Thursday, March 28, 2024

Eat your way across Korea: stone pot bibimbap mixed rice

The delicious world of Korean cuisine is broad and deep. From the vast vegetable varieties of kimchi, through to the three pillars of Korean cuisine -- red pepper paste, soy sauce and soybean paste -- Korean cooking encompasses the expansive geography and habitats native...

Northeast Asian cooperation, in film

Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-hwa (right) poses for a picture with Kim Jae Min, the winner of the '2017 Korea-Japan-China cooperation user-created video contest,' at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 26. By Lee Hana Photos = Jeon Han July 26, 2017 | Seoul The award ceremony for...

Korea, Japan share art, tourism, traditions

The Korea-Japan Festival 2015 in Seoul was held at the COEX convention center in Gangnam-gu District, southern Seoul, on Sept. 20. Various programs took place on the day to help people better understand the cultures and traditions of each country. Programs included celebratory concerts...

Different languages, different personalities

Different personalities come along with each different language. (Korea.net DB) By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Tanya Mokrina Have you ever felt your personality change as you switch between languages? Studies show that we have different personalities when we speak different languages. In 1998, Michel Coven, a researcher at the University of...

Shanhai Pass defines boundary between Korean and Chinese history

"The Old Dragon's Head (Lao Long Tou, 老龙头) is the easternmost end of the Great Wall (長城)." It is located in Qinhuangdao City (秦皇島市), Hebei Province (河北省) in the People's Republic of China, and a research team exploring Korean history visited the location on July 14. President...

‘A dining table can change the fate of a nation’

CEO Cho Tae-kwon of the Kwangjuyo Group emphasizes that, 'Our traditions are something that will never disappear. They're the things that have been accumulated all these years.' There is a man who has turned traditional culinary arts into a business, has turned them into art...

New Southern Policy is key factor of new economic map: president

President Moon Jae-in speaks during the weekly senior secretariat meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on July 16. (Cheong Wa Dae) By Kim Min-Jeung  President Moon Jae-in said that a new Asian era is approaching, and that “the two axes holding up the New Southern Policy are India...

New site corrects inaccuracies about Korea

On Sept. 1, the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), part of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, launched the Facts:Korea website, a new website designed to help correct inaccurate information that is out there about Korea. The site receives and deals with reports...

President Park to expand cooperation with Africa, Europe

President Park Geun-hye came back to Korea on June 5 after completing her 12-day state visit to Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and France. The latest presidential trip has brought many fruitful outcomes across a wide range of sectors, ranging from security, business and developmental cooperation, through...

The day of the restoration of light

Aug. 15 is the independence day of Korea. (Lalien Guillen Park) By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Lalien Guillen Park In Korea, Aug. 15 is a public holiday known as National Liberation Day. Interestingly, in the Korean language it's called Gwang-bok-jeol (광복절) and it holds a deeper meaning. Gwangmeans "light," bok means “to restore” and jeol means “holiday,”...

Leaders of Korea, China stress ‘strategic cooperative relationship’

President Moon Jae-in (second from left) holds talks with his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping where they discussed issues of mutual interest, in Berlin on July 6. By Sohn JiAe  Photos = Cheong Wa Dae President Moon Jae-in, on an official state visit to Germany, met with his...

Nat’l park service lists 6 lesser-known spots to see sunrise, sunset

Dalah Park inside Hallyeohaesang National Park in Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, has a sunset observatory with a wonderful view of sunlight reflected on the sea with islands big and small. By Kim Young Shin  Photos = Korea National Park Service Many Koreans watch the sunset or sunrise on the...

President emphasizes free trade, vision for creative economy

President Park Geun-hye speaks during the G20 summit in Hangzhou, in Zhejiang Province, China. She urged the G20 to play a more active role in expanding free trade and in responding to climate change. President Park Geun-hye called for G20 governments on Sept. 5 to...

Visit a farm, meet the animals this summer

There is a range of wildlife species that exist around the world. Livestock, in particular, is the key to human survival. Amid rapid urbanization, however, the importance and existence of such domesticated animals has been somewhat forgotten over the past few years. The Rural Development...

Six relatives of ex-presidents visit Cheong Wa Dae display

Six relatives of former presidents and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo Gyoon (left in second row) on July 29 take a group photo at the main building of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul. Clockwise from left...

Event offers coffee made from ASEAN-originated beans

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Oct. 25 makes coffee with beans from the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on a vending truck at Cheonggye Plaza in Seoul. (Kim Sunjoo) By Jeon Han and Lee Jihae Video = Choi Taesoon Seoul | Oct. 25, 2019 Cafe ASEAN, an event that offers free coffee made from beans imported from...

Interpretation service for foreign victims of crime expanded

An operator at the Immigration Contact Center (1345) in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do Province, provides interpretation service for a caller. The center from this month began providing three-way interpretation with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office for foreign victims of crime. (Ministry of Justice) By Song Baleun and Kim Minji The Ministry of...

[New Year’s news conference on diplomacy, security] President Moon: Kim Jong Un’s China visit to make 2nd NK-US summit successful

President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 10 speaks in his New Year’s news conference at Cheong Wa Dae. By Kim Young Deok and Kim Minji Photos = Cheong Wa Dae President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 10 said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s recent visit to China is "a sign that...

PM Han to visit Paris 2 weeks before World Expo city’s selection

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Oct. 9 gives the opening speech at the 2030 Busan World Expo Symposium in Paris. (Prime Minister's Office) By Choi Jin-woo Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will visit Paris from...

Speed skaters jostle for pole position in 2018

The ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, a test event for next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, will pit 317 speed skaters from 24 countries against each other at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province. The competition will run from Feb....

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