Korean recipes: Bindaetteok savory pancake
Bindaetteok is a savory pancake and a popular item on many menus. People enjoy the dish not only in the winter but also at banquets, such as weddings or hoegap 60th birthday parties.
In the past, it was called “binja tteok," or a pancake for...
Literary festival brings Seoul, Paris closer
Korean writers are set to appear at the 2016 Paris International Book Fair that will run from March 16 to 21, as Korea is the Guest of Honor country this year.
The Paris book fair is marking the “Year of Korea-France Bilateral Exchanges” that is...
Literary festival brings Seoul, Paris closer
Korean writers are set to appear at the 2016 Paris International Book Fair that will run from March 16 to 21, as Korea is the Guest of Honor country this year.
The Paris book fair is marking the “Year of Korea-France Bilateral Exchanges” that is...
World weather specialists convene in Seoul
OpenWIS in Seoul convenes from March 7 to 11. The conference is being attended by software specialists from the U.K., France, Australia, Finland and the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).
Weather specialists from around the world have convened for the OpenWIS in Seoul,...
Korea, UK expand partnership in creative industries
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Jongdeok (second from left) and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport John Whittingdale (third from left) discuss further partnerships in the creative industries between the two countries during the second Korea-U.K. Creative Industries Forum on...
Presidential Archives keep historical records for the future
The building of the President Archives near Sejong Lake Park in Sejong-si City is shaped like a great Joseon seal.
Every act of the Joseon kings was recorded in detail. The officers in charge of the records carefully recorded the king’s words, and sometimes wrapped...
Browse 45,295 Korean species in 33 volumes
The National Species List, published in 33 volumes by the National Institute of Biological Resources, contains scientific information on 45,295 indigenous Korean species. The catalogue covers everything from the first documented ground beetle,Coptolabus smaragnidus monilifer (left), all the way to the most recently discovered...
Korea, Indonesia strengthen cooperation on e-government
Minister of the Interior Hong Yun-sik (left) and Indonesian Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Yuddy Chrisnandi pose for a photo during a signboard-hanging ceremony to mark the opening of the Korea-Indonesia Electronic Government Cooperation Center in Jakarta on March 2.
Korea and Indonesia have...
Korea exports rice to the home of rice
The origins of rice can be found in ancient China. Some of the oldest relics giving us evidence of rice cultivation, dating from the prehistoric era through to about 7,000 years ago, can be found around Ningbo and Hangzhou along the Yangtze River. Rice...
Enjoy Korean strawberries all around the world
Korean strawberries are sweet and firm, and they are quite popular among overseas customers.
Singaporean customers will now be able to enjoy fresher and more delicious Korean strawberries.
The Rural Development Administration (RDA) announced on March 3 that it has successfully exported the “Maehyang” variety of...
Travel back 600 years at Naganeupseong Village, Fortress
Naganeupseong Village, a neighborhood that has retained the look and feel of early Joseon days, is made up of 98 households.
Wisps of white smoke rise from the thatched roofs as the floors are heated against an early spring chill. A few alleyways down, over...
Korean, Egyptian leaders hold summit talks
President Park Geun-hye held a summit meeting with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Seoul on March 3.
President Park expressed her gratitude to Egypt for actively contributing to the process of adopting a new resolution against North Korea as a non-permanent member of the...
The ultimate Suncheon guide
The reed fields of Suncheonman Bay are breathtaking, while a night at one of the old, traditional thatched houses in the Naganeupseong village can be great fun. There are dozens of things to do, but what's the priority? Here're some suggestions from Korea.net for...
Korean dramas to air during Myanmar New Year
Two hit dramas, 'A Thousand Day's Promise' and 'Cinderella's Sister,' will air on Myanmar's MRTV network during Thingyan, Myanmar's water festival, from April 11 to 19.
This April, two Korean dramas will air on Myanmar's state television network during Thingyan, the annual water festival that...
Korea extends cooperation with Iran, Hungary
Korea will bolster its cooperation with Iran and Hungary.
The two governments held the 11th Meeting on the Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation between Iran and Korea in Teheran on Feb. 29.
In the meeting, both governments discussed ways to extend cooperation in six sectors: finance,...
Suncheon outdoor film studio bridges generations
A replica of Seoul's Bongchon-dong hillside village at Suncheon's outdoor film studio shows what life was like in Seoul in the '80s. Students walk around the film set taking photos
At the Suncheon Open Film Location, a giant outdoor film studio at Suncheon, Jeollanam-do Province,...
Korea leads city construction in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
A suburban development project modeled on Korean apartment communities has taken off in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on March 1 that the Korean consortium Sunjin-Pyunghwa Engineering had landed a contract to plan the construction of a new suburb...
Seonamsa Temple: the beauty of getting old, naturally
The Gangseonru Pavilion is seen through the arc of the Seungseongyo Bridge at the entrance to Seonamsa Temple. The bridge was built in the 17th century and has been nationally designated as Treasure No. 400.
"Aged well" is the sort of description that could be...
Park administration reaches out through arts, traditions
There is a fashion show of traditional costumes from both Korea and Vietnam, aimed at expanding cultural understanding between the two nations. There's a collaborative puppet show of Czech marionettes featuring Korean pansori epic singing. There's a contemporary art exhibition between Korean and Indonesian...
UN unanimously adopts resolution against NK
U.N. Security Council Resolution 2270 on North Korea was unanimously adopted on March 3, imposing tightened sanctions on North Korea for having continued developing its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
Following the resolution, the South Korean government stated that, “This unanimous action by the...
