‘Hanbok lifestyle’ designated Nat’l Intangible Cultural Heritage
The culture of wearing the traditional attire Hanbok, or Hanbok saenghwal (lifestyle), has been designated a National Intangible Cultural Heritage. Shown are people walking along Samdo Sugun Tongjeyeong, the headquarters for naval forces during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) in the Munhwa-dong neighborhood of Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do Province. (Korea.net DB)
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President Yoon hosts summit talks with Nigerian leader
President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Oct. 26 pose for photos ahead of their bilateral summit at the Office of the President in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District. (Office of the President)
President Yoon hosts summit talks with Nigerian leader
By Lee Kyoung Mi
President Yoon Suk Yeol...
Game market ranks 4th, breaks KRW 20T in sales for 1st time
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Creative Content Agency on Jan. 2 said in a white paper that the domestic game industry in 2021 broke KRW 20 trillion in value for the first time. Shown is...
Photo essay of World Scout Jamboree in Korea
As the year's sixth typhoon Khanun moved northward toward the Korean Peninsula, participants in the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, an estuarine tidal flat in Buan-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province, on Aug. 8 were evacuated at 10 a.m. from their campsite. Korea.net visited Saemangeum from...
2,000-year-old Chinese coins unearthed in Gwangju
A bundle of 2,000-year-old coins believed to have come from the ancient Chinese Xin Dynasty are unearthed from a tomb in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do Province.
A bundle of ancient coins, called hwacheon (화천, 貨泉), believed to date back to the Chinese Xin Dynasty (신조, 新朝) (A.D....
Mozambique, Sri Lanka win King Sejong prize
People attend classes on offer at the Progress Association in Mozambique.
The UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize has gone jointly to Mozambique's Progress Association and Sri Lanka’s National Institute of Education on Sept. 8, International Literacy Day.
The Mozambican association runs the “Literacy in Local Language,...
Mangwon Market overflows with deliciousness, warmth
Mangwon Market near Mangwon Station along subway line No. 6 in Mapo-gu, is popular for its cheap and delicious street food.
TV shows have been known to go there to film celebrities sampling the snack and other foodstuffs on offer at the market. Some of...
Korea, China boost smart infrastructure cooperation
A city goes “smart” as its roads, buildings, parks and other places integrate with information and communications technology (ICT). The so-called “smart city” allows residents to get their hands on information, whether it be traffic- or climate-related, and services that they need anywhere and...
President holds bilateral talks with UK prime minister
President Park Geun-hye (second from left) and British Prime Minister David Cameron (second from right) hold bilateral talks on Nov. 15 in Antalya, Turkey.
During the 2015 G20 Antalya Summit, President Park Geun-hye and British Prime Minister David Cameron held bilateral talks...
100 years of Korean, Japanese cuisine
There are Japanese izakaya in Seoul (left) and Korean samgyupsal barbequed pork restaurants (right) in Yokohama, Japan.
An exhibit that shows the similarities and differences between Korean and Japanese cuisine is currently being held in Seoul.
The National Folk Museum of Korea, in collaboration with the...
Korean recipes: Sweet rice with nuts and jujubes, yaksik
Yaksik cuisine is usually eaten on the Jeongwol Daeboreum, the first full moon of the Lunar New Year. It's made with healthy ingredients, such as chestnuts, jujubes, pine nuts and honey. Many people make it for Seollal Lunar New Year's Day and other banquet...
Exhibition traces history of Balhae, Goryeo
Journey back through time at a special exhibition currently underway in Seoul and retrace the ancient history of two long-ago Korean kingdoms: Balhae (A.D. 698-926) and Goryeo (A.D. 918-1392).
The National Museum of Korea recently released a treasure trove dating back to the two kingdoms,...
Usu (우수, 雨水)
Today is Usu(우수, 雨水), "The First Rainfall of the Year," so the worst of winter has now passed and we can begin to emerge from our winter hibernations across the northern hemisphere.
Usu, Feb. 19, marks the beginning of the second of 24 solar terms...
Literary festival brings Seoul, Paris closer
Korean writers are set to appear at the 2016 Paris International Book Fair that will run from March 16 to 21, as Korea is the Guest of Honor country this year.
The Paris book fair is marking the “Year of Korea-France Bilateral Exchanges” that is...
A seonbi graces a ‘Hello, Mr. K!’ concert
This year's second 'Hello, Mr. K!' concert is held on April 27 at the Korea Furniture Museum. The event features a Hanbok fashion show that tells the story of a Joseon era honorable seonbi scholar.
Ambassadors from the Portuguese and Lithuanian embassies, officials from other...
President visits Air Liquide research center in Grenoble
President Park Geun-hye test-drives a hydrogen-powered taxi at an Air Liquide research center in the southeastern French city of Grenoble on June 4.
President Park Geun-hye visited a research center for Air Liquide in Grenoble, France, during her state trip to the European nation on...
Cambodia to get Korean smart cities
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kang Ho-in (left) and Cambodian Minister Chea Sophara of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction pose for a commemorative photo on Aug. 11 in Seoul following the signing of an MOU that covers cooperation on...
International cyclists race along the DMZ
On Sept. 5, cyclists of various nationalities pedal uphill in the Tour de DMZ 2016, an international youth road cycling race organized by the Ministry of the Interior.
Young cyclists from around the world pedaled their way along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), from east to...
Dokdo ecological survey reveals 594 new species
Scientists have recently revealed that a total of 594 new organisms, including three species previously not found in Korea and 124 species previously not found in or around Dokdo Island, have been found to be living and thriving in the waters and around the...
Foreign press praises Korea Sale Festa
Members of the foreign press attend a Hanbok fashion show in front of the Doota Mall in Dongdaemun in eastern Seoul on Oct. 19 as they cover the Korea Sale Festa.
Members of the foreign press have covered the Korea Sale Festa in detail, all...
