Carrying weapon or posing threat in public designated as crimes
This is Government Complex-Gwacheon in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Ministry of Justice)By Kim HyelinCarrying weapons in a public place and posing a public threat are newly classified crimes designed to prevent offenses targeting an unspecified number of people.
Energy tech univ. to help develop next-gen nuclear reactors
Park Jin-ho, acting president of Korea Institute of Energy Technology (Kentech), and Richard Muller, cofounder and chief technology officer of the U.S. nuclear power startup Deep Fission, attend an energy forum running from Sept. 26-27, 2024, in Naju, Jeollanam-do Province. (Kentech)
Some 100 meetings to cover prep for Gyeongju APEC summit
In a meeting chaired by Gyeongsangbuk-do Province Gov. Lee Cheol-Woo, the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Community) Preparation and Support Bureau of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province and Gyeongju on Jan. 7 discussed preparations and directions for the senior officials meeting of APEC 2025...
Provincial county offers winter tour via wine therapy, taekwondo
Six foreign promoters of Korean culture on Jan. 7 take a group photo after their ski lesson at Muju Deogyusan Resort in Muju-gun County, Jeollabuk-do (Jeonbuk-do) Province. (Margareth Theresia)
By Margareth Theresia
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...
Train line in Gyeonggi-do Province reopened after 21-year break
A rail line connecting the Gyeonggi-do Province cities of Goyang, Yangju and Uijeongbu will be reopened on Jan. 11. (Gyeonggi-do Province)
By Kim HyelinA suburban train line connecting the Gyeonggi-do Province cities of Goyang, Yangju and Uijeongbu on...
Acting president reaffirms nuclear power cooperation with Czech PM
Acting President Choi Sang Mok (left), who also serves as deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance, on Jan. 8 holds a phone conversation with Czech Prime Minister Petr Filala at Government Complex-Seoul. (Ministry of Economy...
Acting President Choi gets credentials from 9 new ambassadors
Cuba's first ambassador to Korea, Claudio Monzon Baeza (left), on Jan. 7 poses with Acting President Choi Sang Mok (center), who is deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul...
Sec. Blinken reaffirms US trust in Korean democracy, defense
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken (left) on Jan. 6 shakes hands with Acting President Choi Sang Mok, who is deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance, at Government Complex-Seoul. (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
Beautiful result! Cosmetics exports hit record USD 10B in 2024
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on Jan. 6 said cosmetics exports last year set a record-high USD 10.2 billion. Shown are visitors in October 2024 at the K-Beauty Expo held at the Korea International Exhibition Center, aka KINTEX, in...
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Dream Program to offer winter sports training to youth athletes
The 2025 Dream Program on Jan. 6 will begin in Pyeongchang-gun County and Gangneung in Gangwon-do Province (State) to help youth athletes from countries with few opportunities in winter sports to experience both the sports and Korean culture. Shown is a group...
‘Sincere respect for Korean is essential when learning it’
Miyuki Hamanoue, a professor of Korean at Kanda University of International Studies in Chiba, Japan, on Oct. 28 smiles during an interview with Korea.net at his office. "Korean is really interesting because of the different language based on age, gender and social class as...
Incheon airport eyes 100M passengers, top 3 megahub status
Lee Hag-jae (fourth from left), president and CEO of Incheon International Airport Corp., Minister of Land Infrastructure and Transport Park Sangwoo (sixth from left), Rep. Maeng Sungkyu (eighth from left), chairman of the National Assembly's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee,...
Higher cooperation agreed on with Lavtia in bio, defense sector
President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) and his Latvian counterpart Edgars Rinkevics on Nov. 28 pose for a photo at their summit held at the Office of the President in Seoul. (Office of the President)
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Kimchi Festival London spotlights growingly popular side dish
The Kimchi Festival London was held on Nov. 23 at St. Bride's Foundation on the British capital's Fleet Street. Shown are Ambassador to the U.K. Yoon Yeocheol (sixth from left), Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Mayor Liz Green...
KRW 1.4T policy fund in 2025 to support semiconductor sector
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok on Nov. 27 speaks at a meeting of economy-related ministries on boosting industrial competitiveness at the Korea Semiconductor Industry Association in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
FM Cho urges global efforts to stop NK-Russia military tie-up
Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul (second from left in front row) on Nov. 26 attends an outreach session for the Indo-Pacific region at the Group of Seven Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Fiuggi, Italy. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Korean-language education to be spread to public schools o’seas
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Lee Ju-Ho (second from left) on Nov. 25 gives a speech at the ninth ministerial meeting on social affairs at Government Complex-Seoul in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Ministry of Education)
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Strategic ties formed with Malaysia, FTA to follow next year
President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) and Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Nov. 25 pose for photos for their bilateral summit at the Office of the President in Seoul.
By Xu Aiying
