Enjoy Chuseok holidays at national museums
Ahead of the Chuseok holidays, people head to the National Folk Museum of Korea to enjoy a nongak performance of traditional farmers’ music. National museums across Korea, including the National Folk Museum, will host a variety of events to mark the upcoming Chuseok holidays.
The...
New int’l team begins correctional activities
The Korean government's fifth batch of Global Monitoring Staff, tasked with taking on correctional activities both online and in print all around the world, is launched with an official starting ceremony at the Foreign Press Center in Seoul on Sept. 9.
An earnest group of...
King Sejong’s example inspires Thailand, Vietnam
Students at an elementary school in southern Thailand take bilingual literacy classes. The program is for the minority Patani-Malay people, whose indigenous language is different from the government's official Thai language. The Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia at Mahidol University in...
Princess’s wedding, married life shown in Hangeul letters
In a letter to her son-in-law Yun Eui-seon and which uses the Hangeul alphabet, Queen Sunwon asks about health of her daughter, Princess Deogon. She sent the letter packaged with some Oriental medicine. The queen exchanged letters with her daughter through her son-in-law, as...
East Asian leaders adopt anti-nuke statement
President Park Geun-hye (center) listens to speeches from participating leaders at the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Vientiane, Laos, on Sept. 8. President Park emphasized the unity of the international community in the face of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.
President Park Geun-hye, currently...
Seoul, Tokyo to cooperate on denuclearization, advancing ties
President Park Geun-hye (left) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pose for a photo ahead of their bilateral summit in Vientiane, Laos, on Sept. 7. The two leaders discussed cooperation measures in the face of North Korean nuclear weapons and boosted bilateral relations between...
Diplomacy through presidential gifts
'Imparting Harmony and Friendship,' an exhibit currently underway at the Presidential Archives in Sejong City, features a collection of gifts that former Korean presidents received from their foreign counterparts over the years. An ornate jewelry box (pictured) was given to former President Chun Doo...
Chuseok holiday abounds with tourist discounts
With Chuseok (추석, 秋夕), the Korean mid-autumn harvest festival, just around the corner, a series of discounts at tourist sites and accommodations will add more entertainment and fun to one of the nation’s biggest holidays of the year.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism...
Enjoy Chuseok festivities at K-Style Hub
The K-Style Hub offers a variety of cultural activities, like trying on Hanbok (pictured), in celebration of the upcoming Chuseok mid-autumn harvest festival.
The K-Style Hub, located in Jung-gu along the Cheonggyecheon Stream and run by the Korea Tourism Organization, is offering visitors a variety...
President reaffirms will to bolster Seoul-Washington alliance
U.S. President Barack Obama (left) and President Park Geun-hye shake hands prior to a Korea-U.S. summit in Vientiane on Sept. 6. Both leaders vowed to bolster the bilateral alliance.
President Park Geun-hye and U.S. President Barack Obama have once again declared their will to bolster...
Korea, Kenya, Uganda come closer through music
Korean musician Don Spike (center) and band mates perform on Aug. 29 at a shopping mall in Nairobi. The Africa Sings Korean Soul concerts were held from Aug. 29 to Sept. 5 in four cities across Kenya and Uganda.
Musicians from Korea, Kenya and Uganda...
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...
International cyclists race along the DMZ
On Sept. 5, cyclists of various nationalities pedal uphill in the Tour de DMZ 2016, an international youth road cycling race organized by the Ministry of the Interior.
Young cyclists from around the world pedaled their way along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), from east to...
Korea, Bangladesh collaborate on biopharmaceuticals
A group of Bangladeshi public officials, including the head of the country's Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA), look around medical devices at the Medical Device Development Center at the Osong Medical Innovation Foundation on Aug. 31. These officials are participants in a biopharmaceutical...
Korea, Italy discuss economy, nuclear issues
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (left) and President Park Geun-hye hold summit talks in Hangzhou, in Zhejiang Province, China, on Sept. 5.
President Park Geun-hye and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi held a summit on Sept. 5 in Hangzhou, in Zhejiang Province, China. The two...
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...
Korea shares archiving experience with Asian neighbors
Archive specialists from Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Mongolia are greeted by a Korean official at the International Council on Archives Congress 2016, held at the COEX convention center on Sept. 5.
Korea is sharing its archiving expertise with its Asian neighbors.
Thirty-four archive specialists from Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan,...
Baengno (백로, 白露), the day of White Dew
The day of Baengno (백로, 白露), literally "White Dew," falls on Wednesday, Sept. 7, this year. It is the 15th of 24 solar terms of the year. It always falls between Cheoseo (처서, 處暑), the End of the Heat, which was on Aug. 23,...
President Park emphasizes Korea-China relations
President Park Geun-hye (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photo ahead of a Korea-China summit on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, in Zhejiang Province, China. In the meeting, the two leaders reaffirmed their will to further develop Seoul-Beijing...
Latina YouTuber promotes Korea in Spanish
Third-year Korea University student Nalu is the creator and star of 'Latina Saram,' a YouTube channel that introduces Korean pop culture and Korean university life to Spanish speakers all over the world. With over 300,000 subscribers, Nalu was recently tapped by Korea University to...
