Korea, China, Japan join hands for the arts
Chinese Vice Minister of Culture Ding Wei (left), Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Jongdeok (center) and Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Matsuno Hirokazu present the '2016 Jeju Declaration' at the eighth Korea-China-Japan Culture Ministers' Meeting on Aug. 28...
Gov’t to extend infertility treatment, support benefits
Minister of Health and Welfare Chung Chinyoub delivers a briefing about the government’s new measures to tackle the issue of low birthrates.
Starting next month, the government will expand infertility treatment support to couples at all income levels.
It will also raise the monthly allowance for...
Through the archives: the ‘Miracle on the Han’
In this picture from 1970, officials from the IBRD visit a factory where train engines are being built. On Aug. 23, the National Archives of Korea releases a collection of videos, photos and official documents that trace the 'Miracle on the Han,' Korea's rapid...
New technology locates untapped gold deposits
A researcher tests out a spectral induced polarization (SIP) machine near a gold deposit in Moisan in Haenam, Jeollanam-do Province. Developed by the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, the SIP analyzer can identify specific types of ore deposits up to depths of...
‘Koreans are good at making funny jokes’
Korea.net recently sat down with a German college student who came to know Korea while reading comic books in high school. Lisa Scheidig from Ewha Womans University, who is from Thüringen in Germany, goes back home next month after studying for a year in...
‘Firm and solid action in response’ to any provocation from hard-to-predict North
President Park Geun-hye listens to an explanation about how unmanned aerial surveillance vehicles operate during a visit to a central battalion of frontline troops as part of the Ulchi Freedom Guardian military exercises on Aug. 24.
"Probable threats."
North Korea's nuclear threats are no longer "potential"...
Korea, China, Japan to meet in Jeju
Leaders from Korea, China and Japan will convene on Jeju Island this weekend to enhance trilateral exchanges in the arts, sports and other cultural activities.
The eighth Korea-China-Japan Culture Ministers' Meeting on Aug. 27 and 28 will be attended by Minister of Culture, Sports and...
Special gifts from Chongqing
Sixty-six students from Bashu Elementary School in Chongqing send a gift to President Park Geun-hye. The gifts include photos of students who formed a giant heart, and handwritten messages of support for President Park.
”Please take care of your health. I hope you can eat...
Korea, Uzbekistan join hands on e-gov’t, public administration
Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov stated that, "Korean experts played a key role in giving Uzbekistan a 20-step boost on the United Nation's E-Government Development Index," during a meeting on Aug. 17 in Tashkent with the Korean Minister of the Interior Hong Yun-sik. The president...
Shooting stars on a midsummer night
A special guest has paid a visit to our heavens for the first time in a long, long while. The Perseids are a meteor shower that unfolded across the summer night skies on Aug. 12. About 150 meteors per hour streaked across the sky...
Gov’t 3.0 now available via app
On Aug. 19, the Ministry of the Interior releases a new mobile app that consolidates 194 core services offered by Korea's Government 3.0 initiative on one, easy-to-access platform.
A selection of the Korean government's online services can now be browsed and accessed at the click...
President to attend G20, ASEAN summits
President Park Geun-hye attends the most recent G20 summit in Antalya, Turkey, on Nov. 15 last year. She is to attend the upcoming 11th G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 4 and 5.
President Park Geun-hye is to attend the upcoming 11th G20 summit...
US investors eye Korean tech
A special fair in Los Angeles has reaffirmed that there is much interest among U.S. investors in a range of Korean products and advanced technologies.
The Creative Economy Global Roadshow, running from July 29 to 31, had a total of 90 Korean companies, including 19...
Korea expands partnership with Uganda, Vietnam on e-gov’t, railways
Ugandan civil servants attend a workshop on the Korean government's e-procurement system organized by the Korean Public Procurement Service on Aug. 9. Having shared its broad range of e-government services with other governments from around the world over the past few years, the Korean...
Gov’t to release aid info, push transparency
For the first time, the Korean government has released data regarding its official development assistance (ODA) programs to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI).
The IATI is a voluntary body that contributes to the transparency of the records showing how funds for overseas aid are...
Cambodia to get Korean smart cities
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kang Ho-in (left) and Cambodian Minister Chea Sophara of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction pose for a commemorative photo on Aug. 11 in Seoul following the signing of an MOU that covers cooperation on...
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...
