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UN delegations visit Korea to mark 70th anniversary of armistice

Marking the 70th anniversary of the Armistice Agreement, and International Memorial Day for U.N. Korean War Veterans, delegations...

Descendants of liberation activists go on history tour

Participants in a history tour for descendants of Korean independence activists on Aug. 11 take a group photo...

Colorful scenes from the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Korea

This is a photo of the campsite of the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, an estuarine tidal flat in Buan-gun County,...

Seoul wins bid to host 2027 World Youth Day

https://www.youtube.com/embed/3IG0XUAsJpQ By Xu Aiying Video = Official YouTube account of 2023 World Youth Day

Bilingual education for multicultural children to get boost

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will boost support for bilingual education for children and teens from...

Canadian PM thanks Korean rescue team in surprise visit

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Aug. 1 thanks members of the Korea Disaster Relief Team dispatched to fight...

Jeju sees 8-fold jump in foreign tourists from Jan. to May

The Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Tourism Association on July 10 said 149,908 foreign tourists visited Jeju Island this year from...

Arirang Scarf, which united soldiers of many nationalities during Korean War, restored

The Arirang scarf used by United Nations Command soldiers in 1951 during the Korean War (left) and the...

Customized stay e-guide Visa Navigator released in English

This is the cover of the English-language online guide Visa Navigator. (Ministry of Justice) https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1515140482&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true

Seoul city gov’t resumes awards event for those helping expats

Korea.net Honorary Reporters on May 20, 2019, take a group photo after their induction ceremony at Yeongbingwan, the state...

President attends concert marking 1st year of Cheong Wa Dae’s opening

President Yoon Suk Yeol on May 10 waves to the crowd at a music concert marking the first anniversary of...

New BTS stamps to mark 10th anniversary of group’s debut

Korea Post under the Ministry of Science and ICT on May 7 said it will issue on June...

President Yoon pledges solidarity with ADB for global co-prosperity

President Yoon Suk Yeol on May 3 speaks at the opening ceremony of the 56th annual meeting of...

Indoor mask-wearing rule to be eased from Jan. 30

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Jan. 20 chairs a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at...

Seoul to host major political science, global economy congresses in 2025

The Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Tourism Organization on Jan. 16 announced that the Korean capital in 2025 will...

US president hails Korean Americans for lifting America to ‘new heights’

U.S. President Joe Biden (White House's official Flickr account) By Yoon Sojung U.S. President...

Estimated 4.8M to visit former presidential compound this year

Visitors on May 26 wait in a long line to tour the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae. (Korea.net DB) By Kim Seon Ah An estimated...

‘Red Devils’ supporters to cheer for soccer team in downtown Seoul

Fans on June 18, 2018, cheer for the national soccer team at Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square during Korea's game versus Sweden in the 2018 World Cup in Russia....

All 4 Korean American candidates win in US midterm elections

From left are newly elected Reps. Marilyn Strickland (Democrat-Washington), Young Kim (Republican-California) and Michelle Steel (Republican-California) and reelected Rep. Andy Kim (Democrat-New Jersey). (Screen captures from their official...

3 European veterans of Korean War to be laid to rest in Busan

Three European veterans who served with the United Nations Command in the Korean War will be buried at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Korea located in Busan: (from left)...

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