OECD keeps Korea’s growth forecast at 2.6%, cites spending, chips
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has maintained its 2026 growth forecast for Korea at 2.6%. Shown is the the helium-powered balloon Moon of Seoul on Aug. 17, 2025, highlighting the nighttime skyline over the Yeouido neighborhood of Seoul's Yeongdeungpo-gu District. (Seoul...
Olympians race through Pyeongchang snowfields
A total of 34 cross-country skiers from 13 countries sprint from the starting line in the women’s skiathlon finals at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup at the Alpensia Cross-Country Center in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 4. The competition was held as part of...
Czechia wins women’s 5,000 m speed skating
Martina Sablikova (center) of Czechia celebrates on the podium after winning the women’s 5,000 m race at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 11. Sablikova won ahead of second place Claudia Pechstein...
The beauty of Korean parks is captured in photos
By Oh Hyun Woo and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Korea National Park Service
Video = Korea National Park ServiceThe red sunset glow over Bukhansan National Park, the glittering stars and the twinkling lights of the lighthouse at Hallyeohaesang National Park, and a picturesque scene of lotus flowers at Juwangsan...
Unified Korean Ice Hockey Team and Kim Yuna receive ‘ANOC Awards’ for lightening the Olympics.
South Korean player Park Jong-ah (front) and North Korean player Kim Un-hyang (back row, fifth from left), members of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Ice Hockey Team, are being awarded at the ANOC Awards, in the Tokyo Prince Hotel on Nov. 28. (Korean Sport &...
Asia, Europe to cooperate on culture, creative economy
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Jongdeok (center) announces the Declaration of Chairs' Statement from the seventh Asia-Europe Culture Ministers' Meeting, in Gwangju on June 24.
The 44 Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) countries spoke with one united voice when they emphasized cooperation on culture and...
Mask-sharing campaign held near Gwanghwamun Square
People have volunteered to help the fight against COVID-19.
To this end, a mask-sharing event was held on March 25 near Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul.
This campaign provides cotton masks to people so that they donate medical masks to those who sorely need them like medical...
Korea, Russia push peace, prosperity across Northeast Asia
President Moon Jae-in (center, left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (center, right) hold a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 22.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in, currently on a state visit to Russia, held talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir...
No. of visitors at 6 major landmarks in Seoul grows in first half
Two tourists on April 20 explore Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Korea.net DB)
By Lee JihaeThe four royal palaces in Seoul, Jongmyo Shrine and the National Museum of Korea saw growth in the number...
Millet proven to have anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory properties
Studies show that a certain type of millet, Echinochloa frumentacea, has anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory properties. Pictured is a new variety of this millet, borajik millet (보라직), that can be harvested in just 85 days.
Studies have proven that a certain type of millet, Echinochloa frumentacea...
Cannes Film Festival to screen 7 Korean films
The Palaces of Festivals and Congresses of Cannes in France is the venue of the 76th Cannes Film Festival. (Maxence Parey/FDC)
By Jung Joo-riThe 76th Cannes Film Festival will kick off on the evening of May 16 in...
President Yoon stresses ‘innovation, solidarity to revive democracy’
President Yoon Suk Yeol on March 29 speaks online at the first plenary session of the second Summit for Democracy at Yeongbingwan, the guesthouse of Cheong Wa Dae. (Office of the President)
By Kim Hyelin
Online comic strips bring Korea, France closer
The 43rd Angouleme International Comics Festival showcases some Korean online comic strips from Jan. 28 to 31.
About 400 kilometers southwest of Paris, Angouleme has been playing host to a comics festival since 1974, and this year it brings together cartoonists from Korea and France.
Starting...
Korea, EU discuss partnerships in crisis management, science, IT
Korean and European delegates hold the 13th Korea-EU Joint Committee Meeting on June 23 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul.
The 13th Joint Committee Meeting between Korea and the European Union was held on June 23 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in...
New website promotes Korean culture, cheering for Olympic team
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee are jointly running the site Team Korea House during the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
By Park Hye Ri and Lee Jihae
Photos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and...
Panmunjeom Declaration shows will for complete denuclearization, end of war
Chairman of the State Affairs Committee Kim Jong Un (left) and President Moon Jae-in return to the Southern side of the Military Demarcation Line in Panmunjeom on April 27.
By 2018 Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps
A joint statement that could completely change the future of the Korean...
All eyes set on the college entrance exam day
High school students gather at Choong Ang High School, Jongno-gu District, Seoul, to cheer their seniors who take the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) and wish them good luck on the morning of Nov. 15. (Kim Hyelin)
By Lee Kyoung-mi, Kim Hyelin, <fontcolor="#0070c0">Yoon Sojung </fontcolor="#0070c0">and Kim Minji
Video = Kim Hyelin
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‘Expand cultural exchanges to the countryside’
Qu Zhe, producer of the recent 'Indepth Travel Across Korea,' a special episode of the CCTV-7 travel program 'Traveling to Beautiful China's Rural Towns,' says that his program will continue to show more parts of the Korean countryside, beyond the capital, Seoul, which has...
Girl group LOONA named this year’s envoy for Korean culture
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee on May 10 gives to LOONA member HeeJin a letter of appointment designating the K-pop girl group this year's promotional ambassador of Korean culture at a ceremony hosted by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art...
DMZ Peace Trail opened to public for 1st time in 65 years
Visitors on April 27 walk along a fortified coastal road known as the DMZ Peace Trail in Goseong-gun County, Gangwon-do Province. The trail has been opened to the public for the first time in 65 years.
By Kim Young Deok and Lee Jihae
Photos = Kim Young Deok
Gangwon-do | April 27,...
