OECD raises Korea’s growth forecast this year to 2.8%
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has raised its economic growth forecast for Korea this year to 2.8% in its report "2022 OECD Economic Survey of Korea" released on Sept. 19. (Korea.net database)
By Xu Aiying
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) expects the...
President Yoon gives medal to British Korean War veteran
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sept. 19 gives the Civil Merit Medal to Victor Swift, head of the British Korean War Veterans Association in London.
President Yoon gives medal to British Korean War veteran
By Kim Eun-young
Photos = Office of the 20th President
President Yoon Suk Yeol...
Son shines again, scores hat-trick as sub in just 13 minutes
Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min on Sept. 17 puts up three fingers to celebrate his hat-trick in the eighth week of the English Premier League season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. (Team's official website)
By Park Hye Ri
Star Son Heung-min of the English Premier League (EPL)'s Tottenham Hotspur...
Korea to hold 1st summit with Japan in nearly 3 years
President Yoon Suk Yeol from Sept. 20-21 in New York will hold summit talks with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida while attending the 77th United Nations General Assembly. The photo shows President Yoon (far left), President Biden (center of the table) and...
Unification Ministry proposes talks with NK on separated families
The Ministry of Unification on the morning of Sept. 8 officially proposed to North Korea bilateral talks on the issue of separated families. Shown is Minister of Unification Kwon Youngse. (Ministry's official Facebook account)
Unification Ministry proposes talks with NK on separated families
By Park Hye Ri
Ahead of the...
Lunar orbiter Danuri completes 2nd trajectory maneuver
This is an artist's rendition of Korea's first lunar orbiter Danuri approaching the moon. (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
By Jung Joo-ri
Korea's first lunar orbiter Danuri has succeeded in performing its main maneuver of turning direction.
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) on Sept. 4 said Danuri on...
President Yoon, UAE envoy discuss bilateral ties in Seoul
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sept. 1 poses for photos with Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of Abu Dhabi and a special envoy of United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the presidential office in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District. (Office of...
Exports to China jump 162 times during 30 years of ties
Exports to China have skyrocketed 162-fold since Korea and China formed bilateral ties 30 years ago. Shown are Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin (left) and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) on Aug. 9 holding talks in Qingdao of China's Shandong province. (Ministry of Foreign...
Korea wins 1st youth women’s world handball title
The final of the ninth World Women's Youth Handball Championship on Aug. 10 is played between Korea (in white uniforms) and Denmark in Skopje, North Macedonia.
By Israa Mohamed
Photos = International Handball Federation's official Facebook page
Korea is the first non-European country to win the Women's Youth Handball World Championship of the International...
Non-competitive race to mark 77th Nat’l Liberation Day
The Korean Sport and Olympic Committee on Aug. 14 will host a race for the event "Drawing Taegeukgi (the national flag) Together" with about 1,000 participants, starting from the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul's Jongno-gu District and ending at the National Museum of Korea in...
Gamhongno: liquor with centuries of storied legacy
Gamhongno, which means "bright dew with a sweet taste," was called one of the top three alcoholic beverages of the Joseon Dynasty in the book "Joseon Sangsik Mundap" (Questions and Answers on Joseon Common Knowledge) by scholar Choi Nam-seon.
By Min Yea-Ji
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Video = Lee Jun...
2nd King Sejong Institute branch opened in Mexico
The opening ceremony for the King Sejong Institute branch at the Technological University of Queretaro on Aug. 9 is held at the university in Queretaro.
By Kim Hyelin
Photos = Technological University of Queretaro's official Facebook page
Mexico, a Latin American country with a huge Hallyu following, has opened its second branch...
President Yoon on Aug. 12 to host luncheon talks with UN chief
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Aug. 12 will host a luncheon with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who will visit Seoul for two days, to discuss key issues such as North Korea's nuclear program. Shown is the president on July 19 chairing the 32nd meeting of the Cabinet. (Office of...
Boys, girls sweep team titles at world junior taekwondo tourney
The national youth taekwondo team on Aug. 7 poses for a commemorative photo at the awards ceremony of this year's World Taekwondo Junior Championships at Arena Armeets in Sofia, Bulgaria. (World Taekwondo)
Boys, girls sweep team titles at world junior taekwondo tourney
By Lee Jihae
The national youth taekwondo team has won both the...
Tourism extravaganza Seoul Festa to open on Aug. 10
Performances from Aug. 12-13 will be held at the grass yard on Nodeulseom Island of Ichon Hangang River Park in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District to celebrate the resumption of the Seoul Festa.
By Min Yea-Ji
Photos = Seoul Metropolitan Government
The Seoul Festa, a large-scale tourism festival held throughout Seoul, will be resumed on Aug....
Nation’s 1st lunar orbiter enters intended trajectory toward moon
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the nation's first lunar orbiter Danuri on Aug. 5 at 8:08 a.m. is launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
By Min Yea-Ji
The nation's first lunar orbiter Danuri on Aug. 5 was carried by a...
KOCIS hosts online global contest on traditional culture
Chae Su-hyun (second from right), a singer of the National Intangible Cultural Property Gyeonggi minyo (folk songs), and Hina (far left) and Yujeong (second from left), two of the eight members of the K-pop girl group Lightsum, appear in a lecture video on the musical genre in the K-Community Challenge, a competition on traditional...
President calls Speaker Pelosi’s JSA visit ‘show of deterrence vs. NK’
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Aug. 4 visits the Joint Security Area in the United Nations peace village of Panmunjeom. (Speaker Pelosi's Twitter account)
By Kang Gahui
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Aug. 4 visited the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the inter-Korean border village...
Last captive dolphin Bibongi to be released to the wild
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries on Aug. 4 announced that Bibongi (pictured), the nation's last Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin in captivity, will be released to the wild.
Last captive dolphin Bibongi to be released to the wild
By Park Hye Ri
Photos = Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries
Bibongi, the...
Int’l astronomy event in Busan attracts 1,800 scholars
The 31st General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union is opened on Aug. 2 at Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, or BEXCO, in Busan's Haeundae-gu District.
By Israa Mohamed
Photos = Ministry of Science and ICT
The General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union was opened on Aug. 2 in Busan,...
