Global Hallyu clubs compete in online K-Community Challenge
Members of the K-pop girl group LIMELIGHT and gugak (traditional music) band AUX appear in an instructional video for Joseon pop, one of the three categories of the online contest K-Community Challenge. From left are Lee Woo-seong and Seo Jin-sil of AUX, MiU, Gaeun and Suhye of...
British scouts visit exhibition at Cheong Wa Dae
British scouts attending the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Korea on the afternoon of Aug. 8 pose for photos inside the main building of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul's Jongno-gu District.
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Photo essay of World Scout Jamboree in Korea
As the year's sixth typhoon Khanun moved northward toward the Korean Peninsula, participants in the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, an estuarine tidal flat in Buan-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province, on Aug. 8 were evacuated at 10 a.m. from their campsite. Korea.net visited Saemangeum from...
Colorful scenes from the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Korea
This is a photo of the campsite of the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, an estuarine tidal flat in Buan-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province. (Cao Thi Ha)
Buan-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province
By Cao Thi Ha and Yoon SeungjinThe...
Gov’t to support Jamboree attendees’ cultural activities
Swedish scouts in early August visit an exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Korea-U.S. alliance at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in Seoul before joining the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, an estuarine tidal flat in...
King Sejong eyes 350 global branches, 500K students by 2027
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo Gyoon (left) on Aug. 7 gives a speech at a talk concert under the theme "building the dreams of future generations in Korean" at this year's World Korean Educator Conference held at the hotel InterContinental Seoul COEX...
Gov’t pledges full support to stabilize World Scout Jamboree
Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min (second from left) on Aug. 6 speaks at a briefing held at the media center of the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, an estuarine tidal flat in Buan-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province....
UK scouts sample Seoul nightscape on city bus tour
British scouts who withdrew from the World Scout Jamboree in Korea due to the heat on Aug. 6 cheer while riding a city tour bus in Seoul.
By Charles AudouinPhotos = Seoul Metropolitan Government
Seoul wins bid to host 2027 World Youth Day
https://www.youtube.com/embed/3IG0XUAsJpQ
By Xu Aiying
Video = Official YouTube account of 2023 World Youth Day
"Korea, Seoul."
Pope Francis on Aug. 6 announced the nation's capital as the host city...
Youth choir conductor in Germany promotes Korean music
https://www.youtube.com/embed/nhfpUIuk80w
By Xu AiyingVideo = YouTube channel NaraeDav's Songs"I believe that the shaping of Korea's image is through each person. For this, I want to work hard to spread the Korean language and songs to the world."
Bilingual education for multicultural children to get boost
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will boost support for bilingual education for children and teens from multicultural families. Shown is a class in Cambodian at a family center in Seoul's Guro-gu District. (Ministry of Gender Equality and Family)
Canadian PM thanks Korean rescue team in surprise visit
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Aug. 1 thanks members of the Korea Disaster Relief Team dispatched to fight wildfires in the province of Quebec on the plane to return them home. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
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President Yoon urges Belize to support World Expo bid
President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) and Belizean Prime Minister John Briceno on Aug. 1 pose for photos at the Office of the President in Seoul. (Office of the President)
By Lee Kyoung MiPresident Yoon Suk Yeol on Aug.1 hosted a...
President Yoon speaks to 8 visiting members of US Congress
President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) on July 31 shakes hands with U.S. Rep. Gregory F. Murphy (Republican-North Carolina), a member of a visiting delegation from the House of Representatives, at the Office of the President in Seoul's Yongsan-gu...
2023 World Scout Jamboree opened in southwestern province
https://www.youtube.com/embed/r2_xIALIO-M
By Xu AiyingVideo = Official YouTube channel of 25th World Scout Jamboree
This year's World Scout Jamboree on Aug. 1 kicked off its 12-day run in Saemangeum, an estuarine tidal flat in Buan-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province.
Six relatives of ex-presidents visit Cheong Wa Dae display
Six relatives of former presidents and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo Gyoon (left in second row) on July 29 take a group photo at the main building of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul. Clockwise from left...
Jeju sees 8-fold jump in foreign tourists from Jan. to May
The Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Tourism Association on July 10 said 149,908 foreign tourists visited Jeju Island this year from January to May. Shown are tourists from Shanghai, China, in March receiving souvenirs as gifts at Jeju International Airport after arriving...
President Yoon says ‘UN veterans are true heroes’
President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks at a commemoration ceremony held on July 27 at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae-gu District for UN veterans who fought in the Korean War.
By Park Hye RiPhotos = Office...
US data company projects Korea to place 10th in 2024 Paris Summer Olympics
Gracenote, an affiliate of Nielsen that analyzes data, announced on July 26 its predicted list of top medals by countries ranking 1-30 for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, placing Korea 10th. (2024 Paris Sumer Olympics organizing committee's website)
Utah gymnasts visit Incheon, express pride to share and ‘combine’
Red Rocks, the women's gymnastics team of the University of Utah in the U.S., pose for a group photo on July 1, after performing at the showcase "University of Utah Asia Campus X Utah Red Rocks" held at the...
