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.
By...
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...
K-Expo in Hanoi, Vietnam, to promote Hallyu this month
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Oct. 15 will launch "2022 K-Expo Vietnam" in Hanoi, Vietnam, to promote Hallyu. Shown is a scene from last year's event promoting Korean cosmetics at the Seoul COEX in the city's Gangnam-gu District.
By Park Hye Ri
Photos = Ministry of Culture,...
Seoul’s Yeouido district to host Asian cultural gala from Oct. 14
K-pop artist Omega X on Oct. 9, 2021, performs BTS' "Permission to Dance" along with artists from six Asian countries at the 2021 Asia Song Festival held in the village of Hwarang in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province.
By Kim Hayeon
Photos= Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE)
The Ministry of...
Korea wins 8th term on int’l civil aviation body’s council
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong on Oct. 4 speaks at the 41st assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, Canada. (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)
Korea wins 8th term on int'l civil aviation body's council
By Lee Kyoung Mi
Korea has earned its...
Events in France, Mexico highlight traditional Korean culture
The event "2022 Traditional Korea" was opened from Oct. 1-2 at the 15th arrondissement of Paris. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Lee Jihae
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Oct. 5 said it will jointly host with the Korea Craft and Design Foundation the monthlong event "2022...
‘Customized’ culture events slated for 6 nations like UK, Thailand
A rehearsal for a performance combining b-boying and traditional Korean music is held on Sept. 28 to mark the adoption of breakdancing as an official event at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics at Spigen Hall in Seoul's Gangnam-gu District. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Kim Hayeon
The Korean Culture and...
Busan uses metaverse to promote bid to host 2030 World Expo
By Lee Kyoung Mi
Video = Official YouTube channel of World Expo 2030 Busan, Korea
The Busan municipal government is promoting through the metaverse the city's bid to host the 2030 World Expo.
The city on Sept. 30 opened the virtual space "2030 World Expo X4 Entertainment World" on the metaverse...
Diplomat: Qatar proud to be 1st Arab-Mideast nation to host WC
In an exclusive interview with Korea.net on Sept. 8 at the Qatari Embassy in Seoul, Qatari Ambassador to Korea Khalid E. Al-Hamar said, "We are searching for new opportunities for cooperation in sectors like smart farm, networks, technological development, communications, cybersecurity, defense and public safety."
By Israa...
Premium traditional liquor uses new methods, regional ingredients
The distillery Soolawon is based in Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do Province.
By Min Yea-Ji
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Video = Lee Jun Young
Yeoju | Gyeonggi-do Province
"I want to not only maintain and inherit tradition but also make new attempts and develop liquor that could become a tradition a century or two from...
1st public test flight of homegrown KF-21 fighter jet sees success
The domestically developed fighter jet KF-21 Boramae on Sept. 28 takes off from the runway of the 3rd Flying Training Wing at Sacheon Air Base in Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do Province on Sept. 28.
1st public test flight of homegrown KF-21 fighter jet sees success
By Min Yea-Ji
Photos & video = Defense Acquisition Program...
Korea jumps 4 spots to 8th in digital competitiveness rankings
Korea this year is ranked eighth in the world in digital technology competitiveness among 63 countries surveyed. Shown is a man last year trying wearable robotics at "2021 Robotworld," the country's largest robotics event. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Lee Kyoung Mi
Korea's global...
Photo essay of President Yoon’s tour of UK, US, Canada
President Yoon Suk Yeol from Sept. 18-24 visited the U.K., U.S. and Canada for five nights and seven days. In London from Sept. 18-19, he attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Afterwards, he flew to New York to participate in the 77th...
Figure skating icon Kim Yuna to headline London fashion show
The Korean Cultural Centre in London on Sept. 27 will open the event "Hanbok Fashion Show, Hanbok Wave." Shown is figure skating icon Kim Yuna wearing a Hanbok outfit that she helped design that will appear at the event. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Yoon Sojung
The...
President showed sales diplomacy, boosted supply network during trip
President Yoon Suk Yeol (second from left) on Sept. 21 talks with U.S. President Joe Biden (left) after attending the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment Conference in New York.
President showed sales diplomacy, boosted supply network during trip
By Park Hye Ri
Photos = Office of the 20th...
NY Times’ travel column highlights Korea’s rural areas
The New York Times on Sept. 25 ran a column on rural areas in Korea written by travel writer Adam Graham with the headline "Exploring 'The Land of the Calm.'" Shown is Mureung Valley in Donghae, Gangwon-do Province, one of the places he visited. (Ministry of...
BLACKPINK makes history on Billboard, UK album charts
BLACKPINK has topped the Official U.K. Albums Chart Top 100 and Billboard 200 albums chart in the same week. From center clockwise are members Lisa, Jennie, Jisoo and Rose. (Group's official Facebook page)
By Aisylu Akhmetzianova
BLACKPINK is the first K-pop girl group to top both the Official...
