Suncheon, Geumgangsan to become UNESCO biosphere reserve
Suncheon City in Jeollanam-do Province is designated as part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) at the 30th session of the Man and the Biosphere Program International Co-ordinating Council (MAB-ICC) on July 25. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kang Gahui and Hahm Hee-eun
Suncheon City in...
Two Koreas inspect NK railways
A group of inspectors from South and North Korea inspect a length of the Gyeongui railway line in North Korea on July 24.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Ministry of Unification
South and North Korea conducted joint inspections of Northern sections of the Gyeongui railway...
Gov’t to promote Korean heritage
Kim Tae-hoon (right), director of the Korean Culture and Information Service, and Jin Ok-sub (left), president of the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation, shake hands upon signing an MOU covering the overseas promotion of Korean heritage and traditions, at The Korea House in Jung-gu, Seoul,...
Hwang Chi-Yeul and Suzanne are designated as Korea Tourism Honorary Ambassadors
Ahn Young-bae, president of the Korea Tourism Organization, delivers a large name card to Hwang Chi-Yeul as he is appointed as an official Korean Tourism Honorary Ambassador at the Seoul Center of the Korea Tourism Organization on July 24.
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Korea Tourism...
Small business ministry marks 1st anniversary
Minister of SMEs and Startups Hong Jonghaak outlines the ministry’s performance over the past year, at the Korea Federation of SMEs in Seoul on July 23. (Ministry of SMEs and Startups)
By Kim Young Shin
The Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Startups, established last...
Gov’t to ease restrictions on fintech
Financial Services Commission Chairman Choi JongKu (left) discusses ways to boost the fintech industry with heads of banks. (Financial Services Commission)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Young Shin
Financial authorities pledged to improve regulations to help strengthen cooperation between direct or internet-only banks and financial-technology or "fintech" corporations, during...
Gov’t to boost economic vitality: president
President Moon Jae-in speaks about economic policy measures for the second half of 2018, during Cheong Wa Dae’s weekly meeting on July 23. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Min-Jeung
In Cheong Wa Dae’s weekly meeting on July 23, President Moon Jae-in said that, "The government will take...
Seoul hosts night tours at historical sites for non-Korean tourists
The night view of the Huenginjimun Gate is a must-see on Seoul’s night tours of historical sites.
By Kim Young Deok and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Seoul Metropolitan Government
The city of Seoul is inviting non-Korean tourists to come on a free night tour of the city that introduces...
NK economy shrinks as sanctions bite
According to the Bank of Korea’s ‘Growth Estimate of the 2017 North Korean Economy’ released on July 20, North Korea's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017 shrank 3.5 percent from the previous year. (Jeon Han)
By Lee Yoonseo and Kim Min-Jeung
North Korea's economy contracted at the sharpest rate...
Gov’t invites Korean War veterans on UN Forces Participation Day
U.N. veterans watch performances at a commemorative ceremony to mark the Korean War armistice agreement of 1953 and U.N. Forces Participation Day, at the Olympic Park in Songpa-gu, Seoul, in July 2017.
By Park Hye Ri and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs
The Ministry of...
Gov’t eases visa rules for lecturers, consultants at non-profits
The Ministry of Justice announces on July 22 that lecturers and consultants invited to work at non-profit organizations in Korea for a short period of time will be exempt from requiring a work visa. The photo above shows the immigration counters at Terminal 2...
Gov’t moves to liberalize medical equipment industry
President Moon Jae-in tries on a rehabilitation glove for stroke patients after announcing his administration's plans to boost innovation in the medical equipment industry, at the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital in Seongnam-si City, Gyeonggi-do Province, on July 19. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Young Shin
President...
Summer by the sea, a perfect vacation spot
Surfers enjoy the waves at the Songjeong Beach in Busan. (Korea Tourism Organization)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Min-Jeung
Transparent emerald-blue seas and sandy beaches surrounded by a dense forest of pine trees would make for a beautiful vacation spot, one that's kind of rare to find along...
Korea, UK top diplomats hold strategic dialogue
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha (left) and U.K. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt shake hands before their meeting in London on July 18. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kim Young Shin
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and the U.K.’s new foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, discussed the situation on...
Interview #2: Global pop group ‘Now United’ talks about Korea
Seven members of the pop group Now United’ pose for a photo in a studio in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on July 12.
By Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Video = Choi Tae-soon
Seoul | July 18, 2018
The pop sensation Now United arrived in Korea on July 6, the seventh country on...
Korea continues to push cross-cultural partnerships
Participants in the 2017 Cultural Partnership Initiative Project pose for a photo at Korea House in Jung-gu District, Seoul, during the welcoming reception. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Kang Gahui and Kim Min-Jeung
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on July 19 that 63 young...
Interview #1: Global pop group Now United unites world through music
By Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Video = Choi Tae-soon
Seoul | July 18, 2018
“Different people from all around the world unite through music. Nothing can be more amazing than that.”
A new global pop group, Now United, has visited Korea for a week starting on July 6. Now United...
New Southern Policy is key factor of new economic map: president
President Moon Jae-in speaks during the weekly senior secretariat meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on July 16. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Min-Jeung
President Moon Jae-in said that a new Asian era is approaching, and that “the two axes holding up the New Southern Policy are India...
Vietnamese film festival to be held in Seoul
The Vietnamese romantic comedy film 'The Girl from Yesterday' (2017) will be screened at the Lotte Cinema World Tower during the two-day Vietnamese film festival that starts in Seoul on July 18.
By Park Hye Ri and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Korean Film Council
Korea's biggest Vietnamese film festival, Vietnam...
World Korean teachers conference kicks off in Seoul
Participants in the 10th World Korean Educators Conference wave to the camera as they hold up King Sejong Institute textbooks. (King Sejong Institute Foundation)
By Kim Hyelin and Kim Min-Jeung
The four-day 10th World Korean Educators Conference kicked off at the COEX convention center and at Le Méridien Seoul...
