Korea, Malaysia discuss trade, investment
Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry Dato Sri Mustapa Mohamed (left) and Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Joo Hyung-hwan discuss ways to expand trade and investment between Korea and Malaysia, in Seoul on April 14. (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
By Lee...
Korea, Angola cooperate on national security, business
Angolan Foreign Minister Georges Chikoti (left) and Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se shake hands before a meeting where they discussed the state of affairs on the Korean Peninsula and economic cooperation between the two countries, in Seoul on April 18. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kim...
Year’s first rice planting in Hamyang
The process of rice transplantation begins in Jiok-myeon Village, Hamyang-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, on April 19. This is the first rice planting in Hamyang-gun County this year, and some 2.2 ha of rice is being is planted using specialized rice planters.
By Son Gina
Photos =...
Sharing successes, failures through public administration cooperation
"Sharing both successes and failures is the basic direction of cooperation for both countries," says Minister of the Interior Hong Yun-sik at the Government Complex-Seoul on April 10.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Jeon Han
April 10, 2017 | Seoul
"Sharing, not handing down."
So said Minister of the...
We are with you 100 percent: U.S. Vice President
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (right) and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence hold a joint press conference following a summit in Seoul on April 17.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Prime Minister's Office
“Gatchi Gabsida." (같이 갑시다)
So said U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, speaking in...
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), KEB Hana Bank President Ham Young-joo (fourth from left) and other participants hope for the successful Olympic Games next year,...
PyeongChang torch relay to cover 2,018 km across Korea
President Lee Hee-beom (right) of the organizing committee for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and honorary ambassador Kim Yuna pose for a photo in Seoul on April 17. The signboard features the official slogan for the Olympic torch relay: ‘Let Everyone...
UK ambassador: ‘Brexit won’t affect Korea-UK trade’
British Ambassador to Korea Charles Hay (left) chats with Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Lee Tae-ho at a meeting to discuss the impact of Brexit on the relationship, in Seoul on April 12. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Lee Hana
"Brexit won't affect the trade...
Gov’t to support biotech, medicine for economic growth
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn makes his congratulatory remarks during the Bio Korea 2017 trade fair that kicked off at the COEX convention center in southern Seoul on April 12.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Prime Minister’s Office
“We are going all out to foster...
Enjoy Gangwon-do delicacies in run up to PyeongChang Games
The special exhibition 'A Joy of Spring: Scenery, Blossoms and Delicacies,' holds an early launch ceremony at the National Folk Museum of Korea on April 12. The exhibition will officially open on April 15, exactly 300 days before the opening ceremony for the PyeongChang...
Korea promotes Winter Olympics in Tokyo
Governor Choi Moon-Soon of Gangwon-do Province (center) poses with other dignitaries and the Games' two mascots, Soohorang the white tiger and Bandabi the Asiatic black bear, at an official promotional center for next year’s Winter Olympics in the lobby of the Korea Center in...
Gov’t pushes 3-D printing as game changer for medicine
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (second from left) browses prosthetics that were developed with the use of 3-D printing technologies, at the ASAN Institute for Life Sciences at the ASAN Medical Center, in Seoul on April 11.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Prime Minister’s...
Gov’t to issue braille passports
The Korean government will issue special passports for the visually impaired starting April 20. The person's given name, surname, passport number, date of issue and date of expiration will all be printed in braille. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Jin Li and Kim Young Shin...
Gangwon-do delicacy: potato ongsimi from Gangneung
Gangwon-do Province is known for its potatoes. The starchy staple is prepared in a myriad of ways around the world, but in Gangneung the best way to get the full flavor of the potato is by grabbing a bowl of potato dough soup, or...
Korea’s 5G tech spotlighted at G20 meeting
The G20 Digital Ministers Meeting brought together ministers and vice ministers from the G20 countries in Dusseldorf, Germany, on April 6. The theme this year was ‘Shaping Digitalization for an Interconnected World.’ (Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning)
By Kang Gahui and Sohn JiAe
“The...
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 outlining Belarus' unconditional support for a free trade agreement between Korea and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), in Minsk on...
Korea, US leaders agree to bolster alliance
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump on April 8. The two leaders discussed the latest U.S.-China summit and measures to strengthen cooperation, all to cope with North Korean issues. (Prime Minister’s Office)
By Yoon Sojung
Acting President and Prime...
Korea, Saudi Arabia to bolster cooperation on 7 new industries
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Joo Hyung-hwan (left) holds a meeting with Saudi Arabian Minister of Energy, Industry Khalid Al-Falih in Riyadh on April 4.
By Kang Gahui and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Korea and Saudi Arabia will strengthen cooperation on...
Korea, Sudan to boost cooperation
Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Lee Tae-ho (left) and Undersecretary Abdel-ghani Elnaim of the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs pose for a photo in Khartoum on April 5. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kim Young Shin
Korea and Sudan are set to expand cooperation across a...
Korea to send USD 14 mil. to Syria, Middle East
Korea has announced its plans to provide humanitarian aid worth some USD 14 million to Syria and neighboring countries. (Korea.net DB)
By Jin Li and Yoon Sojung
The Korean government has announced that it will provide humanitarian aid worth USD 14 million to Syria and...
