Records on nation’s 1st 6-dot braille system restored to mark Nat’l Braille Day
The photos show handwritten scripts for the country's first six-dot Hangeul braille system before (left) and after their restoration. (National Archives of Korea)
By Kim Hyelin
The National Archives of Korea of the Ministry of Interior and Safety on Nov. 3 said handwritten manuscripts for Hangeul Jeomja (Braille) and their related...
Exhibitions around Seoul highlight Year of Rabbit under E. Asian zodiac
To mark the Year of the Rabbit in 2023, a big rabbit-shaped light installation stands at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Kim Sunjoo)
By Lee Jihae
2023 is the Year of the Rabbit under...
Global Hallyu clubs compete in online K-Community Challenge
Members of the K-pop girl group LIMELIGHT and gugak (traditional music) band AUX appear in an instructional video for Joseon pop, one of the three categories of the online contest K-Community Challenge. From left are Lee Woo-seong and Seo Jin-sil of AUX, MiU, Gaeun and Suhye of...
Gaya’s ‘time capsules,’ the Malisan tumuli to be shared worldwide
The Korean Peninsula was in the middle of all-out war in the year A.D. 400. King Gwanggaeto (r. 391-413) of Goguryeo, a figure remembered as a great conqueror, dispatched his army to aid Silla against the alliance of the Baekje Kingdom, various Japanese tribes...
70 years of history seen through life of common people
A special exhibition will highlight modern Korean history by telling the stories of common people's lives in celebration of the 70th anniversary of Korean independence.
The "70 Voices of 70 Years" exhibit will be held at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in central...
Korean to run nuclear reactor organization
Lee Gyung-su, former chairman of the National Fusion Research Institute, has been appointed chief operating officer of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Organization (ITER).
Lee Gyung-su is appointed COO of ITER.
ITER is a large-scale scientific experiment that aims to demonstrate the technological and scientific feasibility...
A journey through Buddhist history: from Gandhara to Silla
The ‘Preaching Buddha’ is from South Asia's Kushan period, between the 100s and 200s.
Buddhist sculptures from across Asia are set to be spotlighted at a museum in Seoul.
On Sept. 25, the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan-gu District will kick off a special exhibition...
Family reunions, Confucian woodblocks added to UNESCO list
UNESCO has honored two documentary heritage items from Korea's past. The broadcast archives of war-dispersed family members in 1983 (top) and Confucian printing woodblocks (bottom) are both now on UNESCO's Memory of the World list.
The archival broadcasts of the 1983 family reunions and a...
Ancient golden shoes on display
The carvings on the shoes are as elaborate as embroidery. They are so intricate that it is hard to believe that the shoes are made of gold. At the toe of each shoe is placed a small dragon, rearing its head, as if it...
Korea, Vietnam aim for stronger cooperation on healthcare, forests
Korea and Vietnam have vowed to enhance bilateral cooperation on healthcare and medical services and on the forestry industry.
On Dec. 1, Minister of Health and Welfare Chung Chin-youb and his Vietnamese counterpart Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to...
Korea collaborates on world’s intellectual property and appropriate technology
In Papua New Guinea where irrigation facilities are insufficient, farmers can get their water for farming through pumping underground water by pedaling bicycles. In Cambodia whose citizens often suffer from waterborne diseases because the main sources of the water are rain or reservoir, domestic...
Bloomberg ranks Korea world’s most innovative economy
"In the world of ideas, South Korea is king."
Korea ranked first in the 2016 Bloomberg Innovation Index, with a top score of 91.31 points.
This is the third year in a row that Korea topped the innovation index, having scored first place in 2014 and...
‘A dining table can change the fate of a nation’
CEO Cho Tae-kwon of the Kwangjuyo Group emphasizes that, 'Our traditions are something that will never disappear. They're the things that have been accumulated all these years.'
There is a man who has turned traditional culinary arts into a business, has turned them into art...
Korean, Egyptian leaders hold summit talks
President Park Geun-hye held a summit meeting with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Seoul on March 3.
President Park expressed her gratitude to Egypt for actively contributing to the process of adopting a new resolution against North Korea as a non-permanent member of the...
Korea-US amity shines through ‘Hello, Mr. K!’ concert
A member of the U.S. armed forces joins a samulnori troupe on stage during a 'Hello, Mr. K!' concert on April 21.
Another "Hello, Mr. K!" concert was held for non-Korean residents of Seoul on April 21 on a special stage set up for the...
Royal palace graced by Hanbok
People walk around Gyeongbokgung Palace in traditional Hanbok attire, bringing color to all corners of the ancient royal residence.
The colors of Hanbok shine ever brighter when they're seen on the grounds of an ancient royal palace covered with summer greenery.
Groups and couples dressed in...
Korean smart cities reach out to urban China
The Korea booth promotes models for 'smart cities' at the 2016 China Smarter Cities International Expo held in Beijing from July 29 to 31.
The development of new towns and smart cities in Korea has now been presented in Beijing. Information technology, spatial data, energy,...
Korea, 5 African nations share vocational education expertise
Korea and five African countries have shared their knowledge and experiences of vocational education and related policies.
The Ministry of Education extended its invitation to ten experts in vocational education from Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Namibia and Zambia. The invitational training...
Actress-turned-painter draws God-given gifts
Actress and painter Kim HyunJung’s ‘Prayer’ features a stuffed rabbit named Lala, which represents the artist’s inner soul.
Actress and painter Kim HyunJung is returning to the scene with a new solo exhibition for the first time in two years, the second of her solo...
Prime minister visits Thailand, meets with Asian leaders
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (left) and Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha pose for a photo prior to the Korea-Thailand summit in Bangkok on Oct. 11.
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn held summit talks with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Oct. 11 to discuss how to...
