Free cultural events light up April weekends
Seoul will be host to many free weekend concerts this April. The photo above shows people enjoying a ‘Concert to be Watched Lying Down’ (누워서 보는 콘서트) at the Yeouido Hangang Park in April 2017.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Seoul Metropolitan Government
Seoul is...
Halal food wins over SNU
As the 200 servings of halal food -- today, it's chiken tikka masala -- are sold out within an hour, Seoul National University (SNU) students face a sold-out sign in the Gamgol Cafeteria at Seoul National University (SNU) on April 10.
By Kim Young Deok and Hahm Hee-eun
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Korea, Slovakia to enhance economic cooperation
President Moon Jae-in (right) shakes hands with his Slovak counterpart, President Andrej Kiska, prior to a summit at Cheong Wa Dae on April 10. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in held a summit on April 10 with his Slovak counterpart, President Andrej Kiska, currently...
Animal protections further strengthened
The government of Korea has taken steps toward improving animal welfare, as the pet population and awareness of animal protection has increased across the country. (Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency)
By Hahm Hee-eun
With the steady increase in the number of households with animal companions, the Korean...
President Moon replies to letter from Korean War veteran
Director General of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Kim Kwang-woo (left) gives the Ambassador of Peace Medal, a medal awarded to Korean War veterans, to Burley Smith, one of the crew members on the U.S.’ SS Meredith Victory during the famous Hungnam...
Traditional rite prays for family
A performance of ‘Seongjuya Seongjuroguna’ (성주야 성주로구나), a collection of musical pieces from different shamanistic rituals, seongjugut (성주굿), from all across Korea, takes place at the Yeak-dang Theater at the National Gugak Center on April 5.
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
Photos = National Gugak Center
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Seoul’s public bikes become popular with smart tech
Seoul’s public bike system, Ttareungyi, or 'Ding-a-ling,' is getting attention for its smart technology that it offers. In March this year, the registered number of people using this eco-friendly form of transportation exceeded 620,000, after just two and a half years since it was first...
Constitutional revision guarantees stronger basic rights
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a luncheon with members of a special advisory committee on constitutional reform, at Cheong Wa Dae on March 13. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
Across society, there have been outcries over the current Constitution, established in 1987, that, over the past...
‘Through theater, I became Korean’
Stage director Cathy Rapin poses for a photo in front of the Dongyang Arts Center where 'Nine Little Girls' (Neuf petites filles), a play that celebrates the 10th anniversary of the foundation of Theatre Francophonies, is being staged, in Seoul on March 30. She...
Arbor Day falls on April 5
President Moon Jae-in (left) and first lady Kim Jung-sook plant a pine tree at a garden near the Yeomingwan office building at Cheong Wa Dae to commemorate Sikmogil Arbor Day on April 5.
By Kim Hyelin and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
Every year, people celebrate Sikmogil Arbor Day (식목일) on...
First non-Korean appointed as Gyeongbokgung gatekeeper
Mark Tetto, the first non-Korean honorary gatekeeper at Gyeongbokgung Palace, stands beside his fellow guards at an appointment ceremony at the palace's Heungnyemun Gate on April 1. (Lee Kyoung Mi)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Lee Hana
Seoul | April 1, 2018
The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) appointed its first...
‘Jeju Uprising’s desire for peace, human rights burns bright’: president
President Moon Jae-in and the first lady assist a surviving victim of the Jeju Uprising down the stairs during the 70th commemoration for the victims of the Jeju Uprising, at the Jeju 4.3 Peace Park on Jeju Island on April 3.
By Lee Hana
Photos = Cheong...
Finding the right word for Jeju’s historic tragedy
A baekbi, a blank memorial stone, lies in Exhibition Hall 1 at the Jeju 4.3 Peace Park. Its description says, 'Someday, this stone will be risen, inscribed with the proper word for Jeju 4.3.” (Jeju 4.3 Peace Foundation)
By Kang Gahui and Kim Young Shin
Although the "Jeju 4.3 incident"...
We implore fruits of dialogue for Korean Peninsula: pope
Pope Francis’s most recent Urbi et Orbi given on Easter, April 1, includes wishes for harmony and peace on the Korean Peninsula, and hopes that the inter-Korean dialogue will bear fruit. The photo above shows the pope visiting Seoul in August 2014. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim...
Joseon royal rituals published as book
The National Gugak Center has now published records of royal Joseon rituals and banquets, courtesy of the British Library. (National Gugak Center)
By Min Yea-Ji and Yoon Jihye
Records of royal Joseon rituals and banquet etiquette from 1809 (Gisa jinpyori jinchan uigwe, 기사진표리진찬의궤, 己巳進表裏進饌儀軌) have been published as photographs...
Korea, China to actively cooperate on denuclearization
Yang Jiechi (left), a special envoy from Chinese President Xi Jinping and a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China, and President Moon Jae-in shake hands at Cheong Wa Dae on March 30.
By Yoon Sojung and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
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NYT honors Yu Gwan-sun, March 1st patriot
The New York Times honors Yu Gwan-sun (1902-1920) in an article titled 'Yu Gwan-sun, a Korean Independence Activist Who Defied Japanese Rule' on March 29. (NYT)
By Kang Gahui and Yoon Jihye
The New York Times (NYT) has honored Yu Gwan-sun (1902-1920), a heroine from Korea's 1919 March First...
Two Koreas agree to summit on April 27
Korean Minister of Unification Cho Myoung-Gyon answers questions by the press before he attends high-level talks on the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit at the Panmunjeom Tongilgak Pavilion on March 29. (Ministry of Unification)
By Sohn JiAe
South Korea and North Korea have agreed to hold the 2018 Inter-Korean...
Baseball opens across Korea
As the KBO League's 2018 season starts with an opening game between the Samsung Lions and the Doosan Bears, baseball fans fill the Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on March 24.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos and Video = Lee Kyoung Mi
Seoul | March 29, 2018
The 2018...
LG, Samsung top global design lists
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are ranked in first and second place, respectively, in the 'Top 10 Hague Applicants of 2017.' (WIPO)
By Jung Joo-ri and Sohn JiAe
Korea’s two leading tech giants, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have topped the world's list of international design patent applications.
According to...
