[Monthly KOREA] Asia’s Collective Ability to Tackle Economic Crisis
The collective force of Asia’s dynamic economies is a manifestation of their successin the economic sphere, as they will account for more than two-thirds of global growth this year.With the region facing an economic crisis driven by global uncertainty and slowing growth, PresidentMoon Jae-in...
Tourism body picks 100 non-contact vacation spots for summer
The Korea Tourism Organization has selected 100 summer tourist spots to escape the summer heat while being safe from COVID-19. The venues were chosen based on criteria such as suitability for solo or family trips, outdoor travel or social distancing. Of these "100 non-contact tourist destinations," this...
Trade minister launches free trade talks with Cambodia
Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee (right) and Cambodian Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak on July 9 pose during a videoconference to officially announce the launch of bilateral talks on a free trade agreement. (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
By Xu Aiying and Lee Jihae
Korea and Cambodia have officially launched negotiations on a bilateral...
Unlimited mask purchases allowed as weekly quota ended
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on July 7 said the public from July 8 can purchase as many masks as desired in announcing an end to the government's mask rationing program. (Kim Sunjoo)
By Kim Young Deok and Lee Jihae
Koreans from July 8 can purchase as many masks as desired at venues...
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In line with global acclaim for Korea's effective quarantine response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), domestic companies are also receiving rising attention from the world. This Korea.net series features every week a "K-quarantine" company that is expanding internationally through an opportunity presented by...
Special travel week to promote safe domestic tourism
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will host "2020 Special Travel Week" until July 19 to enable safe tourism amid the coronavirus pandemic. The photo above shows the observatory and sky walk of Treasure Island in Namhae-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, a tourism spot the ministry has...
Japan using history-distorting exhibit to revive military: scholar
Sejong University professor Yuji Hosaka (right) and author Han Soosan (left), who wrote the novel "Gunhamdo (Battleship Island)," held a talk on June 29 under the theme "What's Wrong with Japan's Industrial Heritage Information Centre" at Korea.net's open studio in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. TV personality Jung Jaehwan...
[K-quarantine ①] Walk-thru booth maker eyes global expansion
In line with the global acclaim for Korea's effective quarantine response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), domestic companies are also receiving rising attention from the world. This Korea.net series features every week a "K-quarantine" company that is expanding globally through an opportunity presented by the pandemic.
Korea Kiyon is...
Talk to discuss history distortion by Japan’s info center
Sejong University professor Yuji Hosaka, an expert on Korea-Japan relations, and author Han Soosan, who wrote the novel "Gunhamdo (Battleship Island)," will hold a talk on the history distortion by Japan's recently opened Industrial Heritage Information Centre. Pictured here is the professor in August 2019 speaking on Arirang TV's current events program "Heart...
‘Korea-US alliance is linchpin of peninsular, NE Asian security’
The defense ministries of Korea and the U.S. on June 25 issued a joint statement to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean War's outbreak. The photo shows Minister of National Defense Jeong Kyeong-doo (right) and U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper (left) on Feb. 24 posing...
Health official: gov’t can respond to worst-case COVID-19 scenario
Vice Minister of Health and Welfare Kim Gang-lip (second from left) on June 24 discusses the government's capacity to respond to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a forum on Korea's response to and tasks in the pandemic at Blue Square in Seoul's Yongsan-gu...
Korea, Singapore start talks on digital partnership agreement
Minister for Trade Yoo Myung-hee (right) and Singaporean Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing on June 22 announce via videoconferencing the launch of negotiations on the proposed Korea-Singapore Digital Partnership Agreement. (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
Korea and Singapore are pushing to conclude a digital...
Project launched to develop self-driving ships by 2025
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries on June 17 announced the launch of a joint working group to develop self-driving ships by 2025. (MOTIE)
By Lee Hana
A national project to develop self-driving ships powered by a smart and autonomous system incorporating artificial...
Korea Brand & Entertainment Expo to be held online for 1st time
(From left to right) The K-pop group N. Flying (Yoo Hwe-seung and Lee Seung-hyub), Korea-Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) President Kwon Pyung-oh, and the K-pop groups AOA (Ji-min and Seol-hyun) and SF9 (Young-bin and Ro-woon) on June 8 at K-Art Hall in Seoul's Olympic Park communicate in sign language expressing the overcoming of the novel...
17 int’l organizations request Korea’s quarantine data
The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency on June 10 announced that the Switzerland-based International Social Security Association and 16 other organizations in 13 countries, including Germany and France, requested data on Korea's quarantine and response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The photo shows staff...
World must know of Dokdo’s common themes: US documentary filmmaker
Matthew Koshmrl, the American director of the feature-length documentary "Land of My Father" about Korea’s easternmost island of Dokdo, said the island holds universal themes that go beyond nationality and race.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Seoul | Oct. 14, 2019
"The world must know about Dokdo Island,...
Korea to resume WTO complaint vs. Japan over export curbs
Na Seung-sik, deputy minister for trade and investment at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, on June 2 holds a media briefing on the government's responses to and policy directions for Japan's export restrictions on Korea at Government Complex-Sejong in Sejong. (Ministry of...
3 shipyards to build 100 LNG vessels for Qatar
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Sung Yun-mo (right) on June 1 poses with Hyundai Heavy Industries President Ka Sam-hyun in holding an agreement at the signing ceremony for a memorandum of understanding on a construction capacity reservation deal for LNG vessels at Lotte Hotel in Seoul. Qatari Minister of...
Bank of Korea cuts basic interest rate to 0.50%
Bank of Korea Governor Lee Juyeol, concurrently chairman of the Monetary Policy Board, on May 28 chairs a meeting at the bank's headquarters in Seoul. (Bank of Korea)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Lee Jihae
The Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Board on May 28 lowered the base interest...
Korean content contest Talk Talk Korea 2020 launched
Talk Talk Korea 2020, the biggest global contest for Korea-related content, runs through Sept. 15. Shown in the photo is the K-pop boy band ATEEZ, the 2020 PR ambassador for the Korean Culture and Information Service. (Korean Culture and Information Service)
By Xu Aiying and Lee Jihae
Talk Talk Korea 2020, the biggest global contest for Korea-related content,...
