Korea, China open joint agricultural lab
Administrator of the Rural Development Administration Lee Yangho (seated, left) and President of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Li Jia-yang (李家洋) (seated, right) sign an MOU to launch a Korea-China joint research laboratory, in Beijing on Dec. 11.
Korea and China have launched a...
Korea, Sri Lanka work together on forensic criminal investigation
Crime scene investigators in Sri Lanka will now be able to use digital and DNA analytical tools during their investigations, as Korea's National Forensic Service (NFS) has begun supporting forensic criminal investigations in Sri Lanka. The NFS will help with equipping digital forensic teams,...
Meet Korea.net honorary reporters
The fifth group of Korea.net honorary reporters held its induction ceremony at the National Hangeul Museum in Seoul on Dec.11 and thereby officially began its formal blogging activities for the upcoming year.
As part of the ceremony, the writers took a two-day trip to Jeonju,...
K-ICT hardware conference held in Seoul
The K-ICT Equipment Industry Festival opens with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Dec. 11 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Seoul.
On Dec. 11, the K-ICT Equipment Industry Festival opened in Seoul.
The high-tech hardware convention, held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, was organized around conferences...
Spanish director to head modern art museum
Spanish director to head modern art museum :: Korea.net : The official website of the Republic of Korea// // // // //
html {filter:expression(document.execCommand("BackgroundImageCache", false, true));}
DD_belatedPNG.fix('h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6,...
Gov’t builds archive of German reunification info.
Recently built by the Ministry of Unification, the archive has data and information about the reunification of Germany.
Korea will now be able to learn from its global neighbor’s experience.
To mark the 70th anniversary of Korean independence and the 25th anniversary of German reunification, on...
Eat your way across Korea — spicy soft tofu soup
The jagged rectangle of the Korean Peninsula juts southward out of Manchuria, at the far eastern edge of the Asian landmass. Being thusly located, Korea has always shared in East Asia's extraordinary wealth of vegetables and plant life. It's estimated that Western Europe has...
Korea.net honorary reporters officially begin their duties
Members of this year's team of Korea.net honorary reporters pose for a photo after receiving their appointment certificates from KOCIS Director Park Younggoog (center), at the National Hangeul Museum on Dec. 11 in Seoul.
The fifth group of Korea.net honorary reporters has begun promoting Korea....
Korea places third at International Junior Science Olympiad
Members of Team Korea, which came in third at the 12th International Junior Science Olympiad, pose for a photo with their medals.
Korea placed third at the 12th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO-2015).
The event this year was held in Daegu from Dec. 2 to 11,...
Smile with the best media content of 2015
Winners of the 2015 Korea Content Awards pose for a group photo on Dec. 8 at the COEX in southern Seoul.
What media content was most popular this past year, making people burst into laughter and tears?
The answers were found at the 2015 Korea Content...
100 years of Korean, Japanese cuisine
There are Japanese izakaya in Seoul (left) and Korean samgyupsal barbequed pork restaurants (right) in Yokohama, Japan.
An exhibit that shows the similarities and differences between Korean and Japanese cuisine is currently being held in Seoul.
The National Folk Museum of Korea, in collaboration with the...
Eat your way across Korea — army base stew
In the early days of the 1950s and 1960s, there was a plethora of U.S. military stationed across Korea and a dearth of harvestable grain, food distribution networks or luxury meals. The desperation and poverty, and man's ever-blossoming inventiveness when it comes to food...
Prague K-pop concert bridges cultural differences
The idol group SHINee electrifies more than 1,800 fans at the first-ever K-pop concert in Prague on Dec. 4.
President Park Geun-hye joined in the cheers as they rang across a K-pop concert in Prague on Dec. 4.
Amid the deafening shouts of more than 1,800...
Korean recipes: Seafood green onion pancake
Seafood and green onion savory pancakes, or haemul pajeon, are thin savory cakes made from lots of green onions and bits of seafood.
Characterized by its fresh seafood and soft green onions, this dish is full of nutrition, as it contains carbohydrates, protein and vitamins.
The...
Wines of Korea reach new heights
Korean wines are improving their taste and quality through the development of new grape varieties and by conducting research into farming techniques.
At a Korean wine exhibition last month, more than 100 Korean wines were on display, giving visitors a chance to taste their bouquets...
Grandma storytellers are here to stay
Grandma storytellers are here to stay :: Korea.net : The official website of the Republic of Korea// // // // //
html {filter:expression(document.execCommand("BackgroundImageCache", false, true));}
DD_belatedPNG.fix('h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, div,...
Traditional tug of war listed at UNESCO
Farmers take part in a traditional juldarigi tug of war, praying for a good harvest. The juldarigi has now been listed as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage item.
Juldarigi (줄다리기) is a traditional Korean tug of war. The contenders are grouped into two teams and...
Korea holds summits with Poland, Hungary, Slovakia
President Park Geun-hye (right) and Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo hold a summit on Dec. 3 in Prague.
President Park Geun-hye held a series of bilateral summits with the prime ministers of Poland, Hungary and Slovakia on Dec. 3 in Prague.
In the meeting with Polish...
Korean, Czech leaders expand partnerships on nuclear energy, sciences
President Park Geun-hye and Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka pose for a picture at the Liechtenstein Palace in Prague on Dec. 3. The two leaders discussed further partnerships in nuclear energy, scientific research and national defense.
President Park Geun-hye met Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka...
Korea, Vietnam aim for stronger cooperation on healthcare, forests
Korea and Vietnam have vowed to enhance bilateral cooperation on healthcare and medical services and on the forestry industry.
On Dec. 1, Minister of Health and Welfare Chung Chin-youb and his Vietnamese counterpart Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to...
