Kim Yunji (left) on March 11 poses with her silver medal in the 10-km interval start sitting race of cross-country skiing on the winners' podium of the Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics in Italy at Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium in the village of Tesero.
By Hong Angie
Photos = Korea Paralympic...
The domestic light fighter FA-50GF (left) delivered to the Polish Air Force on Aug. 15, 2023, goes on its maiden flight in Poland to mark Armed Forces Day. (Korea Aerospace Industries)
By Charles Audouin
The country has reshaped the defense industry landscape over the past five years in emerging as...
National snowboarder Kim Sangkyum on Feb. 8 poses with his silver medal along with winner Benjamin Karl of Austria and bronze medalist Tervel Zamfirov of Bulgaria at the winners' podium of the men's parallel giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy.
By Xu Aiying
Photos = Team Korea's official...
Parents of foreign students can stay in the country until their children reach age 24, up from 20. Shown are students on Sept. 11, 2025, holding the Vietnamese sandwich banh mi they made in class at Seoul Global Youth Education Center in Seoul's Yeongdeungpo-gu District. (Lee Jeongwoo)
By Margareth TheresiaThe...
The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in Turkiye on June 14, 2025, hosts its 14th Korean cooking contest. (KCC)
By Yoo Yeon Gyeong
A culinary training program dubbed Sura (Royal Meal) School will train experts in Hansik (traditional cuisine) to promote the globalization of Korean food.The Ministry of Agriculture,...
Chung Kwang-yong (third from right), director–general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' African and Middle Eastern Affairs Bureau, on March 4 holds a meeting with the ambassadors from the six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council -- Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain -- on the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict at Government...
The Bank of Korea on March 5 said its foreign exchange reserves as of late last month reached USD 427.62 billion, up USD 1.72 billion from January. (Bank of Korea)
By Kim Hyelin
The country's foreign exchange reserves rose last month for the first time in three...
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Chae Hwi-young (center) on Feb. 2 poses for photos with Lee Yong-seok (left), a member of the wheelchair curling mixed doubles team, and Nordic skier Kim Yun-ji at the athletes' launch ceremony for the Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics at Olympia Hall of Olympic Parktel in Seoul's Songpa-gu District. (Lee Jeongwoo)
President Lee Jae Myung (left) and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on March 2 hold a summit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore. (Cheong Wa Dae)By Xu Aiying
President Lee Jae Myung has agreed to start negotiations with Singapore on improving their free trade agreement, which marks its...
President Lee Jae Myung (right) and first lady Kim Hea Kyung on Jan. 13 wave to well-wishers before departing for Japan at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Lee Jeongwoo)
By Yoon Sojung
President Lee Jae Myung from March 1-4 will pay state visits to Singapore...
President Lee Jae Myung (center), Prime Minister Kim Min-seok (second from the left) and the heads of related ministries on Feb. 25 pose for a photo with Hotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin (third from left) and Italian Chamber of Commerce in Korea Vice Chairman Alberto Mondi (third from right) at an expanded meeting...
An irworobongdo, a traditional folding screen showing the sun, moon and five mountain peaks representing the king of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), is shown on Feb. 25 at the reopened Calligraphy and Painting Gallery of the National Museum of Korea in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District. (Lee Jeongwoo)
By Charles AudouinThe National Museum...
Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Kim Jung-Kwan (second from left) on Feb. 23 speaks at a meeting held at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul's Jung-gu District on responses by the public and private sectors to the U.S. Supreme Court rejecting the use of the International Emergency Economic Powers...
Won Yunjong (left) and former biathlete Johanna Taliharm of Estonia, the newest members of the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee, on Feb. 19 pose for photos at the athletes' village of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy. (Korean Sport & Olympic Committee)
By Charles Audouin
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has begun to seek recognition from halal certification bodies to support food exports to Islamic countries. Shown are ramyeon (instant noodles) products at a convenience store in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Kim Seon Ah)
By Kim Seon AhThe Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has begun...
Online purchases of domestic products by foreign buyers last year reached KRW 3.023 trillion. Shown are items at a cosmetics store in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Lee Jihae)
By Lee JihaeOnline purchases of Korean products by foreign consumers last year reached KRW 3.02 trillion.In a report on annual online shopping trends...
The number of flights last year using the nation's airspace surpassed a million for the first time. (Incheon International Airport's official Facebook page)
By Aisylu Akhmetzianova
The number of flights in the country last year surpassed the million mark for the first time.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and...
This panoramic view of Haeundae Beach is from the skyscraper Busan X The Sky, the country's second-tallest building, in Busan's Haeundae-gu District. (Margareth Theresia) )
By Margareth TheresiaBusan in July will host the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, the first time for Korea to host the event...
A child on Feb. 12 throws a large stick of the traditional board game yunnori at an interactive center for traditional games within a kids cafe in Seoul's Gangdong-gu District.
By Hong AngiePhotos = Lee Jeongwoo"You go first, grandma!"The clear voice of a child clad in beautiful Hanbok (traditional clothing) echoed on...
A samulnori (traditional percussion music) performance is held last year on Seollal (Lunar New Year) at Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul's Jung-gu District.
By Hong AngiePhotos = Seoul Metropolitan GovernmentCulture and arts and interactive events will be held in Seoul over the Seollal (Lunar New Year) holidays.The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Feb....