Enjoy the winter in Seoul
The Seoul Plaza Ice Skating Rink, located at Seoul City Hall, opens this year on Dec. 22. (Korea.net DB)
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Hana
Winter has come with...
English language patent lawsuits to be allowed
An English language system for patent lawsuits will be set up under the Patent Court early next year. Pictured above is a trial at...
Japanese civic group demands apology for colonization, invasion
“Only 70 years ago, Japan launched invasions and built colonies, inflicting tremendous damage and suffering on many countries, specifically on many parts of Asia.”
These...
The many colors of Seoul: NYT
The New York Times (NYT) recently garnered some attention with an article that shed light on various different aspects of Seoul.
Elisabeth Eaves, a NYT...
Otter eating dinner
On the evening of March 1, a regular otter, Lutra lutra, Korea's Natural Monument No. 330 and a level-one endangered species on the peninsula,...
Beat the heat wave at Hangang outdoor pools
Children splash around at an outdoor swimming pool in Yeouido on August 3.
Temperatures across the peninsula are soaring over 30 degrees Celsius these days.
With...
Hand-made shoes tailored to individual size, taste
There is an alley in Daegu that smells of leather, leather goods and leather polish.
The so-called “Hand-made Shoes Alley” in Hyangchon-dong, Jung-gu District, Daegu,...
Spanish director to head modern art museum
Spanish director to head modern art museum :: Korea.net : The official website of the Republic of Korea// // //...
PM invites Facebook friends to watch movie ‘1987: When the Day Comes’
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (center) poses with some of his Facebook acquaintances at the Piccadilly 1958 CGV theater in Jongno-gu District, Seoul, on Jan....
Hot nights follow hot days: Korea tops 111-year record
As the national weather administration issues excessive heat warnings for most regions across the country, families visit the Banpo Hangang River Park in the...
22nd annual Korean speech contest attracts wider variety of foreign competitors
By Oh Hyun Woo and Kim Hwaya
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Video = Choi Tae-soon
Seoul | May 14, 2019
A middle school student from Japan, a worker from Nepal, a production assistant...
[Evergreen 2020] To medical professionals around the world fighting COVID-19
"Evergreen Tree" is a song that instilled a lot of hope and courage in many Koreans during the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis.
With today, April...
No. of foreign patients in Korea rose 24.6% to 146K last year
The Ministry of Health and Welfare on June 27 said 146,000 people from overseas visited Korea last year to seek medical treatment. The photo...
Buddha’s Birthday celebrated in Seoul
A ceremony to mark Buddha’s birthday is carried out at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul on May 14.
Jogyesa Temple in central Seoul played host to...
‘Medical aid to NK could help build peace’
Director John Linton of the International Health Care Center at Severance Hospital notes on April 5 that health and medical support to North Korea...
All eyes set on the college entrance exam day
High school students gather at Choong Ang High School, Jongno-gu District, Seoul, to cheer their seniors who take the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT)...
3 city-run programs raising public safety in Seoul
Though Seoul ranks eighth in the Safe Cities Index 2019 by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the city government is continually seeking to raise public...
‘Don’t read so much COVID-19-related news to prevent blues’
Korea.net on Sept. 14 held an interview with Yook Sungpil, head of the Korean Psychological Association's special committee on COVID-19, at Yongmoon Graduate School of Counseling...
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...
Korea to have Black Friday sale
Many department stores across the nation will take part in the Korea Black Friday sale, running from Oct. 1 to 14. During the sale,...
