Seoul hosts conference on tourism recovery, innovation in Asia-Pacific
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Nov. 7 said it will host the 16th Global Sustainable Tourism Council's Asia-Pacific Sustainable Tourism Conference jointly with the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Shown here is a picture taken from the 10th conference held in 2016 from March 29...
BTS has most No. 1 hits on Hot 100 chart this decade: Billboard
BTS over the past decade has had the most No. 1 songs on Billboard's main singles chart Hot 100. (BTS' official Twitter)
BTS has most No. 1 hits on Hot 100 chart this decade: Billboard
By Lee Jihae
BTS over the past decade has had the most No. 1 songs on...
President Yoon sends gifts to rescued miners, says they ‘gave new hope’
Two miners who were trapped in a zinc mine for nine days in Bonghwa-gun County, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, are safely escorted out of the mine on Nov. 4 at 11:03 p.m. by rescue workers. (National Fire Agency)
By Yoo Yeon Gyeong
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Nov. 5 thanked and expressed his...
3 European veterans of Korean War to be laid to rest in Busan
Three European veterans who served with the United Nations Command in the Korean War will be buried at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Korea located in Busan: (from left) Robert Picquenard from France and Mathias Hubertus Hoogenboom and Eduard Julius Engberink from Netherlands. (Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs)
By Park...
Records on nation’s 1st 6-dot braille system restored to mark Nat’l Braille Day
The photos show handwritten scripts for the country's first six-dot Hangeul braille system before (left) and after their restoration. (National Archives of Korea)
By Kim Hyelin
The National Archives of Korea of the Ministry of Interior and Safety on Nov. 3 said handwritten manuscripts for Hangeul Jeomja (Braille) and their related...
Korea Sale Festa to open next week with 30% off premium beef
Shoppers browse at a venue of last year's Korea Sale Festa. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
Korea Sale Festa to open next week with 30% off premium beef
By Israa Mohamed
Video = Official YouTube account of Korea Sale Festa
Korea Sale Festa, a major discount shopping extravaganza similar to Black Friday in...
President Yoon hosts summit talks with Nigerian leader
President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Oct. 26 pose for photos ahead of their bilateral summit at the Office of the President in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District. (Office of the President)
President Yoon hosts summit talks with Nigerian leader
By Lee Kyoung Mi
President Yoon Suk Yeol...
Traditional booze wins over seven Honorary Reporters at tasting session
By Hong Kilju and Aisylu Akhmetzianova
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Video = Lee Jun Young
The silky and milky makgeolli (rice wine), dark yellow yakju (clear liquor) and crystal clear soju (liquor). All of these traditional alcoholic drinks of Korea are poured into glasses with a ringing sound.
Seven Honorary Reporters held a glass with one hand...
Classical music to fill Cheong Wa Dae this fall
This is the interior of the second floor of Yeongbingwan, which was the official event venue at the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae. (Cultural Heritage Administration)
By Kim Hyelin
The melodies of classical music this fall will fill Yeongbingwan, the official reception venue at the former presidential compound of Cheong...
Buddhist templestay program attracts over 6M participants in 20 years
Launched in 2002, the Buddhist templestay project attracted more than six million people over the last two decades, with 11% of those attending coming from overseas. Shown are participants practicing meditation with a monk. (Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism)
By Yoon Sojung
Over six million people including 11% from abroad have participated...
Seoul city gov’t releases list of 96 best trails to enjoy fall leaves
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Oct. 25 released its list of the city's 96 best autumn trails, including this colorful leaf-covered path along Anyangcheon Stream.
By Park Hye Ri
Photos = Seoul Metropolitan Government
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Oct. 25 released its list of the city's 96 best autumn trails...
President Yoon requests biz support from Egypt in phone summit
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Oct. 20 holds a phone conversation with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at the presidential office in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District. (Office of the President)
By Yoo Yeon Gyeong
President Yoon Suk Yeol has asked his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to "take interest in...
Short track star Hwang earns ANOC honor for best male performance
Short track speedskater Hwang Dae-heon (center) on Oct. 19 poses for photos after winning the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) award for Best Male Performance of the Games at the Seoul COEX in the city's Gangnam-gu District.
Short track star Hwang earns ANOC honor for best...
Pairing Korean food with booze (2): soju and beer
Yoon Sook-ja, director of the Institute of Traditional Korean Food, recommends pairing dwaeji bulgogi (marinated grilled pork) with soju (clear liquor).
By Yoon Sojung with contribution from Kim Yeonsue
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Collaborator: Institute of Traditional Korean Food
Soju, the clear traditional liquor that comes in the iconic green bottle, is widely known to...
KCC in New York to host Korean webtoon exhibition
The Korean Cultural Center in New York from Oct. 31 to Dec. 16 will jointly host with the Korea Manhwa Contents Agency the exhibition "Bang! K-Webtoon," which showcases Korea's leading webtoons. From the left are the webtoons "Navillera," "True Beauty" and "The Red Sleeve."
By Xu Aiying
Photos = Korean...
Ties with Vietnam upgraded to ‘comprehensive strategic partnership’
Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin (left) and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on Oct. 18 shake hands at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Ties with Vietnam upgraded to 'comprehensive strategic partnership
By Kim Seon Ah
Photos = Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Korea and Vietnam will upgrade...
President Yoon hosts dinner for IOC President Bach
President Yoon Suk Yeol (second from right) on Oct. 17 hosts a dinner for International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (second from left) and other leading global sports figures at the presidential office in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District.
By Kang Gahui
Photos = Office of the 20th President
President...
Korean, Vietnamese culture chiefs pledge more cooperation opportunities
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo Gyoon (right) on Oct. 16 and Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung take a commemorative photo after holding talks at the 2022 Culture Bridge Festa held at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul's Yeongdeungpo-gu District.
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Minister urges ‘joint leadership of cultural prosperity era’ with Mexico
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo Gyoon on Oct. 12 gives a congratulatory speech as a representative of guest country Korea at the Festival Internacional Cervantino (International Cervantino Festival) in Guanajuato, Mexico.
By Kim Eun-young
Photos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Minister of Culture, Sports...
Pairing Korean food with booze (I): makgeolli and raspberry wine
Yoon Sook-ja, director of the Institute of Traditional Korean Food, recommends pairing nokdujeon (pancakes made with mung bean, pork and kimchi) with makgeolli (milky rice wine). She said the savory taste of nokdu (mung bean) and the combination of kimchi, pork, bean sprouts and fern bracken go well with the wine, adding that the pancakes...
