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President Yoon Suk Yeol and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Jan. 16 pose for a group photo at a ceremony to mark the completion of Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the UAE.

President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) on Jan. 15 attends a bilateral summit with United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the presidential palace in the Mideast nation's capital of Abu Dhabi.  By...

The Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Tourism Organization on Jan. 16 announced that the Korean capital in 2025 will host the International Political Science Association (IPSA) World Congress of Political Science and the World Congress of the Econometric Society. Shown is IPSA...

U.S. President Joe Biden (White House's official Flickr account) By Yoon Sojung U.S. President Joe Biden on Jan. 12 praised Korean Americans by saying their contributions "enrich our lives every day and lift America to...

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo Gyoon (third from right) on Jan. 12 in the tourist-heavy Myeong-dong neighborhood of Seoul takes a commemorative photo with participants at the opening ceremony of Korea Grand Sale 2023. 

President Yoon Suk Yeol from Jan. 14 will make an eight-day trip to the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland. He is shown on Jan. 9 receiving this year's business briefings from government ministries at Yeongbingwan, the guesthouse at the...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/2EPn2Dywh_Y By Hong Angie and Aisylu Akhmetzianova Video = Lee Jun Young A burs ride lasting 2 1/2 hours departed from the Myeong-dong neighborhood of Seoul and arrived at a "winter empire" around Hwacheoncheon Stream in the town...

Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin on Jan. 9 talks on the phone with his new Chinese counterpart Qin Gang. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) By Kim Seon AhMinister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin on Jan. 9...

Five Korean referees in July will work at this year's FIFA Women's World Cup soccer finals in Australia and New Zealand. From left are Oh Hyeonjeong, Kim Yujeong, Kim Kyoung Min, Lee Seul Gi and Park Mi-suk (Korea Football Association)

Two exhibitions featuring the beauty of Hanbok and practicality of Hanbok-inspired uniforms will run from Jan. 12-29 at Ara Art Center in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. Shown are Hanbok-inspired uniforms for staff in transportation and leisure services.  https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1420528099&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true

Cruise lines at Incheon Port halted due to COVID-19 will be resumed for the first time in three years and five months. Shown is the Hanseatic Inspiration, a vessel of the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd AG that the Incheon Port Authority attracted in 2021. 

The government will promote exports of the domestic content industry with record-high funding of KRW 790 billion. Shown here on Dec. 3 last year are participants doing a K-pop cover dance at the 2022 K-pop Gala hosted by the Korean Cultural Center in Ottawa, Canada....

To mark the Year of the Rabbit in 2023, a big rabbit-shaped light installation stands at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Kim Sunjoo) By Lee Jihae 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit under...

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Jan. 4 from 7 p.m. will hold the "2023 New Year's Concert" at the Concert Hall of Seoul Arts Center in the city's Seocho-gu District. Shown here on Dec. 17 last year is "Saturday...

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Creative Content Agency on Jan. 2 said in a white paper that the domestic game industry in 2021 broke KRW 20 trillion in value for the first time. Shown is...

Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi, who in 2003 became the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, on the afternoon of Dec. 12 speaks with Korea.net in an interview at Alpensia Convention Center in Pyeongchang-gun County, Gangwon-do Province. (Yun Dahee) 

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Dec. 27 takes a commemorative photo after the awards ceremony for the Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit for "Squid Game" actor Lee Jung-jae and director Hwang Dong-hyuk at the Office of the President in Seoul's...

German-language specialist Min Yea-Ji is Korea.net's staff writer of the year. (Kim Sunjoo) By Lee Kyoung Mi Korea.net on Dec. 23 named German-language specialist Min Yea-Ji as staff writer of the year.

Visitors on May 26 wait in a long line to tour the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae. (Korea.net DB) By Kim Seon Ah An estimated 4.8 million visitors by year's end are expected to tour Cheong Wa Dae, the former presidential compound that was opened to the public...

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Nov. 23 cohosted a concert with the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange to mark the 2021-22 Year of Cultural Exchange between Korea and China and the 30th anniversary of bilateral ties at Seoul Art Center...