VR content targets tourism, entertainment industries
Visitors try out some virtual reality goggles at a booth at the Government 3.0 Expo held on June 20. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced on Aug. 4 that it would build VR facilities for the tourism and entertainment industries, with...
Gov’t unveils strategic national projects
President Park Geun-hye (center) speaks during the second presidential panel on science and technology, at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 10.
"Science and technology will help find solutions to overcome this crisis, and also build momentum for the economy to give itself a boost," said...
Endangered birds found in southern Korea
A mother Chinese crested tern bears her egg. The species, considered to be close to extinction worldwide, was found on an uninhibited island in southern Korea early in April this year.
Endangered varieties of birds and other creatures are being found one after another across...
Korean farming, water management systems go global
On July 29, the Rural Development Association starts a nine-day training session in Saint-Louis, Senegal, for farming experts from 20 African nations. In addition to classroom lectures, the farmers head outdoors to learn about best practices for harvesting, reaping and threshing rice.
Korean farming techniques...
Gov’t to expand telemedicine services, healthcare insurance benefits
President Park Geun-hye (center) visits a medical center on Aug. 5 as a patient receives telemedicine services. The government is set to expand telemedicine services for those who have limited access to them.
Telemedicine services will be expanded for those who have less access to...
Descendants of Korean independence activists to come to Korea
A group of 41 descendants of activists who were involved in the Korean independence struggle, hailing from eight countries, are soon to arrive in Korea.
The descendants will arrive in Seoul on Aug. 11 from the U.S., China, Canada, Australia, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mexico, at...
Support center for Korea-Iran trade, investment opens in Seoul
The Korea-Iran Trade & Investment Cooperation Support Center opens in Seoul on Aug. 8. This center is part of follow-up measures after the Korea-Iran summit between Seoul and Tehran earlier this year in May in the Iranian capital.
To revitalize trade and investment between Korea...
Korea cooperates with Senegal, Indonesia on disaster control, forestry
Korea and Senegal have begun sharing their experiences and know-how on training for disaster response and relief.
The International Urban Search & Rescue Course was held from Aug. 1 to 12 for public officials from Senegal in the sector of disaster control and management. This...
Korean smart cities reach out to urban China
The Korea booth promotes models for 'smart cities' at the 2016 China Smarter Cities International Expo held in Beijing from July 29 to 31.
The development of new towns and smart cities in Korea has now been presented in Beijing. Information technology, spatial data, energy,...
Future Omani leaders visit Korea
A delegation of students from the Sultan Qaboos University in Oman visits Korea for 10 days on a travel scholarship awarded by the Sultan of Oman to successful students.
A delegation of academically outstanding Omani students from the Sultan Qaboos University is visiting Korea as...
Korean War memorial unveiled in San Francisco
Korean War Memorial Foundation President Quentin Kopp inspects the new Korean War monument at the Presidio in San Francisco on Aug. 1.
A new Korean War memorial was unveiled on Aug. 1 at the Presidio in San Francisco, California.
The memorial displays major battles of the...
President to visit Vladivostok for Eastern Economic Forum
President Park Geun-hye will attend the Eastern Economic Forum on Sept. 2 and 3 in Vladivostok, Russia, and hold summit talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Though they have met on various occasions, the two leaders last held an official bilateral summit in Seoul...
Big Bang appointed national ‘Creative Icon’
Big Bang is appointed honorary ambassador for the new national promotional campaign 'Creative Korea.' The K-pop group will take on the role of a 'Creative Icon' starting at this year's Rio 2016 Olympic Games and continuing through to the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
Big...
German singer realizes dream to visit Korea
German singer Jamie-Lee Kriewitz visits the 'K-Style Hub' in Seoul as part of her trip to Korea. She's the winner of a German singing competition TV show last year and is known as a passionate K-pop fan.
“I'm so happy to realize my long-awaited dream...
Global policy-makers get master’s in Korea
Public officers studying environmental policy in Korea pose for a photo. Some 50 officials from across the world are studying for their master's as part of a scholarship program from the Ministry of Environment. They discussed global environmental issues and Korea's environmental policies during...
Foreign minister visits Malta
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat (left) and Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se (second from right) meet in Valletta during Minister Yun's official visit to the country on July 29.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se visited the nation of Malta on July 29, the...
Saemaul Undong transforms Cambodian poultry farms
Farmers inject young chickens with vaccines at a poultry farm in Cambodia. This farming community has been truly inspired by South Korea's set of agricultural development policies from the 1970s and 1980s, the Saemaul Undong, or New Community Movement.
In the early 1970s, rural South...
Passion for Hangeul rediscovered in Seoul
Winners of a Korean-language writing competition for students from the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province, China, learn about the history of Hangeul at the National Hangeul Museum in Seoul on July 20.
"As soon as I saw the Haerye edition of the 'Hunminjeongeum,'...
Korea, EU discuss partnerships in crisis management, science, IT
Korean and European delegates hold the 13th Korea-EU Joint Committee Meeting on June 23 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul.
The 13th Joint Committee Meeting between Korea and the European Union was held on June 23 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in...
Online content creators gather in Gwangju
The 2016 Gwangju World Web Content Festival kicked off on June 23. Under the slogan “Web people, roar into the world,” the festival lifted its curtain in and around the Asia Culture Center in Gwangju. The festival consists of three main parts: the Imagination...
