Seoul offers plenty to see and do over Lunar New Year holiday
A samulnori (traditional percussion music) performance is held last year on Seollal (Lunar New Year) at Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul's Jung-gu District.
By Hong AngiePhotos = Seoul Metropolitan GovernmentCulture and arts and interactive events will be...
Culture minister hails BTS for holding event in central Seoul
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Chae Hwi-young on Feb. 12 speaks at a news conference held at Modu Art Theater in Seoul's Seodaemun-gu District. (Heo Man-jin from Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
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Institute develops riding horse tailored for Korean physique
The National Institute of Animal Science under the Rural Development Administration from 2009 has developed a horse breed for riding by humans.
By Lee JihaePhotos = National Institute of Animal Science of Rural Development AdministrationA domestically developed breed...
Nat’l landmarks to offer free entry over Lunar New Year period
Royal palaces and tombs will offer free admission over the Seollal (Lunar New Year) holiday. Shown is Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul on a snowy day. (Park Dae Jin)
By Margareth TheresiaAdmission to royal palaces and...
Space telescope made with US snaps water, matter from comet
These are photos taken by the space telescope Spherex of (from left to right) water, organic matter and carbon dioxide emitted from an interstellar comet. (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
By Koh HyunjeongThe space...
Official no. of species living in nation in 2025 hits 62,604
The official number of species inhabiting the country last year was 62,604. Shown is the new plant species Potentilla rhizoma (Rosaceae). (National Institute of Biological Resources)
By Margareth TheresiaThe official number of species living in the country last...
Foreign crew on ships to get 24-hour remote medical services
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries on Feb. 8 announced its expansion of free remote medical support 24 hours a day for the crew of coastal vessels. (Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries)
By Lee DasomThe...
Korean food chains in 2025 had 4,644 stores in 56 countries
Korean restaurant chains last year ran 4,644 stores in 56 countries. Shown is a branch of the Korean franchise Paris Baguette in the French capital. (Margareth Theresia)
By Aisylu AkhmetzianovaDomestic restaurant and food chains last...
Export analysis: brisk sales spur record CA surplus in 2025
Last year's current account surplus broke an all-time record partially thanks to strong semiconductor exports. Shown is a container terminal at the Port of Yeosu-Gwangyang in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do Province (Gwangyang City Hall)
By Kim HyelinThe...
Nat’l Museum of Korea releases exhibition schedule for 2026
National Museum of Korea Director You Hong June on Feb. 3 announces his institution's business plan for 2026 at a new year's news conference held at the museum in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District. (Lee Jeongwoo)
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World Heritage status eyed for old fortifications around Seoul
Jungseongmun Gate of Bukhansanseong Fortress in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do Province (Goyang Special City)
By Koh Hyun Jeong
The city government of Goyang, Gyeonggi-do Province, on Feb. 4 announced its application to have the...
Over 11,000 foreign nationals granted citizenship in 2025
The number of people naturalized as citizens last year exceeded 11,000, the highest since 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shown are foreign students on Nov. 6, 2025, posing for a group photo at an event marking Ajou International Day at Ajou University in...
Long-term care insurance waived for migrant workers: reports
The Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to exempt seasonal foreign workers from paying for insurance for long-term geriatric care. Shown are such laborers harvesting cabbages at a farm in Goesan-gun County, Chungcheongbuk-do Province. (Goesan-gun Office)
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[World Heritage candidates] ① Busan: refugee hub of Korean War
Busan will host the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in July. Korea.net reflects on the significance of this event by looking at six of the 12 sites on Korea's tentative candidate list for UNESCO World Heritage.
Chinese pick Korea as top spot to spend Lunar New Year: study
The Singapore-based marketing technology company China Trading Desk says between 230,000 and 250,000 Chinese tourists will visit Korea over the Lunar New Year period from Feb. 15-23. Shown is the trendy Seongsu-dong neighborhood in Seoul's Seongdong-gu District late...
Consortium lands deal to export AI know-how to Saudi Arabia
Second Vice Minister of Science and ICT Ryu Jemyung (clockwise from left in back row) on Feb. 1 poses for a group photo with Aramco Digital CEO Nabil Al-Nuaim, Mohammed Makhdoum, Aramco Digital's president of digital business services, and Joh Joon...
Winter Olympic team pledges to do its best at launch ceremony
National curling athletes on Jan. 22 yell "Fighting!" in pledging their best efforts at the launch ceremony for the national team for the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, Italy, at Seoul Olympic Parktel in Seoul's Songpa-gu District.
New gov’t content fund eyes ‘KRW 300T era of Korean culture’
A new government fund for content policy worth KRW 730 billion seeks to accelerate a "Korean culture era worth KRW 300 trillion." Shown is the K-pop boy band EPEX on Nov. 8, 2025, at the annual K-Wave Festival held...
AI Basic Act takes effect as world’s first set of laws for AI
An artificial intelligence drawing robot on Oct. 29, 2025, creates the portrait of a visitor at K-Business Square of the APEC Economic Exhibition Hall in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. (Park Dae Jin)
By Margareth Theresia
Grant budget of KRW 2.84T in 2026 to sponsor 1,555 projects
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Jan. 21 holds a meeting on grant development cooperation at its headquarters in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Lee JihaeThis year's budget for grant assistance is...
