Korea, Japan join forces to protect copyright
The governments of Korea and Japan recently held in-depth discussions on how to better protect copyright and increase cooperation in this area.
On Dec. 12, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs co-hosted the 2016 Korea-Japan Copyright Forum...
Korea, Canada agree on free trade, issues on peninsula
President Moon Jae-in (left) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hold a phone call on March 20 to talk about working together on free trade and toward a peaceful resolution for Korean Peninsula issues. The photo shows the two leaders at the G20 Summit...
Japanese lawyer prioritizes human rights to improve Korea-Japan ties
Etsuro Totsuka, a Japanese lawyer specializing in human rights, on Dec. 10 gives a speech on victims of forced labor by Japan and international law in the first session of an international symposium held at Hotel President in Seoul. (Kim Sunjoo)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Minji
Seoul |...
We implore fruits of dialogue for Korean Peninsula: pope
Pope Francis’s most recent Urbi et Orbi given on Easter, April 1, includes wishes for harmony and peace on the Korean Peninsula, and hopes that the inter-Korean dialogue will bear fruit. The photo above shows the pope visiting Seoul in August 2014. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim...
‘Written characters are tools that contain culture’
Director General of the National Hangeul Museum Moon Young-ho emphasizes the importance of widening the understanding of Hangeul among people through the systemic preservation of Hangeul data and through exhibits.
Marking the 569th anniversary this year of the proclamation of the Korean alphabet Hangeul, the...
ODA agency to help Tajikistan modernize its farming sector
Davlatzoda Zafarbek (left), chairman of Tajikistan's National Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, on May 16 poses for photos with KOICA Vice President Hong Seok Hwa after signing the record of discussion on support for the modernization of the Central Asian country's agricultural water irrigation...
Gov’t urges Japan to retract ‘unjustifiable’ claim to Dokdo Island
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Jan. 23 urged the Japanese government to immediately withdraw its "unjustifiable" territorial claim to Dokdo Island. (Korea.net DB)
By Margareth Theresia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Jan....
‘Inter-Korean Summit is gate to peace in Korean Peninsula, Latin America, world’
The world has been showing great interest in the upcoming 2018 Inter-Korean Summit. Media outlets from around the globe are covering stories related to the Korean Peninsula, visiting the Peace House in Panmunjeom, the summit venue, and the Demilitarized Zone, and holding interviews with...
NCG talks with US reaffirm extended deterrence vs. N. Korea
Cho Chang-rae, deputy minister for national defense policy (right), and Cara Abercrombie, acting U.S. deputy under secretary of defense for policy on Jan. 10 take a photo after jointly chairing the fourth Nuclear Consultative Group meeting in Washington. (Ministry...
Korea, Denmark to mark 60 years of bilateral ties through ‘Year of Culture’
This photo from on Oct. 20, 2018, shows President Moon Jae-in (left) and Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen holding a summit at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. Both leaders agreed to designate 2019 as the “Year of Culture.” (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Hyelin and Yoon Sojung
Korea and...
Seoul welcomes Pyongyang’s proposal: Unification ministry
Ministry of Unification spokesperson Baik Tae Hyun holds a press briefing in regard to North Korea’s proposal to normalize the Panmunjeom communications channel, at the Government Complex Seoul on Jan. 3. (Ministry of Unification)
By Yoon Sojung
The Ministry of Unification of the Republic of Korea welcomed...
‘We will become the next Viktor Ahn’: Russian-Korean biathletes
Korean biathlon racer Timofei Lapshin races downhill during a training session in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun County, Gangwon-do Province, in early September.
By Kim Tae Won and Sohn JiAe
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Pyeongchang l Sept. 5, 2017
“Just as Viktor Ahn, the short-track speed skater who became a Russian citizen, raised awareness of...
Moonlight fashion show marks Hanbok Day
One day ahead of Hanbok Day, an adult and a child modeling Hanbok showcase the elegance of their attire, during the Moonlight Hanbok Fashion Show at the Heungnyemun Gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace, in Seoul on Oct. 20.
By Kim Young Deok and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Seoul l...
Sharing with the world, part 6: e-People
The Korean government has been concentrating on establishing e-government services since 1987, when it enacted laws in order to provide high-quality government services to citizens in a more convenient manner. Thanks to such ongoing efforts, Korea’s e-government systems are now being praised all around...
Gov’t to bring in more workers for chosen industries
The ministry also said that the addition of new occupations to the E-7 visa category is expected to help Korea develop new emerging industries and to boost Korea’s international competitiveness in those sectors. (Ministry of Justice)
by Lee Yoonseo and Yoon Sojung
The government will open a new visa...
Korea, Ethiopia cooperate on reforestation
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Representatives from the Korea Forest Service and the Ethiopian government hold a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 21 to discuss...
Festival highlights beauty of spring at Seoul’s royal palaces
This is a scene last year from the program "Time Travel: King Sejong" of the 2024 Spring K-Royal Culture Festival at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. (Festival's official website)
By Park Hye RiA festival in Seoul...
U.S.: Bilateral talks with North Korea continuing
Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun will visit Seoul Dec. 19-21 to bolster bilateral coordination toward denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. In this photo from October 2018, Biegun is shown meeting with National Security Director Chung Eui-yong at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul....
Korean education fair opens in Iran
The Korean Education Fair opens in Tehran on Oct. 20 for the first time in Iran, attracting hundreds of local students to information booths about a wide range of Korean universities.
An education fair to promote Korean universities was held last week in Tehran, the...
Pyongyang to face nuke consequences: Korea, US
President Park Geun-hye (left) and U.S. President Barack Obama hold a joint press conference after the Korea-U.S. summit at the White House on Oct. 17.
Korean and U.S. leaders formally released the “2015 Republic of Korea and United States of America Joint Statement on North...
