Tourism extravaganza Seoul Festa to open on Aug. 10
Performances from Aug. 12-13 will be held at the grass yard on Nodeulseom Island of Ichon Hangang River Park in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District to celebrate the resumption of the Seoul Festa.
By Min Yea-Ji
Photos = Seoul Metropolitan Government
The Seoul Festa, a large-scale tourism festival held throughout Seoul, will be resumed on Aug....
Nation’s 1st lunar orbiter enters intended trajectory toward moon
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the nation's first lunar orbiter Danuri on Aug. 5 at 8:08 a.m. is launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
By Min Yea-Ji
The nation's first lunar orbiter Danuri on Aug. 5 was carried by a...
KOCIS hosts online global contest on traditional culture
Chae Su-hyun (second from right), a singer of the National Intangible Cultural Property Gyeonggi minyo (folk songs), and Hina (far left) and Yujeong (second from left), two of the eight members of the K-pop girl group Lightsum, appear in a lecture video on the musical genre in the K-Community Challenge, a competition on traditional...
President calls Speaker Pelosi’s JSA visit ‘show of deterrence vs. NK’
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Aug. 4 visits the Joint Security Area in the United Nations peace village of Panmunjeom. (Speaker Pelosi's Twitter account)
By Kang Gahui
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Aug. 4 visited the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the inter-Korean border village...
Last captive dolphin Bibongi to be released to the wild
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries on Aug. 4 announced that Bibongi (pictured), the nation's last Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin in captivity, will be released to the wild.
Last captive dolphin Bibongi to be released to the wild
By Park Hye Ri
Photos = Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries
Bibongi, the...
Int’l astronomy event in Busan attracts 1,800 scholars
The 31st General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union is opened on Aug. 2 at Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, or BEXCO, in Busan's Haeundae-gu District.
By Israa Mohamed
Photos = Ministry of Science and ICT
The General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union was opened on Aug. 2 in Busan,...
Immigration and integration program for expats to start on Aug. 29
The Korea Immigration Service Foundation from Aug. 29 will begin the third semester of its online classes for expats under the Korea Immigration and Integration Program (KIIP). Shown are a KIIP lecturer and her students during an online class. (Korea Immigration Service Foundation)
By Lee Jihae
The Korea Immigration Service...
Nation to send first lunar orbiter Danuri into space on Aug. 5
The nation's first lunar orbiter Danuri undergoes final checks at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute's Satellite Integration Test Center before its transfer to the launch pad. (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
By Kang Gahui
The nation's first lunar orbiter Danuri is set for liftoff on Aug. 5.
If successful, the launch...
Geochang festival unites people, nature, theater in southern county
Drones in the sky on July 22 form the expression "Begin Again" at the opening ceremony of the 32nd Geochang International Festival of Theatre at Suseungdae in Wicheon-myeon Township of Geochang-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province.
By Kim Hyelin
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Geochang-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province
Despite a rain forecast for...
‘Squid Game’ actor, reality TV star to promote performance tourism
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo Gyoon (right), actor O Yeong-su (left), who was appointed promotional ambassador for Korean performance tourism, and dancer Monika, who was appointed promotional ambassador for the festival 2022 Welcome Daehangno, on July 25 take a commemorative photo at...
Hangang River Festival to be held for 1st time in 3 years
The poster for this year's Hangang River Festival
By Aisylu Akhmetzianova
Photos = Hangang Project Headquarters of Seoul Metropolitan Government
A midsummer festival highlighting the charms of the Hangang River in Seoul will be opened on July 29.
The Hangang Project Headquarters of the Seoul Metropolitan Government on July 25 said the Hangang...
Autistic golfer wins men’s title in inaugural US Adaptive Open
Lee Seung-min (right) on July 20 poses for photos with Kim Moore of the U.S. as the men's and women's champions of the inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
By Israa Mohamed
Photos = Official Facebook account of USGA
Miracles occur not only in Korean dramas like "Extraordinary Attorney Woo."
Lee Seung-min, aka Simon...
Cheong Wa Dae to be turned into public culture-arts complex
Cheong Wa Dae will be turned into a public complex of culture, arts, nature and history. Shown is the main office building of the former presidential compound in April this year. (Korea.net DB)
Cheong Wa Dae to be turned into public culture-arts complex
By Park Hye Ri
Cheong Wa Dae,...
Exhibition marks Joseon legal code’s selection as nat’l treasure
By Yoo Yeon Gyeong
Video = Lee Jun Young
The opening ceremony for "Ah, the Marvelous World of Joseon Dynasty Law Code," an exhibition marking the designation of the Gyeongguk daejeon (National Code) as a treasure of national cultural heritage, was held on July 21.
The National Library...
‘Hanbok lifestyle’ designated Nat’l Intangible Cultural Heritage
The culture of wearing the traditional attire Hanbok, or Hanbok saenghwal (lifestyle), has been designated a National Intangible Cultural Heritage. Shown are people walking along Samdo Sugun Tongjeyeong, the headquarters for naval forces during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) in the Munhwa-dong neighborhood of Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do Province. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim...
Homegrown KF-21 fighter jet succeeds in 1st test flight
The domestically developed KF-21 Boramae fighter jet on July 19 at 3:40 p.m. takes off from the runway of the 3rd Air Force Training Squadron in Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, on its first test flight. (Defense Acquisition Program Administration)
By Xu Aiying
The homegrown KF-21 Boramae fighter jet has seen success...
Air Force’s aerobatic flight team wins top awards at British event
The Black Eagles, the Republic of Korea Air Force's aerobatic flight team, performs in the airshow Royal International Air Tattoo in the town of Fairford in the British county of Gloucestershire.
By Lee Jihae
Photos = Republic of Korea Air Force
The Republic of Korea Air Force's aerobatic flight...
Korea takes 2nd at int’l physics contest with 4 golds, 1 silver
The national team, all students at Seoul Science High School, on July 17 celebrate their second-place finish at the International Physics Olympiad held in Switzerland with four gold and one silver medals. From the left are juniors Lee Jihoo and Cho Youngin, senior Jeong Jeonghun, junior Lee Seunghyeon and senior Song...
Korea ranks seventh in OECD survey of trust in gov’t
Korea ranks seventh in the OECD's latest survey of government reliability in 20 countries. Shown here is President Yoon Suk Yeol on May 16 speaking to a regular session of the National Assembly. (Office of the 20th President)
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Hayeon
Korea ranks seventh in a government reliability survey of 20...
PM to promote Busan’s 2030 World Expo bid in Paris
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will visit Paris from June 19-23 to promote Busan's bid to host the 2030 World Expo. He is shown here on June 9 at the first meeting on the inspection and coordination of state affairs at Government Complex-Seoul. (Prime Minister's Secretariat)
By Park Hye Ri and Lee Jihae
Prime...
