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Experience Korea with all five senses

Winners of the Talk Talk Korea 2016 contest enjoy a virtual reality (VR) experience at the K-Style Hub in Seoul on Oct. 19. Winners of the Talk Talk Korea 2016 contest have been experiencing Korea with all five of their senses. By trying out for...

Korea, US tighten alliance to counter N. Korean threats

On Oct. 19, Minister of National Defense Han Minkoo (left) and Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se (second from left) engage in a 'two plus two' dialogue with their U.S. counterparts, Secretary of State John Kerry (third from left) and Defense Secretary Ash Carter,...

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 as they cover the Korea Sale Festa. Members of the foreign press have covered the Korea Sale Festa in detail, all...

Top 10 national park trails to enjoy this autumn

Autumn has arrived, the season for strolling across landscapes booming with red and golden hues. Word has it that we can expect more colorful foliage this autumn, and the Korea National Park Service has provided its top 10 list of the best national park trails...

Midnight cultural events to expand in 2017

A group of dancers performs a traditional fan dance in front of an illuminated stone pagoda during one of the midnight concerts this past summer in Buyeo, Chungcheongnam-do Province. The Midnight Cultural Heritage Program (문화재 야행), after a promising first-year run, will pick up again...

Sharing with the world, part 4: patent information system

The Korean government has been concentrating on establishing e-government services since 1987 when it enacted laws expanding the supply of desktops and promoting the use of computer networks in order to provide high-quality government services to the citizens in a more convenient manner. Thanks...

Autumn Travel Week brings tourist discounts, opens new sites

The 2016 Autumn Travel Week offers a variety of tourist options in areas that used to be closed to the public, as well as up to 80 percent discounts on entrance fees and accommodations. Between late October and early November, as autumn is in full...

‘I like people who treat the elderly with respect’

"Getting acknowledged for our work by K-pop fans in both Bulgaria and elsewhere is the best gift I've ever received," said Bojana Doneva, who runs a Sofia-based radio show, "Friday Chopsticks," that introduces Korean pop music, TV shows and movies to fans across Bulgaria...

Paintings revisit life in ancient cities

The City in Art, Art in the City exhibit opens at the National Museum of Korea on Oct. 5, with a focus on works of art that depict life in cities from the 1700s through to the early 1930s. Crowds of people, no taller than...

North Korean refugees are test for unification: president

"North Korean refugees are a trial-run, a test for eventual unification," said President Park Geun-hye, speaking to her government on Oct. 11. "When a North Korean refugee successfully finds their place in our society, it means they have found happiness for themselves and their...

North Koreans will find the path wide open: president

President Park Geun-hye speaks during a meeting with overseas advisors to the National Unification Advisory Council, at Cheong Wa Dae on Oct. 13. She said, 'In an era when 30,000 North Korean refugees live in the South, we will reinforce our policies to ensure...

Prime minister visits Thailand, meets with Asian leaders

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (left) and Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha pose for a photo prior to the Korea-Thailand summit in Bangkok on Oct. 11. Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn held summit talks with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Oct. 11 to discuss how to...

Enjoy regional foods this Autumn Travel Week

As the gentle breeze colors the mountains with red, yellow and orange this autumn, you might like to take a trip around the country to taste some regional delicacies. The Autumn Travel Week kicks off this year on Oct. 24 and runs until Nov. 6....

Korea shares city development expertise

Government officials from eight different countries, including Vietnam, Cambodia, Nigeria and Rwanda, take a look at some solar panels installed on the rooftop of a the Green Building in Seoul on Oct. 11. They are in Korea as part of a training program run...

Korea progresses toward Central American FTA

Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera (left) and President Park Geun-hye hold summit talks on Oct. 12 at Cheong Wa Dae. President Park Geun-hye and Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera held summit talks in Seoul on Oct. 12. The two leaders agreed to...

Korea, US navies display ‘invincible spirit’

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (pictured) is part of the Korea-U.S. joint naval drill ‘Invincible Spirit 2016,' currently underway in both the East and Yellow seas from Oct. 10 to 15. Korea and the U.S. kicked off their joint naval drill “Invincible Spirit...

Gov’t invests KRW 405 billion in VR

The Korean government announced its plans to invest KRW 405 billion into the virtual reality (VR) sector over the next five years, helping it to grow into a new engine for economic growth. On Oct. 7, President Park Geun-hye visited the Korea VR Festival at...

570th anniversary of Hangeul: ‘We love the Korean alphabet’

A ceremony at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul marks the 570th anniversary of the promulgation and dissemination of the Korean alphabet on Oct. 9. As this year marks the 570th anniversary of the promulgation and dissemination of the Hangeul (한글) alphabet,...

‘Arirang,’ a melody across generations

The 2016 Arirang Festival opens on Oct. 8 at the National Museum of Korea with an outdoor concert featuring many variations of the song 'Arirang' and accompanied by the Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra. The Korean folk song "Arirang," in genres both old and new, echoed across...

Korean vocational training takes root in Laos

A group of seamstresses takes sewing lessons at the Vocation Training Center for Women in Vientiane. Laotian women are increasing their employability in the job market by receiving technical training that uses a Korean curriculum. The Vocational Training Center for Women in Laos opened in Vientiane...

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