Exhibition shows how late Joseon Dynasty fought summer heat
The National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul displays items used by Koreans from the 17th to the 20th centuries to ward off the summer heat. (Yang Seon-ah)
By Lee Jihae
How did Koreans back in the day endure the heat when the country lacked air conditioners or refrigerators?
"Korean Traditional Daily Life," a...
‘Korea’s digital capacity will lead new tourism market after COVID-19’
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee on July 9 answers questions from foreign correspondents in Seoul at the Foreign Press Center in the capital's Jung-gu District.
By Elias Molina and Yoon Hee Young
Photos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee...
[Creative kimchi creations] 10. Kimchi fried shrimp udon
Kimchi, a staple of Korean cuisine, has grown popular among gourmets worldwide as "tasty fermented food." The spicy condiment can stand on its own but also goes so great with other foods. Kimchi as a secondary ingredient can enhance the taste of a dish...
Joseon-era public bathroom with sewage facility found at Seoul palace
A public restroom with a sanitation system and built 150 years ago was excavated at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul.
By Yoon Hee Young
Photos = Ganghwa National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage
The remains of a public restroom believed to have been built about 150 years ago have been found in Seoul at...
Current account in May posts 13th straight surplus with USD 10.8B
The Bank of Korea on July 7 said the current account surplus in May reached the provisional figure of USD 10.76 billion. Park Yang-su, director general of the central bank's Economic Statistics Department, on the same day elaborates on the black figure at the bank's headquarters in Seoul's Jung-gu...
UN agency upgrades Korea’s status to developed economy
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on July 2 upgraded Korea's status from a developing economy to a developed one. The photo is of the 24th session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development on May 17 that UNCTAD headquarters...
English-language paper rebuts Ramseyer’s false claim on ‘comfort women’
Sejong University professor Yuji Hosaka (pictured) has published a paper to rebut the claims of J. Mark Ramseyer, a professor at Harvard Law School, that sex slaves of Japan before and during World War II were willing "prostitutes." The paper is included in the...
Gov’t boosts this year’s growth forecast to 11-year high of 4.2%
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki on June 28 speaks to a joint briefing on the government's economic policy for the second half of the year with relevant government agencies at Government Complex-Seoul. From left are Minister of SMEs and Startups...
New test of Korean-language proficiency to debut next year
Students take a mock version of the Sejong Korean Language Assessment at the King Sejong Institute in Hangzhou, China. (King Sejong Institute Foundation)
By Kim Minji
The King Sejong Institute Foundation from next year will launch the Sejong Korean Language Assessment (SKA).
The foundation on June 28 said SKA evaluates...
President Moon attends his 1st summit with Central America
President Moon Jae-in on June 25 speaks at the virtual summit of the fourth Korea-Central American Integration System (SICA) at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae's official Facebook page)
By Kim Eun-young and Lee Jihae
President Moon Jae-in on June 25 held an online summit with member states of SICA, or the...
President Moon hails 2 Austrian nurses who served Korea for 40 years
Korean Ambassador to Austria Shin Chae-hyun (left) on June 23 takes a photo with Austrian nurses Marianne Stoger (second from left) and Margaret Pissarek (third from left) after delivering a personal letter, red ginseng and lap blankets from President Moon Jae-in and first lady...
President Moon pledges vaccine supply to N. Korea if it agrees
President Moon Jae-in on June 14 speaks at a news conference after his summit with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen at the latter's official residence of the Hofburg in Vienna.
By Jung Joo-ri and Lee Jihae
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae's official Facebook page
President Moon Jae-in on June 14 said during a...
President Moon becomes 1st Korean leader to visit Austria
President Moon becomes 1st Korean leader to visit Austria
Jun 14, 2021
President Moon Jae-in on June 13 attends the third session of an extended meeting with leaders of the Group of Seven economies in Cornwall, the U.K. From left are President Moon, British Prime Minister...
Korean-language textbook featuring BTS content being developed
The Ministry of Education on June 10 announced the development of a Korean-language curriculum for elementary and middle school students abroad and producing textbooks based on the curriculum. (King Sejong Institute in Santiago, Chile)
By Joung Haseung
A textbook incorporating BTS hits and music videos is under development for elementary and...
From rubbish to resource: recycling discarded plastic into functional items
By Kim Hyelin and Lee Jihae
Video = Lee JunYoung
Walking under the scorching sun, a person enters a convenience store, buys one bottled water and takes a sip. The bottle is soon empty, so she puts the cap back on and throws it away in a can marked "PET" (polyethylene terephthalate). This is when the journey of the plastic bottle's transformation...
Nat’l library section offers high-tech look at historical documents, books
By Kim Yeojin and Lee Jihae
Video = National Library of Korea
A copy of Donguibogam (Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine), the classic textbook on traditional Korean medicine and national treasure written by the 17th-century royal physician Heo Jun of the Joseon Dynasty, is hard for the public to see.
But the section Shilgam Seojae (a...
Nat’l library section offers high-tech look at historical documents, books
By Kim Yeojin and Lee Jihae
Video = National Library of Korea
A copy of Donguibogam (Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine), the classic textbook on traditional Korean medicine and national treasure written by the 17th-century royal physician Heo Jun of the Joseon Dynasty, is hard for the public to see.
But the section Shilgam Seojae (a...
Investment in Green New Deal to reach 3.8% of GDP by 2025
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki on May 25 gives the opening speech of the special session of the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Seoul Summit. (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
By Jung Joo-ri and Lee Jihae
The government by...
President Moon’s US visit in photos
Cheong Wa Dae on May 25 released photos of President Moon Jae-in's three-night, five-day working visit to the U.S., including those of the Korea-U.S. summit. Key moments of the chief executive's trip included his first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, their one-on-one...
How Korean lyrical opera changed a European scholar’s life
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
Video = Kim Sunjoo, Kang Seunghui and Lee Haneul
Seoul | Feb. 22, 2021
Anna Yates-Lu is an assistant professor of ethnomusicology at the Department of Korean Music of Seoul National University (SNU) who specializes in pansori (traditional lyrical opera). The academic is also active as a performer of the...
