11 provincial tourism packages targeted at foreign visitors
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in cooperation with the Visit Korea Committee, will launch 11 specialized tourism packages in the provinces for foreign tourists featuring the food, nature, culture and activities like mountain climbing of each region. Shown...
Solar device developed with US to go into space in October
This is the coronagraph jointly developed under the Coronal Diagnostic Experiment by Korea and the U.S. (Korea Aerospace Administration)
By Yoo Yeon GyeongThe Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX), a joint project with the U.S., has developed a solar...
US to name legation building in Washington historical site
The Korean Empire legation in Washington is expected to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places per an announcement on Aug. 7 in the U.S. federal government's gazette. (Korea Heritage Service)
By Lee JihaeThe...
FM Cho agrees to raise bilateral ties with Philippines this year
Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul (right) on Aug. 7 shakes hands with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo at Government Complex-Seoul in the capital's Jongno-gu District. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Park Hye RiThe...
Talks to boost public health cooperation with ASEAN states
Minister of Health and Welfare Cho KyooHong on Aug. 9 will attend the second Korea-ASEAN and 10th ASEAN Plus Three (Korea, China and Japan) Health Ministers' Meetings in Vientiane, Laos. Shown is a scene from the Korea-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting...
Exports from Jan. to May grew 10%, top 5 finish possible
Through May this year, Korea showed the highest export growth among the top 10 exporting countries thanks to brisk shipments of semiconductors and cars. Shown is a consultation on secondary battery exports from March 6-7 hosted by the Ministry of Trade,...
DDP offers urban summer vacation to escape heat wave
Moviegoers on Aug. 1 watch a film held under the Grass Hill Cinema Program at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul’s Jung-gu District (Seoul Design Foundation)
By Yoo Yeon GyeongThe weather is scorching. After the long monsoon season, it...
Korea called ‘growth superstar’ in evading ‘middle-income trap’
The World Bank calls the Korean economy a "growth superstar" in avoiding the middle-income trap. Shown is a bird's-eye view of Songdo International Business District of Incheon's Yeonsu-gu District. (Incheon Tourism Organization)
By Israa MohamedThe World Bank has hailed Korea as a "standout economy" in overcoming...
Incheon kicks off 19th annual Pentaport Rock Festival
This year's Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival from Aug. 2-4 will be held at Songdo Moonlight Festival Park in Incheon's Yeonsu-gu District. Shown is a scene from last year's event.
By Kim Seon AhPhotos = Incheon Metropolitan Government
Intangible cultural heritage events headline ‘vacay in Aug.’
Miryang Baekjung (100 Seeds) Nori is a festival held in Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do Province. (Korea Heritage Service)
By Koh HyunjeongThe month of August will see a feast of events nationwide highlighting intangible cultural heritage.The Korea Heritage Service (KHS)...
Drone delivery of food, necessary items to start next month
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will launch the K-drone delivery service next month using devices like the one shown delivering food. (Gangwon State's official Facebook page)
By Israa MohamedResidents of islands from next month can get daily...
Buses on Jeju Island to accept fare payment via QR code
Foreign tourists on Jeju Island from next month can conveniently pay bus fare with a QR code. Shown is a passenger scanning a QR code with a smartphone to pay bus fare. (Jeju Special Self-Governing Province)
By Kim Seon...
3-way security cooperation framework signed with US, Japan
Minister of National Defense Shin Wonsik (left), Japanese Minister of Defense Minoru Kihara (center) and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on July 28 pose for photos at the Japanese Ministry of Defense in Tokyo after signing the memorandum of cooperation...
Hangang River Festival-Summer offers cheap vacay in Seoul
The 2024 Hangang River Festival-Summer runs from July 26 through Aug. 11 along the Hangang River and its nine parks. Shown is a scene from the Hangang Summer Music Festival at Yeouido Hangang River Park in Seoul's Yeongdeungpo-gu District.
Nuclear fusion project gets KRW 1.2T to harness ‘artificial sun’
The KSTAR is a magnetic fusion device for superconducting nuclear fusion at the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) in Daejeon's Yuseong-gu District. (KFE)
By Park Hye Ri
A new government project worth KRW...
Hearing whispers of rest, relaxation at 4 premium forests
Visitors to the forest DMZ Punch Bowl Dulle Trail in Yanggu-gun County, Gangwon-do Province, cross a valley stream.
By Yoo Yeon GyeongPhotos = Korea Forest ServiceA forest is teeming with life, always embracing organisms to rest body and mind exhausted...
Supreme Court opens video interpretation center for foreign nat’ls
Bae Hyung Won (center), deputy director of the National Court Administration under the Supreme Court of Korea on July 17 speaks at the opening ceremony for a court interpretation center at the Seoul Eastern District Court in the city's Songpa-gu District....
Paris Summer Olympics to see largest Korea House in history
This is the garden in front of Korea House for the Paris Summer Olympics in the French capital. (Korea Sport & Olympic Committee)
By Lee Kyoung Mi
The largest Korea House in history will be open...
Half-price train fares to woo visitors to endangered regions
Visitors to regions with declining populations from next month can get up to half off train fares. Shown is the high-speed electric-powered train KTX-Eum traveling on the coastal railroad of the East Sea. (Korail's official Facebook page)
By Charles Audouin
NewJeans to promote tourism in Korea as honorary ambassador
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In Chon (left) on July 11 at the Grand Hyatt Seoul poses for photos with the K-pop girl group NewJeans -- (from second from left) Haerin, Hanni, Danielle and Minji -- and acting Korea Tourism Organization...
