Friday, March 29, 2024
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Explore Korea by subway

The Korea Tourism Organization’s mobile-only guidebook ‘Explore Korea by Subway’ provides a list of tourist sites in the vicinity of subway stations across Korea. By Kim...
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Art connects Korea, Japan, China

The Trilateral Arts Festival 2016 is held in Jeju on Aug. 27, 2016. The photo shows artists from Korea, Japan and China playing traditional...
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In memoriam: Hinzpeter’s Gwangju exhibit

An exhibit to commemorate Jürgen Hinzpeter (1937-2016), the late German reporter who told the world about the May 18 Democratic Uprising in Gwangju in...
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Korean Roman Catholic history goes on display at Vatican

Relics from 230 years of Roman Catholicism in Korea are going on display for the first time at the Vatican Museum on Sept. 9,...
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President watches movie about German reporter in May 18 Democratic Uprising

President Moon Jae-in talks with Edeltraut Brahmstaedt, widow of German journalist Jurgen Hinzpeter who exposed the tragedy of the May 18 Democratic Uprising in...
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Rail pass offers online train reservations for non-Koreans

Korail recently updated its website to allow non-Korean passengers to purchase a Korail Pass and to reserve seats. The photo above is a Singaporean...
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Healthy, tasty seafood to help beat the heat

Mineo croaker fish (민어) are just one of the many types of healthy seafood that are in-season during the summer. The photo above shows a...
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Graphic novelist talks about youth

U.S. graphic novelist Craig Thompson talks about his 20s, at the Korea Manhwa Museum in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do Province, on July 24. (Kim Young Shin) By Kim...
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PyeongChang, Korea as seen in Talk! Talk! Korea entries

Akseli Salazar of Honduras wins the mobile phone artwork category in the Talk! Talk! Korea 2017 contest. By Xu Aiying and Sohn JiAe  Photos = Korean Culture and Information...
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Seoul exhibit digs garbage

A set of artworks by Jaejudojoa, a group of artists from Jeju Island, are all made of recycled trash dredged up from the island's...
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Cross-cultural project bridges Korea, world

Twelve taekwondo practitioners from 12 countries, among them Nepal, Laos, Nicaragua, Mexico, Myanmar and Kenya, are taking part in the 2017 Cultural Partnership Initiative....
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Sistine Chapel Choir makes first trip to Korea

The Sistine Chapel Choir, one of the oldest religious choirs in the world and based in Vatican City, performs at Seoul's Myeongdong Cathedral on...
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Korean ballet about Joseon poet opens in Colombia

The Korean National Ballet performs ‘Heo Nanseolheon-Suwolkyeonghwa' (허난설헌-수월경화), a modern ballet based on the poems of Joseon poet Heo Nanseolheon, at the Teatro Mayor...
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Talk Talk Korea 2017 contest attracts over 30,000 submissions

Winners of the Talk Talk Korea 2016 competition learn how to cook bulgogi marinated beef slices in the Korean Food Hall, at the K-style Hub in...
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Because we’re worth it

Korean cosmetics are highly effective but affordable. By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Salwa Elzeny Photos = Salwa Elzeny Ancient Egypt, along with other ancient civilizations, was a complex society. One...
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K-pop names from Greek mythology

By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Alexandra Koltsara Photos = Korea.net Flickr Usually, K-pop groups choose very uncommon names. Have you ever wondered where the inspiration comes from?...
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Our seven cooking difference

By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Aigerim Sadykova The most delicious way to be acquainted with another country is to taste its national cuisine. However, the best...
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Enjoy summer evenings at Gyeongbokgung Palace

Seoul's beautiful Gyeongbokgung Palace will be open in the evening from June 14 to 29, giving visitors a chance to sample some court cuisine...
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Late former president’s story hits the big screen

The documentary 'Our President' tells the story of the life of the late former President Roh Moo-hyun, and premiered on May 25. (Feel &...
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Korean language courses now available in 6 more cities

Students enrolled in a Korean calligraphy course at the King Sejong Institute in Moscow pose for a photo in December 2016. (King Sejong Institute...

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