Makgeoli gets softer, fresher
Slow City Light Makgeoli offers a taste that is unique and fresh, and both sour and sweet, along with its bubbly carbonation.
The milky white of rice beer, or makgeoli, fills the cup.
The soft flavor, clean and light, leads to another pour.
The...
Korea inspires global power bloggers
Fourteen bloggers from Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines and elsewhere arrived in Korea on Nov. 18. They were guests of the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) and were here to spend four days sightseeing around the country.
They were selected based on their applications submitted to...
Eat your way across Korea: North Korean blood sausage
At its core, Korean cuisine is based on the geography of the Korean Peninsula itself. The land creates the cuisine; or, to put it another way, the cuisine evolves from the Earth. Surrounded by water on three sides, and mountainous from top to bottom,...
Interview with cartoonist Park Si Baek: time travel with Joseon kings (part two)
The "Annals of the Joseon Dynasty" has some ups and downs in its quality as a reliable record depending on who wrote it and how the person wrote it.
Since Joseon society had political division between the "east" and "west" factions, its records are...
President calls ASEAN driving force for regional integration
President Park Geun-hye and ASEAN leaders attend the 18th ASEAN Plus Three Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 21.
President Park Geun-hye has expressed her hope that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a community that is pursuing a single market...
President emphasizes ‘society free of war’
President Park (fifth from left) joins hands with ASEAN leaders during the 17th ASEAN-Republic of Korea Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 22.
President Park Geun-hye emphasized the creation of "a society free from war and free from weapons of mass destruction”...
Interview with cartoonist Park Si Baek: time travel with Joseon kings (part one)
Korea has a long tradition of recording the doings of the kings and royal household in official documents.
The "Annals of the Joseon Dynasty" (조선왕조실록, 朝鮮王朝實錄), which recorded the times and reign of every Joseon king for nearly 500 years, is one of the few...
Korea, Cambodia sign MOU on legislative exchange
Korea and Cambodia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that covers legislative exchange and cooperation, in Seoul on Nov. 4.
The MOU, signed by the Ministry of Government Legislation and Cambodia’s Council of Ministers, stipulates increased exchanges between people and the sharing of legislative information...
President talks with Canada, Philippines leaders
President Park Geun-hye shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a summit held on the sidelines of the APEC meeting in Manila on Nov. 18.
Korea-Canada summit
President Park Geun-hye, currently on a trip to Manila to attend the 23rd...
Eat your way across Korea: codfish soup
At its core, Korean cuisine is based on the geography of the Korean Peninsula itself. The land creates the cuisine; or, to put it another way, the cuisine evolves from the Earth. Surrounded by water on three sides, and mountainous from top to bottom,...
Forest temples get immersed in autumn
Maple leaves covered by an autumn rain color one corner of Hwaeomsa Temple. Located near Jirisan Mountain, the temple is known for its red, orange and yellow autumn leaves.
A late autumn rain blew off the leaves and hurried winter's arrival. Visitors...
G20 leaders join forces to tackle terrorism, refugee crisis
G20 leaders join forces to tackle terrorism, refugee crisis
Nov 17, 2015
The leaders of the G20 states adopted the G20 Leader’s Communiqué and the G20 Statement on the fight against terrorism. Pictured are the leaders attending the 2015 G20 Antalya Summit...
G20 takes heed of Korea’s structural reforms
Korea's successful structural reforms and its efforts to promote the creative industries are praised by G20 leaders at the recent G20 Antalya Summit in Turkey.
During an economic performance evaluation at the recent 2015 G20 Antalya Summit in Turkey, Korea came in...
President holds bilateral talks with UK prime minister
President Park Geun-hye (second from left) and British Prime Minister David Cameron (second from right) hold bilateral talks on Nov. 15 in Antalya, Turkey.
During the 2015 G20 Antalya Summit, President Park Geun-hye and British Prime Minister David Cameron held bilateral talks...
Persimmon farmer moves upmarket with branding
On the cover of the red box it says "Natural Garden" (자연의 뜰). As you open the box, you can see that it carries about a dozen glossy orange-red persimmons. The persimmons are as big as a man's fist. As you peel one of...
President outlines reforms, creative industries at G20 meeting
President Park Geun-hye and other G-20 leaders attend the G-20 summit in Antalya, Turkey, on Nov. 15.
President Park Geun-hye embarked on her two-day trip to Antalya, Turkey, on Nov. 15, as she met with her counterparts from other G-20 countries.
During a...
Korean recipes: Japchae stir-fried noodles
Japchae is one of the most popular menu items on the Korean table. It's made from potato starch noodles stir-fried with mixed vegetables and seasoned with soy sauce and other toppings.
Japchae is the most served dish at most celebratory occasions or during traditional holidays....
Wagner’s ‘Flying Dutchman’ comes to Seoul
Richard Wagner's opera "Der fliegende Hollander" will be on stage at the Seoul Arts Center's Opera House on Nov. 18, 20 and 22.
The curtain rises on Wagner's 'The Flying Dutchman' at the Seoul Arts Center's Opera House on Nov. 18, 20 and 22.
Accompanied by...
Eat your way across Korea: stone pot bibimbap mixed rice
The delicious world of Korean cuisine is broad and deep. From the vast vegetable varieties of kimchi, through to the three pillars of Korean cuisine -- red pepper paste, soy sauce and soybean paste -- Korean cooking encompasses the expansive geography and habitats native...
Korea develops new strain of basmati rice
First, they smelled it. Then they tasted a spoonful of it. Finally, they wrote down their comments on a sheet of paper.
This rice-tasting was held in Suwon on Nov. 9, hosted by the National Institute of Agricultural Science (NIAS), part of the Rural Development...
