Gwangmyeong Cave serves as hub for Korean wine
At the Wine Cave, a wine bar inside the Gwangmyeong Cave in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do Province, visitors can purchase some 170 different wines from 50 wineries across Korea.
Not a drop of wine is produced in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do Province, just southwest of Seoul, but it's certainly...
Afghanistan models Korean e-gov’t
A group of Afghan government officials has visited Korea to learn about how online government services work in the country.
The 13-member delegation talked with representatives from the Ministry of the Interior on Feb. 28 to seek ways to put in place an e-government system...
Address by Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on the 98th March First Independence Movement Day
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn addresses to mark the 98th March 1st Independence Movement Day in a ceremony held at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul on March 1. (Photo: Jeon Han Korea.net Photographer)
Fellow Koreans and overseas compatriots, decorated patriots...
Yu Gwan-sun: a hero for today, a hero for independence
Have you ever heard about the 18-year-old young woman named Yu Gwan-sun (유관순, 柳寬順) (1902-1920)?
Yu Gwan-sun was an organiser of the March 1 Movement in 1919. The anniversary of this movement is still celebrated in Korea annually on March 1. It's called in Korean...
Rescuing what we are
Korea.net has launched a new collaborative project with its honorary reporters around the world. Each honorary reporter will write a story on the same topic, but from each of their own home cities. The stories will then be shared with our community of Korea.net...
Abandoned mine becomes must-visit tourist attraction
In 2010, only about 3,000 tourists visited Gwangmyeong in Gyeonggi-do Province. However, by 2015, that number had jumped 514 times, hitting 1.54 million.
The secret behind the surprising boost is the Gwangmyeong Cave, a forsaken gold mine that used to be full of waste and...
Korea, 6 African countries bolster agricultural cooperation
Agricultural experts from Korea and six African countries pose for a commemorative photo during talks in Korea from Feb. 21 to 24. The talks were hosted by the Rural Development Administration and aim to expand the sharing of agricultural technology between Korea and its...
Korea Day in Thailand
At the beginning of this February, the Korea Tourism Organization in Thailand held a Korea tourism fair for people who love to travel to Korea as free independent travelers (FIT) called the “Love Korea, K-style Day,” at a shopping center in Bangkok, Siam Square...
Korea tops global IP index 3 years in a row
Korea has now come in first place for the third year in a row in a specific category of the U.S. Chamber International IP Index rankings.
Korea topped 45 other countries in the category of "Trademarks, Related Rights and Limitations," part of the International IP...
Korea, Poland expand economic cooperation
The fourth Korea-Poland Joint Economic Committee meets in Warsaw on Feb. 16, with Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Lee Tae-ho and Polish Undersecretary of State Tadeusz Koscinski of the Ministry of Development in attendance.
Korea and Poland have agreed to expand economic cooperation on sectors...
Video support for Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang
What's the most vivid and enthralling sight? The Olympic Games, of course! We're waiting for the Olympics as a celebration. It’s time to prepare for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Thirty years have passed since the last Olympic Games were held...
Korea, UK take resolute stance on N. Korea
U.K. Secretary of State Boris Johnson (left) and Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se hold bilateral talks in London on Feb. 22 where they discussed measures to strengthen sanctions on North Korea.
Korea and the U.K. have agreed to further strengthen cooperation to counter threats from North...
Tomb relics hint at ancient rites
Tomb No. 518, one of the ancient tombs unearthed in Jisan-dong, Goryeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, consists of a main chamber and five additional chambers, presumably for people buried with the owner of the tomb.
Relics that give clues about ancient funeral rites have been unearthed in...
Korea, Romania join hands to combat N. Korean nuclear, missile threats
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se (left) shakes hands with his Romanian counterpart, Teodor Melescanu, at a bilateral meeting in Bucharest on Feb. 20.
Korea and Romania have agreed to join hands on the North Korean nuclear and missile weapons problem, with the understanding that such provocations...
Seoul, London to cooperate on content industry, new markets
U.K. Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Karen Bradley (left) and Acting Minister and the 1st Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Song Soo-keun pose for a photo after signing the ROK-U.K. joint statement in Seoul on cooperation on the content...
Luge athletes light up Pyeongchang
Team Germany, the winners of the Viessmann Luge Team Relay World Cup, jumps for joy on the podium at the Alpensia Sliding Center in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 19.
The crowd lifted its hands into the air at the Alpensia Sliding Center in Pyeongchang,...
Seed potatoes developed in Korea flourish in Cambodia
Students from the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) harvest potatoes grown at a farm in Sen Monorom, in Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia, on Feb. 3. Some 5,400 kilograms of potatoes were produced from this batch, a product of seed potatoes engineered by a team of...
Korea discusses NK provocations with Russia, China, EU
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (second from left) and his Korean counterpart, Yun Byung-se (right), hold bilateral talks in Munich on Feb. 18 on the margins of the Munich Security Conference.
Korea, China, Russia and the European Union (EU) have agreed to continue to strengthen...
Come to Pyeongchang for Winter Olympics
Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin from the pop sensation EXO perform in the 'K-drama Festa in Pyeongchang' event in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 18. The combined pop concert and fashion show was held to mark the one-year point until the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and...
Life in a traditional Hanok home in Bukchon
I had a chance to live in a traditional Hanok home.
Last year when I was living for a month in the capital of Korea, Seoul, I had a great opportunity to live for 15 days in a Hanok home. The house where I was...
