head-of-korea-culture-and-tourism-institute-what-this-means-for-cultural-development\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T00:04:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:04:03","slug":"hwang-kyo-ik-appointed-as-head-of-korea-culture-and-tourism-institute-what-this-means-for-cultural-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/social\/2026\/04\/18\/hwang-kyo-ik-appointed-as-head-of-korea-culture-and-tourism-institute-what-this-means-for-cultural-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Hwang Kyo-ik Appointed as Head of Korea Culture and Tourism Institute: What This Means for Cultural Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result<\/p>\n<div class=\"videoWrap\">\n<div class=\"video\" ynvideowrap>\n  <video id=\"videoPlayer\" width=\"820\" height=\"460\" 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