Skipper Kim Seung-jin returns home safely
"At many times, I just led a comfortable life, a life that is normally sought after by many ordinary people. However, I was not...
People who love Korea more than Koreans do(2)
This is a follow-up article to a series of interviews with the contestants in the 2015 “Exploring Korean Humanities Together” competition...
People who love Korea more than Koreans do (1)
Thirteen groups of university students from around the world were brought together in Korea for a series of presentations and discussions about Korean art,...
Traditional musician hopes for inter-Korean harmony
Kang Eun Il, who plays the haeguem, a traditional two-stringed string instrument, talks about her performance during the banquet at the April 27 Inter-Korean Summit,...
Interview with cartoonist Park Si Baek: time travel with Joseon kings (part two)
The "Annals of the Joseon Dynasty" has some ups and downs in its quality as a reliable record depending on who wrote it and...
Billboard columnist: K-pop elevates music into another dimension
K-pop columnist Jeff Benjamin writes for publications like Billboard, The New York Times and Rolling Stone.
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
Photos and Video = Xu Aiying
Seoul | July...
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...
‘Colombia has much to learn from Korea, a wonderful country’
Colombian Minister of Culture Angelica Mayolo Obregon on June 7 holds an exclusive interview with Korea.net at the Colombian Embassy in Seoul's Jongno-gu District.
By Anais...
Forced labor victim waiting 74 years to hear a simple ‘sorry’
Young Korean girls in June 1944 brought to Mitsubishi Nagoya Aircraft Works in Japan for forced labor march with their Japanese instructors at Atsuta...
Korea inspires global power bloggers
Fourteen bloggers from Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines and elsewhere arrived in Korea on Nov. 18. They were guests of the Korea Tourism Organization...
‘Parasite’ subtitle translator: Comedies are a fun challenge
Darcy Paquet, the English-language subtitle translator of Bong Joon-ho's Palme d'Or-winning "Parasite" (2019), on June 14 poses at a cafe in Seoul.
By Lee Hana
Photos = Kim...
‘I like people who treat the elderly with respect’
"Getting acknowledged for our work by K-pop fans in both Bulgaria and elsewhere is the best gift I've ever received," said Bojana Doneva, who...
‘Korea, Argentina have unlimited cooperation potential in hydrogen, energy, infrastructure’
This year, Korea marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations with 15 Latin American countries -- Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, the Dominican...
Korea Focus: Hanok
Korea Focus is an interview series produced by Korea.net, in which we meet with professionals who have an area of expertise related to Korea....
Meet Korea.net honorary reporters
The fifth group of Korea.net honorary reporters held its induction ceremony at the National Hangeul Museum in Seoul on Dec.11 and thereby officially began...
Pioneering Korea-Myanmar cultural exchanges through K-pop
JBJ Entertainment Chairwoman Jeong Bunja on Oct. 18 underscores Myanmar's potential and the fondness of Myanmarese for Korean culture as reasons for boosting bilateral...
‘Expand cultural exchanges to the countryside’
Qu Zhe, producer of the recent 'Indepth Travel Across Korea,' a special episode of the CCTV-7 travel program 'Traveling to Beautiful China's Rural Towns,'...
Colombian ambassador: Korea is ‘Latin America’s gateway to Asia’
This year, Korea marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations with 15 Latin American countries -- Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, the Dominican...
Wild grape wine Meoru de Seo beloved by connoisseurs
Wine can be said to be the fruit of Western civilization. Its origins can be traced back to times when people processed wild grapes...
Colombian writer finds peace while walking on Korea’s ‘tightrope’
Andrés Felipe Solano says on Nov. 29 at a cafe in Seoul that Korea’s candlelight protests were the most peaceful scenes he has seen...
