Researchers solve solar system mystery using Webb telescope
Artist illustration of James Webb Space Telescope (NASA)
By Park Hye RiA domestic research team has achieved a world first in identifying a key process in the early-stage formation of the solar system and planets.The...
Korea pushes forward with ‘Li-Fi’ development
These days, most people are preoccupied with maintaining a constant state of internet connection, expecting Wi-Fi in a moving subway car, a bustling cafe or a quiet library. However, wireless connection may not always be reliable, especially during periods when masses of people log...
Seoullo 7017 invites you to take a pleasant stroll
Seoullo 7017, a raised city walkway built on an overpass from the 1970s that was closed to traffic in 2015, opens to the public on May 20.
By Kang Gahui and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Kang Gahui
May 20, 2017 | Seoul
An urban walkway...
Nation’s largest tourism show helps completion of bucket lists
The annual Korea Travel Expo on March 28 kicked off at the aT Center in Seoul's Seocho-gu District, featuring a wealth of tourism information and products. Seen is the pavilion Workcation X Specialized Night Tourism City.By Kim Seon...
Gov’t at COP28 makes proposals to spread carbon-free energy
Participants in a roundtable on the global diffusion of carbon-free energy initiatives on Dec. 5 pose for photos in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on the sidelines of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on...
Gov’t designates Aug. 14 as International Memorial Day for Comfort Women
President Moon Jae-in walks with ‘comfort women’ survivors at Cheong Wa Dae in January. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Park Hye Ri and Sohn JiAe
The day of Aug. 14 has been officially designated as International Memorial Day for Comfort Women.
The Ministry of Government Legislation announced on May 30 that...
Asia-wide cultural center opens to public
Walking down an alleyway next to the former provincial government offices of Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province) along Geumnam-ro Street in Gwangju leads visitors to an underground city. A broad plaza is surrounded by a glass and steel building. The historic venue of the May...
A historic first: President Moon delivers live speech to North Korean public
President Moon Jae-in delivers his words of greeting to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife and to 150,000 Pyeongyang citizens, thanking them all for their warm hospitality during his visit to Pyeongyang for the latest inter-Korean summit. He delivered the speech...
NewJeans to promote tourism in Korea as honorary ambassador
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In Chon (left) on July 11 at the Grand Hyatt Seoul poses for photos with the K-pop girl group NewJeans -- (from second from left) Haerin, Hanni, Danielle and Minji -- and acting Korea Tourism Organization...
Interview with an Arab reporter
Korean pop music and soap operas have been popular across the Arab world for a long time now, and the number of fans keeps getting bigger each year. Those fans dream about meeting their favorite pop idol or attending one of the concerts, or...
NK economy shrinks as sanctions bite
According to the Bank of Korea’s ‘Growth Estimate of the 2017 North Korean Economy’ released on July 20, North Korea's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017 shrank 3.5 percent from the previous year. (Jeon Han)
By Lee Yoonseo and Kim Min-Jeung
North Korea's economy contracted at the sharpest rate...
Together Day events to honor foreign population in Seoul
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will hold events to mark the 15th annual Together Day on May 20. Shown are Korea.net Honorary Reporters taking a commemorative photo at Seoul's Cheonggyecheon Stream. (Korea.net DB)
Together Day events to honor foreign population in Seoul
By Xu Aiying and Lee Jihae
Events for foreign nationals will be...
National team’s launch ceremony for Harbin Asian Winter Games
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In Chon poses for a photo on Jan. 24 in the Olympia Hall of the Seoul Olympic Parktel in the Songpa-gu District of the capital, with participants in the launch ceremony...
Korea-US amity shines through ‘Hello, Mr. K!’ concert
A member of the U.S. armed forces joins a samulnori troupe on stage during a 'Hello, Mr. K!' concert on April 21.
Another "Hello, Mr. K!" concert was held for non-Korean residents of Seoul on April 21 on a special stage set up for the...
Newly launched K-Humanoid Alliance to develop robots, AI
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Ahn Dukgeun on April 10 gives a speech at the launching ceremony for the K-Humanoid Alliance at the hotel Plaza Seoul in Seoul's Jung-gu District.
By Yoon SojungPhotos = Ministry of...
Nat’l security strategy for 2019 stresses peace on Korean Peninsula
President Moon Jae-in on Dec. 20 delivers opening statements at the National Defense Ministry on policy goals for 2019. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Park Gil-ja and Kim Young Shin
The Moon Jae-in administration on Dec. 20 highlighted the importance of creating as well as defending peace under a newly...
Lady Macbeth sings pansori
"Lady Macbeth", a special musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy "Macbeth", sang in pansori, a form of traditional storytelling with music (판소리) and jeongga, a genre of traditional Korean song (정가, 正歌) will be performed from Dec. 21 to 30 at the National Gugak Center.
The...
‘Complete denuclearization is Korean, US common goal’
By Sohn JiAe
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaffirmed on May 11 that the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization (CVID) of the Korean Peninsula is their common goal.
Minister Kang said in a press conference after a meeting with...
Moon administration publishes ‘Report to nation’
May 10 marks the first anniversary of the Moon Jae-in administration. The photo above shows Chairman of the State Affairs Committee Kim Jong Un (left) and President Moon Jae-in shaking hands after announcing the Panmunjeom Declaration at the Inter-Korean Summit on April 27. (2018...
1,000 drones to fill Seoul’s night sky in year’s final show
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Nov. 9 will host this year's final Hangang Drone Light Show at Ttukseom Hangang Park in the city's Gwangjin-gu District. Shown is a scene from the show in September at the park's waterfront stage under the theme "Seoul...
