Moody’s keeps Korea’s credit rating at Aa2
Moody’s Investors Service maintains Korea’s credit rating at Aa2, while improving the economy's 2017 growth outlook to 2.8 percent, up 0.3 percent, considering the...
Food from around the world comes to Korea
Seoul Food 2017, an international food industry exhibition where 1,382 food companies from 39 countries gather to show off their wares, takes place at...
PyeongChang Games pick main banking partner
Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yoo Dong-hoon (second from left), President Lee Hee-beom of the PyeongChang organizing committee (third from left),...
Korea, EAEU launch FTA talks
Belarusian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Yeudachenka (left) and Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Jeong Marn-ki sign a joint statement...
Korea, AfDB expand economic cooperation, investment
African Development Bank Vice President Charles Boamah gives a congratulatory speech at the Korea-Africa Business Forum, in Busan on April 4.
By Kim Young-ah and...
2017 Seoul Motor Show spotlights future of cars
The 2017 Seoul Mother Show gives visitors a glimpse into the future of personal transportation. The motor show kicked off its 10-day run on...
Korea ranks 3rd for design registration
Korea comes in third place in the World Intellectual Property Organization's Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs for the year 2016,...
Korea-US FTA: five years of win-win trade relations
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Joo Hyunghwan (left) and Vice President of the Asia Society's Policy Institute and former senior U.S. trade official...
Bolivian suburb names main street ‘Avenida Corea’
Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Kyung-hwan (third from left) shakes hands with Mayor of Warnes Mario Cronembold at the naming ceremony...
Korean chopsticks attract Japanese diners
Chopsticks designed by artists from Cheongju are on display at the Nagoya Tabletop Show in Nagoya, Japan, on Jan. 18 and 19.
Korean chopsticks will...
Foreign direct investment exceeds USD 20 billion
Korea hit a new record high in foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, according to a report released on Jan. 3 by the Ministry...
World eyes 1st-ever braille smartwatch
Checking the time, finding a mobile phone or reading a text message.
All these are easy things to do for many people, but it can...
New high speed railway launched to win customer satisfaction
The new Super Rapid Train (SRT) was launched on Dec. 8. The new train route connects Suseo Station in southern Seoul, Daejeon, Busan and...
IT industry seeks new opportunities in Silicon Valley
The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning hosted the 2016 K-global@Silicon Valley conference in Santa Clara, CA, on Nov. 2 and 3. The...
K-Ribbon Selection label offers premium products
Gisundo soy sauce (기순도), a product in the K-Ribbon Selection's Hansik category, is a delicious condiment made using a 10-month traditional fermentation and aging...
Foreign press praises Korea Sale Festa
Members of the foreign press attend a Hanbok fashion show in front of the Doota Mall in Dongdaemun in eastern Seoul on Oct. 19...
Nationwide sale, tourism discounts begin
Department stores and street stalls in Sogong-dong in central Seoul are crowded with shoppers, while placards and banners announce the launch of the Korea...
FDI hits record high during first 3 quarters 2016
Foreign direct investment (FDI) coming into Korea has been on the rise, despite economic uncertainties such as a global economic slowdown and issues surrounding...
Korea Sale Festa kicks off with K-pop concert
2PM performs during the opening ceremony for the Korea Sale Festa along Yeongdong-daero Boulevard in Gangnam-gu District, Seoul, on Sept. 30.
K-pop bands, singers and...
US investors eye Korean tech
A special fair in Los Angeles has reaffirmed that there is much interest among U.S. investors in a range of Korean products and advanced...
