2 Jeju symbols installed on Spanish pilgrimage route
Officials from Jeju Island and the autonomous Spanish community of Galicia on July 12 take a commemorative photo at the unveiling ceremony for dol hareubang, or a large rock statue common in Jeju, and ganse, a pony-shaped blue sculpture that is the symbol of Jeju Olle Trail, at Monte do Gozo in...
Chilean diplomat calls free trade deal with Korea ‘historic event’
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...
Geochang Int’l Festival of Theatre to offer ‘midsummer night’s dream’
The 32nd Geochang International Festival of Theatre, slated from July 22 to Aug. 5, will be held at Suseungdae in Wicheon-myeon Township of Geochang-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, featuring performances at outdoor venues. Shown is a performance on the Rainbow Stage in Suseungdae. (Geochang-gun County Office)
By Kim Hyelin and Lee Jihae
Looking out the car window, the sight of green vegetation grew darker and...
Culture minister promotes Korea in Spain
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo Gyoon on July 11 gives a speech at the site of "Korea Week" in Madrid, Spain. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Lee Jihae
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo Gyoon has visited the site of...
Video consultation on K-content exports hits record scale
A video consultation on Korean content exports was held from July 6-7 at the Seoul COEX in the city's Gangnam-gu District and jointly hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA). The photo shows staff from a Korean content company speaking to an...
New US ambassador Philip Goldberg arrives in Seoul
New U.S. Ambassador to Korea Philip Goldberg (left) on June 2 is sworn into office at the U.S. Department of State in Washington. (Twitter account of U.S. Embassy in Seoul)
Korea.net · New US ambassador Philip Goldberg arrives in Seoul
By Joung Haseung
New U.S. Ambassador to Korea Philip Goldberg on July 10...
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)...
