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Korea, Japan reach an agreement on ‘comfort women’

Minister Yun Byung-se of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (right) and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida present at a joint press conference held on...

Korea, China work on movie, TV source material

Lotte Hotel World in southern Seoul is host to a conference that focuses on the joint Korea-China production of source material for movies, TV...

Construction begins on Pangyo Creative Economy Valley

Participants in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Pangyo Creative Economy Valley celebrate the commencement of construction on Dec. 23, in Seongnam-si City, Gyeonggi-do Province. Construction...

Korea, China, Japan increase exchanges in arts, sports

Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Jongdeok, Chinese Culture Minister Luo Shugang and Japanese State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and...

Korea, Japan discuss copyright laws in Tokyo

The 2015 Korea-Japan Copyright Forum was held on Dec. 14 in Tokyo. The theme of this year's forum was "Protecting the digital society from infringement...

Korea, China open joint agricultural lab

Administrator of the Rural Development Administration Lee Yangho (seated, left) and President of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Li Jia-yang (李家洋) (seated, right)...

Korea, Sri Lanka work together on forensic criminal investigation

Crime scene investigators in Sri Lanka will now be able to use digital and DNA analytical tools during their investigations, as Korea's National Forensic...

Gov’t builds archive of German reunification info.

Recently built by the Ministry of Unification, the archive has data and information about the reunification of Germany. Korea will now be able to learn...

Korea holds summits with Poland, Hungary, Slovakia

President Park Geun-hye (right) and Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo hold a summit on Dec. 3 in Prague. President Park Geun-hye held a series of...

Korean, Czech leaders expand partnerships on nuclear energy, sciences

President Park Geun-hye and Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka pose for a picture at the Liechtenstein Palace in Prague on Dec. 3. The two...

Korea, Vietnam aim for stronger cooperation on healthcare, forests

Korea and Vietnam have vowed to enhance bilateral cooperation on healthcare and medical services and on the forestry industry. On Dec. 1, Minister of Health...

Koreas agree to hold talks next month in Gaeseong

The two Koreas reached an agreement on Nov. 26 to hold bilateral talks on Dec. 11. South Korean chief delegate Kim...

Korea, Central Asia discuss cultural exchanges, cooperation

Ministers of culture raise their joint agreement during the second Korea-Central Asia Culture Ministers’ Meeting, at the Asia Culture Center in...

President to attend COP21, meet with V4 leaders

President Park Geun-hye will leave for Paris on Nov. 29 to attend the COP21 climate summit. She will then pay a...

President calls ASEAN driving force for regional integration

President Park Geun-hye and ASEAN leaders attend the 18th ASEAN Plus Three Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 21. President Park Geun-hye...

President emphasizes ‘society free of war’

President Park (fifth from left) joins hands with ASEAN leaders during the 17th ASEAN-Republic of Korea Summit in Kuala Lumpur on...

Korea, Cambodia sign MOU on legislative exchange

Korea and Cambodia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that covers legislative exchange and cooperation, in Seoul on Nov. 4. The MOU, signed by the...