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...
Nation’s product market regulation index hits OECD average
The country's product market regulation indicator has reached the average of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development at 20th. (Korea.net DB)
By Aisylu AkhmetzianovaThe country's product market regulation (PMR) indicator has reached the average of the Organisation for Economic...
Food tourism brand Taste of Korea to promote regional items
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) have jointly developed the domestic food tourism brand Taste Your Korea featuring 33 pieces of content for gastronomic travel. Shown are international tourists at the annual Daegu Chimac (Chicken and Beer) Festival that...
Talks with Thailand start on economic partnership agreement
Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy for FTA (Free Trade Agreement) Negotiations Roh Keon-ki (left) in March announces the official launch of negotiations on a bilateral economic partnership agreement with Thailand with Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and Minister of Commerce Phumtham Wechayachai (center)...
President Yoon leaves for Washington to attend NATO Summit
President Yoon Suk Yeol on July 8 left for Washington to attend this year's North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit. He is shown in July last year shaking hands with leading figures attending the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. (Kim Yong Wii from...
Exchange of embassies with Luxembourg boosts bilateral ties
Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul (right) on July 3 shakes hands with Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Xavier Bettel at the Korean ministry's compound in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Instant noodles lead K-Food Plus H1 exports of USD 6.21B
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on July 3 said exports of K-Food Plus items in the first half of the year reached USD 6.21 billion, up 5.2% from the same period last year. Shown are foreign tourists selecting ramyeon (instant...
Korean, Omani writers call literature’s existence ‘liberating’
Author Eun Hee-kyung (left) and Omani writer Jokha Al Harthi (middle) on June 29 discuss the theme of liberation at a sideline event of this year's Seoul International Book Fair at COEX Mall in Seoul's Gangnam-gu District.
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PM Han, Vietnam agree on 2-way trade of USD 150B by 2030
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (right) on July 2 hosts a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chinh at Government Complex-Seoul in the capital's Jongno-gu District. (Office for Government Policy Coordination under Prime Minister's Secretariat)
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Exhibition honors 85 Luxembourg soldiers in Korean War
Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Xavier Bettel on July 2 explains the significance of the exhibition "Luxembourg's Volunteers in the Korean War" in remembering his compatriots who took part in the conflict at the...
Ground broken for massive K-pop-centric venue Seoul Arena
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on July 2 said it held a groundbreaking ceremony for the forthcoming K-pop concert facility Seoul Arena in the Chang-dong neighborhood of Seoul's Dobong-gu District. This is an artist's rendition of a bird-eye view of Seoul Arena. (Seoul...
Foreign workers, marriage migrants in Busan to get medical support
Busan Metropolitan Government will provide support for medical expenses for medically underprivileged groups like foreign workers and marriage migrants. Shown is a class on labor law for Cambodian expats in April at Busan Foreign Residents Center in the city's Sasang-gu...
Gyeongju selected to host next year’s APEC Summit
Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, will host next year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit. Shown are attendees at the provincial government's office on June 27 taking a group photo after the announcement of the city's designation. (Gyeongju City Hall)
By Hong AngieGyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do...
Next year’s official development assistance eyed at KRW 6.8T
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on June 26 chairs a meeting of the Committee for International Development Cooperation at Government Complex-Seoul in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Office for Government Policy Coordination under Prime Minister's Secretariat)
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Inaugural industry summit with US, Japan held in Washington
The inaugural trilateral summit of industry ministers of Korea, the U.S. and Japan is held on June 26 at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington. (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
By Margareth Theresia
Seoul’s mass transit to adopt self-driving buses from July 1
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on June 25 said it will incorporate next month the Seoul Autonomous Bus into the capital's mass transit system. (Seoul Metropolitan Government)
By Charles AudouinThe Seoul Metropolitan Government on June 25...
Gov’t to allow more foreign staff, boost biz management
A policy coordination meeting chaired by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on June 20 at Government Complex-Sejong announced measures to improve the management of foreign workers. Shown are tourists on June 17 posing for photos at Gamcheon Culture Village in Busan's Saha-gu...
K-Book Copyright Market to boost sector’s global reach
Domestic publishers on June 24 hold an investor relations session for foreign buyers at this year's K-Book Copyright Market at Lotte Hotel World in Seoul's Songpa-gu District. (Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea)
By Yoo Yeon GyeongThe...
KOICA leads Africa’s ICT education revolution from Rwanda
Rwandan Minister of State for Education Claudette Irere (second from left), Ambassador to Rwanda Jeong Woo Jin (third from left) and Kim Jin-Hwa, country director of the KOICA Rwanda Office (second from right), on June 19 take a...
Agency sets up police camera surveillance center in El Salvador
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on June 11 held a ceremony for the completion of the closed-circuit integrated TV surveillance control center at the National Civil Police of El Salvador's 911 Center in the country's capital of San Salvador. Shown...
