FM agrees with US, Japan to seek trilateral summit this year
Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul (right) on Sept. 23 poses for photos with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (center) and Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoko Kamikawa at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York.
56 MOUs solidify comprehensive partnership with Czechia
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sept. 20 gives a congratulatory speech at a signing ceremony for an agreement on cooperation with the Czech Republic in the lifecycle of nuclear power plants at Doosan Skoda Power of the Czech Plzen Industrial Complex. (Office of...
President Yoon pledges nuclear power alliance with Czechia
President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) on Sept. 19 holds a joint news conference with Czech President Petr Pavel at Prague Castle in the Czech capital. (Office of the President's Facebook account)
By Kim Hyelin
KFS to restore 120 hectares of mangrove forests in Guyana
Mangrove forest in Guyana (Korea Forest Service)
By Koh HyunjeongThe Korea Forest Service (KFS) will restore mangrove forests in Guyana.Such forests play a crucial role in boosting biodiversity by reducing the size of tsunamis.
Seoul Outdoor Library features translations of acclaimed books
People read books at Seoul Outdoor Library along Cheonggyecheon Stream in Seoul. (Seoul Outdoor Library)
By Gil KyuyoungThe Seoul Outdoor Library offers translations of domestic literature famous abroad.The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Sept. 19 said 693 translated...
From donee to donor: Korea to chair IAEA General Assembly
Ambassador to Austria Ham Sang Wook (center), who is also permanent representative to the international organizations in Vienna, and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi (left) on Sept. 16 greet each other at the IAEA General...
KCCs in 25 countries to host events for Chuseok holiday
Visitors to the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in Ankara, Turkiye (Turkey), on Sept. 30, 2023, play beonadolligi, a traditional game using wooden sticks to spin bowls, treadwheels or basins. (KCC in Turkiye)
By Kim HyelinTwenty-six Korean Cultural...
More people choose to spend Chuseok in their own ways
Cho Yoon-ju (right), chief of Korean Food Grand Master Center, on Sept. 22 last year introduces with models the traditional charye (ancestral rite) table and etiquette in a Chuseok demonstration hosted by the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corp. (aT) in Hanok Village of Seoul's...
Billboard ranks BTS 19th-greatest pop star of 21st century
Billboard on Sept. 10 ranked K-pop sensation BTS 19th on the American music magazine's list of the greatest pop stars of the 21st century.
By Xu Aiying
Photos = Billboard's official website
Exchanges of 40M people by 2030 pledged with China, Japan
Korea, China and Japan on Sept. 11 adopted a joint statement at their trilateral summit of tourism ministers in Kobe, Japan, with (from left) Chinese Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism Zhang Zheng, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In Chon and...
25% of nation’s intercity buses to run on hydrogen by 2030
Hydrogen-powered buses will account for 25% of the nation's intercity buses by 2030 to expand their use nationwide. (Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Government)
By Yoon Sojung
One in four intercity buses nationwide by 2030 is forecast to run...
Festival to honor Jeju’s famed female divers from Sept. 20-22
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province on Sept. 8 announced its hosting of the 17th Jeju Haenyeo (Female Diver) Festival from Sept. 20-22 at Haenyeo Museum in the town of Gujwa-eup in Jeju City, Jeju Island, and the nearby beach. Shown is...
Think tank develops eco-friendly uranium extraction tech
The leading researchers of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) who created a green technology to extract high purity uranium of up to 95% from a solution containing several metals are (from left) Oh Maengkyo, Eun Heechul and...
Int’l forum in Seoul discusses responsible military use of AI
Minister of National Defense Kim Yong Hyun on the morning of Sept. 9 gives a welcoming speech at the opening ceremony of the 2024 REAIM (Responsible AI in the Military Domain) Summit at Lotte Hotel in Seoul's Jung-gu District....
Accord with Japan to protect both nations’ people abroad
President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) on Sept. 6 poses for photos with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of their expanded bilateral summit at the Office of the President in Seoul. (Office of the President)
President gives Chuseok gift sets of traditional alcohol, cosmetics
President Yoon Suk Yeol has given Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) gift sets (shown) to leading figures in each sector. (Office of the President)
By Lee DasomPresident Yoon Suk Yeol has sent gifts of traditional alcoholic beverages and domestic cosmetics for Chuseok...
Training center for content industry opened in Indonesia
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) on Sept. 6 opened a training center in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta to develop content development personnel. Shown is a scene from this year's K-Content Expo...
Talks with NZ seek to upgrade ties to strategic partnership
President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) on Sept. 4 speaks at a bilateral summit with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at the Office of the President in Seoul.
By Charles AudouinPhotos = Office of the President
Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1 designated temporary holiday
This year's Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1 has been designated a temporary public holiday. Shown is a street parade in September last year at the Gwanghwamun Square area of Seoul to mark the 75th Armed Forces Day....
Fall night tours of Gyeongbokgung Palace to start on Sept. 11
The Royal Palaces and Tombs Center of the Korea Heritage Service on Sept. 2 announced the schedule of the Gyeongbokgung Palace Night Tour for the second half of the year (Sept. 11 to Oct. 27). Shown is a night view of...
