Korea pushes agricultural processing skills worldwide
New manuals will explain how to manage fruit after harvesting, announced the Rural Development Administration on April 18. The English-language manuals on the postharvest management of mangos, bananas, pears and strawberries will be shared with 30 countries across Asia and Africa.
Mangos, bananas, pears and...
Journalists discuss world peace, denuclearization
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Jongdeok gives his congratulatory remarks at the Journalist Forum for World Peace held at the Korea Press Center in downtown Seoul on April 18.
More than 80 journalists from 50 countries gathered in Seoul to discuss the role...
Culture to be new engine of growth: president
President Park Geun-hye (center) speaks during the fifth meeting of the Presidential Committee for Cultural Enrichment, held at the Culture Creation Venture Complex in Seoul on April 11.
President Park Geun-hye has lauded the smash hit TV show “Descendants of the Sun” as being “a...
Tasty tales of Andong
Andong, a city imbued with the spirit of Confucianism, has many regional delicacies that have interesting backstories about how they came to be served on the dinner table.
Owing to the region's deep-rooted Confucianist traditions, Andong has more varieties of ancestral ceremonial foods compared to...
Care and love across time
Hemp cord sandals, or mituri, are from the Joseon Dynasty. Hemp, made of linen shells, was used in everyday life. The mituri in the picture is a pair of shoes which some woman from an upper class yangban aristocratic family living in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do...
Imcheonggak, birthplace of a 500-year legacy
As the largest private Hanok residence in Korea, Imcheonggak (임청각, 臨淸閣) represents the 500-year legacy of Andong's Goseong Yi family.
Andong-si City in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province has been celebrated as the Town of the Yangban, or families of noble birth, ever since Joseon times. To this...
Explore Hongdo Island in virtual reality
The Korea National Park Service launches a virtual reality service on March 28 that gives users a tour of the distant island of Hongdo, a small island off the coast of Geojedo Island.
It is now possible to virtually explore the uninhabited island of Hongdo...
Korean milk formula attracts Chinese buyers
Korea-made milk formula is receiving growing attention from Chinese parents these days.
Korean milk powder products are winning the trust of Chinese customers who consider the safety and quality of baby formula to be a top priority, as this might well be the first food...
Korean builders work on power supply in Vietnam
Mong Duong, Phalai, O Mon and Quynh Lap. These are all regions in Vietnam where Korean construction companies either built or are building power plants for the rapidly growing Southeast Asian economy.
Korean builders are actively working to solve the problem of an insufficient electricity...
Vietnamese praise Korea-style apartments
Korea-style branded apartment complexes are designed to maximize the efficiency of the limited space found inside a city. For this reason, they're designed with a parking lot underground and various facilities for residents, such as parks, playgrounds and childcare centers, located on the ground floors.
Schools,...
President Park to attend Nuclear Security Summit
President Park Geun-hye will visit Washington to attend the fourth Nuclear Security Summit at the end March. She will then make an official visit to Mexico and hold a summit meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.
President Park Geun-hye is to visit Washington, D.C.,...
Government reveals new logo
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Jongdeok (left) and Vice Minister of the Interior Kim Sung-lyul (right) unveil Korea's new 'government identity,' or logo, at the government complex in Seoul on March 15.
Korea has changed its official "government identity." The previous logo, similar...
Korea exports patent information system to UAE
Korea’s patent information system will now be exported to the UAE.
The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and the UAE Ministry for Economic Affairs on Feb. 25 signed a contract worth USD 4.5 million covering the export and a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on future...
Joseon royal traditions taught at free classes
People learn about traditional music and the musical instruments that existed during Joseon times during a class offered at the National Palace Museum of Korea.
A set of free classes is available in Seoul for people who want to get a better understanding of the...
Spring steps closer to Seoul
Apricot flowers begin to bud at the Boshingak Bell at the National Museum of Korea on March 15, showing us that spring has sprung.
Seoul's weather in the middle of March can still be a bit chilly in the mornings and evenings, and some parts...
K-pop Academies open at Korean Cultural Centers
Starting this month, K-pop fans will be able to learn how to sing and dance like their favorite stars at 'K-pop Academies' set up at 20 different Korean Cultural Centers around the world.
Over the next several months, fans of K-pop will be able to...
New cosmetic lines lift Korean makeup exports
Customers from all around the world are keeping an eye on Korean cosmetics and skincare companies. They're focusing in particular on the high quality products and new ideas that are coming out at affordable prices.
One such item is a new line of mascara from...
Her evolution has no end
Her life is considered to be dramatic, as she switched her career from a fashion model and an actress to a painter. Also, she has broadened her work as a columnist and a calligrapher. During her childhood, drawing played a role in healing mental...
Korea’s 1st cultural center in GCC opens in UAE
Korea opened the doors to its cultural center in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on March 10. This is the first Korean cultural center in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and the 29th worldwide.
The establishment of the Korean Cultural Center in the UAE...
Korea shares transport systems with Indonesia, Philippines
Vietnamese government officials inspect a bus information sign in April 2014 at a bus stop at Seoul Station as they learn about public transport management systems in Seoul. Korea is now sharing its intelligent transportation systems (ITS) with Indonesia and the Philippines.
The bus-only lanes...
