Visually impaired sprinter speeds past record at Asian Para Games
Sprinter Jang Minho on Oct. 20 poses for a photo next to a scoreboard showing his Asian record time of 10.48 seconds after winning the men's 100 m (T13) at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya,...
New AI model upgrades satellite imagery to photo-like clarity
A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed GeoCore-9B, an artificial intelligence model for the generation, restoration and transformation of satellite imagery. Shown are professor Kim Munchurl (left) from KAIST's School of Electrical Engineering and the study's...
Map display chronicles Joseon’s rule of Ulleungdo, Dokdo islands
A family on Oct. 16 looks at old Western maps beyond the entrance to the exhibition hall of Dokdo Museum Seoul in Seoul's Yeongdeungpo-gu District, where the Northeast Asian History Foundation's exhibition "One Map, Two Perspectives" is being...
So far, Seo good: shooter leads 3-gold haul at Asian Para Games
National shooter Seo Huntae on Oct. 19 celebrates after winning the gold medal in the mixed 10-m air rifle standing SH2 event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games at Aichi Prefectural Shooting Range in Toyota, Japan. (Korea Paralympic...
Climate control, Wi-Fi: CNN ranks Seoul subway among world’s best
Passenger car of Seoul Subway Line 3 (Seoul Metro)
By Charles Audouin
CNN has praised the Seoul Metropolitan Subway for its advanced technology and user-friendly environment in a story on the world's...
ITS World Congress in Gangneung discusses future of transit tech
Official poster for Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)
By Kim Seon AhThis year's Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress, which showcases transportation technologies of today...
Hanbok Culture Week to host events at 410 venues at home, abroad
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Craft and Design Foundation through Oct. 25 are hosting this year's Hanbok Culture Week. Shown is a scene from a related event last year at the Korean Cultural...
5 microsatellites transmit images 14 hours after launch
The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology on Oct. 15 said the second through sixth units of the country's first microsatellite constellation sent their first Earth observation images to a ground...
Diver makes UN agency’s list of 100 ‘Women Heroes’ in agrifood
Sung Jung Hee, head of the Guryongpo Fishing Village Cooperative in the town of Guryongpo-eup in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, is one of this year's "100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development" of the United Nations Food...
President Lee places housing, jobs, finance atop national agenda
President Lee Jae Myung on Oct. 15 speaks at a meeting of his senior aides at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Xu Aiying
President Lee Jae Myung has pledged to...
Newly opened sports museum memorializes Korea’s athletic heritage
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Chae Hwi-young on Oct. 15 delivers a congratulatory speech at the opening ceremony of the National Sports Museum of Korea in Seoul’s Songpa-gu District. (Ministry official Heo Man-jin)
By Lee Ji YaeThe...
IMF slashes gov’t debt-to-GDP ratio forecast to 46.1% this year
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed its forecast for Korea's public debt-to-GDP ratio this year to 46.1%. Shown is an aerial snapshot of the financial area of Yeouido in Seoul's Yeongdeungpo-gu District. (Seoul Tourism Organization)
President urges shift in focus from birth rate to quality of life
President Lee Jae Myung (fifth from left) on Oct. 14 gives the opening speech at a ceremony announcing his administration's vision for population strategy at Cheong Wa Dae.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa...
Tech-tonic shift: September ICT exports set all-time monthly mark
Information and communications technology exports in September shattered the monthly record with USD 75.15 billion. Shown are containers piled high at Sinseondae Terminal of Busan North Port in Busan's Nam-gu District. (Busan Port Authority)
By Margareth TheresiaInformation and...
Evening tour of palace hall offers look at Korea’s imperial past
A staff member on Sept. 16 dressed in a military uniform from the Korean Empire (1897-1910) era guides visitors at the tour "Night of Seokjojeon at Deoksugung Palace" at Deoksugung Palace in Seoul. (Lee Jihae)
President Lee hosts ceremony for eight new foreign ambassadors
President Lee Jae Myung (right) on Oct. 12 talks with Lithuanian Ambassador to Korea Donatas Tamulaitis at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Oh Jung Eun
President Lee Jae Myung on...
Arctic shipping era starts with historic voyage of domestic vessel
President Lee Jae Myung (center) on Oct. 13 is briefed on the PanStar Acro, a vessel that completed its pilot voyage on an Arctic shipping route two days earlier, at Pier 5 of Busan North Port in Busan's Dong-gu District.
Chip, chip, hooray! IMF ups Korea’s 2026 growth forecast to 3.3%
Containers stacked at central pier of Busan Port (Busan Port Authority)
By Koh HyunjeongThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its growth forecast for the domestic economy this year to 3.3%, up from its previous...
2nd phase of central gov’t relocation to Sejong to begin next year
Minister of the Interior and Safety Yun Ho Jung (fourth from left) on the afternoon of Oct. 13 gives a briefing on the second phase of the relocation of central government agencies at Government Complex-Seoul in the capital's...
‘Korean Cook-off’ to show motherlode of tasty homestyle dishes
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea International Broadcasting Foundation on Oct. 12 announced the premiere of "Korean Cook-Off," a variety show airing from Oct. 12-16 daily at 8 a.m. on Arirang TV in which...
