‘Korea-China to become regional economic community’: president
President Park Geun-hye says, 'Korea and China will be reborn as a USD 12-trillion regional economic community,' at a Korea-China business forum held in Shanghai on Sept. 4.
President Park Geun-hye stressed that a Korea-China free trade agreement would open a new horizon for bilateral...
Dokdo gets new fishing fleet safety system
A new system aimed at detecting the location of each fishing boat in operation near Dokdo Island and ensuring their safety is set to be established sometime in September.
Dokdo Island, the easternmost part of Korea, will soon have in place a new facility that...
Foreign media focuses on Korea’s new balanced diplomacy
President Park Geun-hye (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sept. 2 prior to the Korea-China summit in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Foreign media outlets have commented on President Park Geun-hye’s visit to China to attend that country’s victory...
Korean ballet: Dancers become choreographers
What if ballet dancers were to change their roles, from dancing to choreography?
The Korea National Ballet is now presenting the KNB Movement Series I, featuring dancers who not only perform on stage but who also choreograph their own performances. This is a first for...
Korean to run nuclear reactor organization
Lee Gyung-su, former chairman of the National Fusion Research Institute, has been appointed chief operating officer of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Organization (ITER).
Lee Gyung-su is appointed COO of ITER.
ITER is a large-scale scientific experiment that aims to demonstrate the technological and scientific feasibility...
Korea, China to continue strategic partnership: President
President Park Geun-hye (third from right) walks toward Tiananmen Square with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders who are in Beijing for China’s 70th anniversary of its victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, on Sept. 3.
President Park...
Film industry faces paradigm shift
Experts in the film and visual media business from Korea, China and the U.S. came together in Seoul to evaluate the current state of the industry in their respective countries. They also discussed the proper direction the industry should take in the future, and...
Korea, China to expedite ratification of FTA, establish funds
President Park Geun-hye and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang discussed bilateral cooperation, including the Korea-China free trade agreement, in Beijing on Sept. 2.
President Park met with Premier Li as part of her three-day trip to Beijing to attend China's commemoration to mark the 70th anniversary...
Unification of Korea to contribute to peace: Korean, Chinese leaders
President Park Geun-hye (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold summit talks in Beijing on Sept. 2.
President Park Geun-hye and Chinese President Xi Jinping held summit talks in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 2. The two leaders discussed ways...
Public demands labor reform: president
President Park Geun-hye has urged both labor unions and employers to pursue labor market reform.
"Labor market reform is a public demand that no one can afford to resist, and we are in a situation in which only self-driven reform can save us from our...
Seoul Defense Dialogue to strengthen cooperation on global security
Vice Minister of National Defense Baek Seung-joo (right) and Deputy Director General of Arms Control Moon Sang-gyun (center) explain the upcoming Seoul Defense Dialogue, scheduled for Sept. 9 to 11, during a press briefing for foreign correspondents at the Korea Press Center on Sept....
Pop concert to enamor fans from around the world
A special concert to be held this weekend is revving up to wow pop fans from around the world.
At 7 p.m. on Sept. 4, the Olympic Stadium in Jamsil, southern Seoul, will host the Grand K-Pop Festival. The concert will feature a pop star-studded...
Beauty of Goryeo celadon to unfold in Japan
Some 217 pieces of Goryeo celadon that were found underwater along Korean shores will soon be on display in Osaka.
The "Newly Discovered Goryeo Celadon and the Achievements of Underwater Archaeology in Korea" exhibition will take place at the Museum of Oriental Ceramics in Osaka...
Korean media, entertainers captivate Shanghai
Fans swarmed the Shanghai International Exhibition Center (Intex Shanghai) on the afternoon of Aug. 27 to get a glimpse of the boy band Infinite and of TV personality Lee Kwang-soo. The fans yelled out their cheers when Infinite appeared on stage. As the pop...
Korean books grab attention in Beijing
Korean books garnered many readers' attention in Beijing.
Some 1,500 Korean books were introduced at the 22nd Beijing International Book Fair held from Aug. 26 to 30. Among them were "The Thorn Mountain" and "Dust Kid," which won a Bologna Ragazzi Award at the Bologna...
Korea exports petrochemical technology to US
A Korean firm will soon begin exporting its petrochemical technology to the U.S.
The first-ever Korean firm to do so is Daelim Industrial. The company recently signed a technology license agreement granting Lubrizol the rights to use its technology for the manufacture of polyisobutylenes (PIBs).
Based...
Korea via stamps: patriotic girl Ryu Gwan-sun
There is a famous woman and patriot in Korean history who is often compared to France's Joan of Arc.
Ryu Gwan-sun (1902-1920) was active in the March 1 Independence Movement in 1919. Ryu was born into a Protestant family in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do Province (South Chungcheong Province)....
Two expats enter food delivery business
When living in another country, the language barrier can be one of the most difficult barriers to leading an otherwise normal life.
If not fluent in the country's mother tongue, you may have to ask people around you for a favor to do something as...
Joseon vessel recovered after 600 years
An ancient vessel excavated near Mado Island in the waters off Taean-gun County in Chungcheongnam-do Province (South Chungcheong Province) has turned out to be a jounseon (조운선, 漕運船), a type of ship that delivered grain during Joseon times (1392-1910).
The ancient vessel, named Mado No....
President pushes industrial investment, manufacturing skills
President Park Geun-hye attended a ceremony to mark the completion of a new chip factory by SK Hynix in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do Province, on Aug. 25.
The chipmaker's new factory, named “M14,” was built on a site about the size of seven and a half football...
