40th Korean Theater Festival opens in southeastern city
Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, is the host city of the 40th Korean Theater Festival scheduled for July 8- 30. The photo shows a theatrical team performing at the festival.
By Kim Hyelin and Anais Faure
Photo = Miryang City
The city of Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, is holding this month a "feast of theater."
The province...
Foreign minister holds talks with China in Bali, Indonesia
Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin (right) on July 7 shakes hands with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi before their talks on the Indonesian island of Bali.
By Park Hye Ri and Kim Hayeon
Photos = Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Korea and China held a meeting of their foreign ministers on the sidelines of...
President Yoon declares ‘new vision’ for space economy era
President Yoon Suk Yeol on July 6 applauds with other participants after watching a video at a ceremony for the declaration of the space economy at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute in Daejeon's Yuseong-gu District.
By Park Hye Ri and Kim Hayeon
Photos = Office of the 20th President
President Yoon Suk Yeol...
1,800 km trail connecting paths along western coast opened
Seohaerang Trail, which connects Haenam-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province, to Ganghwa-gun County of Incheon, was opened on June 22. The photo shows the part of the trail in Yeonggwang-gun County, Jeollanam-do. (Yeonggwang-gun County Office)
By Lee Jihae
Seohaerang Trail, which spans 1,800 km and connects Haenam-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province, to Ganghwa-gun County of Incheon, was opened on June...
2 satellites carried by Nuri communicate with ground stations
Separated from the performance verification satellite carried into space on the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II (KSLV-Ⅱ), aka Nuri, cube (small) satellites developed by research teams of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and Seoul National University have conducted two-way communication with their respective ground...
Daegu Chimac Festival returns for 1st time in 3 years
The Daegu Chimac Festival this week will be held for the first time in three years in the nation's fourth-largest city of Daegu. (Daegu Metropolitan Government)
Daegu Chimac Festival returns for 1st time in 3 years
By Kang Gahui and Lee Jihae
The Daegu Chimac Festival this week will return for the first time...
First lady Kim hails efforts of Korean Cultural Center in Spain
First lady Kim Keon Hee on June 28 looks at a Korean fashion exhibition at the Korean Cultural Center in Madrid, Spain. (Office of 20th President)
Korea.net · First lady Kim hails efforts of Korean Cultural Center in Spain
By Kang Gahui and Lee Jihae
First lady Kim Keon Hee on June 28...
Mexican veteran ‘never regretted’ participating in Korean War
By Yoon Sojung and Anais Faure
Photos = Jeon Han
Video = Lee Jun Young
Seoul | June 28, 2022
Antonio Lozano Bustos, a Mexican veteran of the Korean War, on June 28 recalled his experience in the conflict.
"Winter in Korea was hard to bear and sometimes the cold was our worst enemy,"...
President Yoon, Australian PM to cooperate in NK’s denuclearization
President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) on June 28 shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Norman Albanese before their bilateral summit at a hotel in Madrid, Spain. (Office of the 20th President)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Lee Jihae
President Yoon Suk Yeol on June 28 held bilateral talks with...
City-run program to offer ‘cool’ tours of Hanok home
The Yun Family House in the Ogin-dong neighborhood of Seoul's Jung-gu District is the site of the so-called "Namsangol staycation."
By Yoo Yeon Gyeong and Kim Hayeon
Photos = Seoul Metropolitan Government
With summer approaching, Hanok (traditional architecture) homes in Namsangol Hanok Village of Seoul's Jung-gu District will be opened to the public.
The Seoul Metropolitan...
President Yoon leaves for NATO summit in his diplomatic debut
President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee on June 27 bid farewell before boarding the presidential plane Code One at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Province, to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Madrid, Spain. (Jeon Han)
Korea.net · President Yoon...
No. of foreign patients in Korea rose 24.6% to 146K last year
The Ministry of Health and Welfare on June 27 said 146,000 people from overseas visited Korea last year to seek medical treatment. The photo shows a foreign patient receiving hanbang (traditional Korean medicine) at Nasaret International Hospital in Incheon. (Incheon Tourism Organization)
By Aisylu Akhmetzianova and Yoon Sojung
Despite...
‘Colombia has much to learn from Korea, a wonderful country’
Colombian Minister of Culture Angelica Mayolo Obregon on June 7 holds an exclusive interview with Korea.net at the Colombian Embassy in Seoul's Jongno-gu District.
By Anais Faure and Elias Molina with contribution from Lee Yu Rim and Jeong Mi Kyung
Photos = Jeon Han and Minister Angelica Mayolo Obregon's Twitter account.
Video = Kim Sunjoo...
42 promising musicians gather in Seoul to learn Korean orchestra
Up-and-coming classical music artists participating in the Korean National Symphony Orchestra's annual International Orchestra Academy on June 21 undergo orientation at the Association of Korean National Arts Companies' orchestra studio of Seoul Arts Center in the city's Seocho-gu District.
By Yoo Yeon Gyeong and Lee Jihae
Photos = Korean National Symphony Orchestra
The Korean National Symphony Orchestra (KNSO)...
‘100K Mexicans fighting in Korean War forms basis for bilateral ties’
This year, Korea marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations with 15 Latin American countries -- Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Costa Rica, Paraguay, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua and Haiti. In 1962, Korea began its path toward modernization...
Cultural events to mark 130th anniversary of Korea-Austria ties
The Gyeonggi Sinawi Orchestra in September will hold performances in Austria to mark the 130th anniversary of Korea's ties with the European country. Shown is the orchestra greeting the audience in December last year. (Orchestra's official Facebook page)
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Jihae
Video = official YouTube channel of cultural dept....
Gov’t to send additional aid package worth USD 50M to Ukraine
The government in March this year sent 40 tons of urgent medical supplies to Ukraine. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kim Eun-young and Yoon Sojung
The government has pledged an additional USD 50 million in humanitarian aid to war-torn Ukraine.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul on June 21...
Domestically developed rocket Nuri set for launch after delays
The domestically developed space rocket, KSLV-II, aka Nuri, at 7:20 a.m. on June 20, the day before its scheduled launch, is being moved from the Naro Space Center's rocket assembly building to the launch site in Goheung-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province. (Korea Aerospace Research Institute's...
President Yoon invites 400 guests to housewarming party
President Yoon Suk Yeol (center in the third row) on June 19 poses for photos with neighbors he invited from Yongsan-gu District of Seoul to a housewarming party at the grass garden in front of the presidential office building in the capital. (Office of...
King Sejong Institute to add 23 branches in 19 countries this year
King Sejong Institute, which provides education on the Korean language and culture worldwide, will open 23 additional branches in 19 countries this year. Shown are institute students practicing Korean calligraphy in Vilnius, Lithuania. (King Sejong Institute Foundation)
King Sejong Institute to add 23 branches in 19 countries this...
