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Busan’s Gamcheon Culture Village wins international award

The Gamcheon Culture Village in Busan, which used to be a shanty town for refugees after the Korean War, has become a tourist attraction...

World No Tobacco Day, ‘smoking is murder’

This year’s poster for World No Tobacco Day 2018 says, ‘Smoking isn’t just suicide, it’s murder.’ (Ministry of Health and Welfare) By Kim Tae Won and Hahm Hee-eun On...

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...

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...

1.74 mil. non-Koreans live in Korea

The number of non-Koreans living in Korea now exceeds 1.74 million people. By traditional Korean standards, this number is quite high, around 3.39 percent of...

Special gifts from Chongqing

Sixty-six students from Bashu Elementary School in Chongqing send a gift to President Park Geun-hye. The gifts include photos of students who formed a...

Marriage immigrants in Korea now eligible for victim’s compensation

Marriage immigrants will no longer be denied victim's compensation. (Ministry of Justice) By Park Gil-ja and Kim Minji Marriage immigrants in Korea are now eligible to receive victim’s compensation...

Comfort women’s #MeToo resounds in France

The ‘comfort woman’ victim, Lee Yong-soo (fourth from the left), testifies about the misery of her suffering during the ’’Comfort Women’ Victim's Suffering’ hearing...

Seoul sends tangerines to Pyeongyang in return for mushrooms

Soldiers load boxes packed with tangerines to be sent to the North on a South Korean cargo plane at Jeju Airport on Nov. 11....

Bill in NY State proposes day to honor Korean patriot

This photo shows Korean freedom fighter and martyr Yu Gwan-sun as an inmate at Seodaemun Prison in Seoul. Politicians in the U.S. state of...

Gangwon-do ready to greet visitors from around the globe

The Ministry of Environment announced on Jan. 29 that it will waive all electric car charging fees during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic...

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...

Korea tops international conference rankings

According to the 2018 International Meetings Statistics Report released by the Union of International Associations on June 16, Korea is number one for hosting...

Experience Korea with all five senses

Winners of the Talk Talk Korea 2016 contest enjoy a virtual reality (VR) experience at the K-Style Hub in Seoul on Oct. 19. Winners of...

Presidential Archives keep historical records for the future

The building of the President Archives near Sejong Lake Park in Sejong-si City is shaped like a great Joseon seal. Every act of the Joseon...

Royal palace graced by Hanbok

People walk around Gyeongbokgung Palace in traditional Hanbok attire, bringing color to all corners of the ancient royal residence. The colors of Hanbok shine ever...

Experts to share insights on pre-summit talk shows

The organizing committee for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit will host three talks shows on inter-Korean issues at the Main Press Center at the KINTEX...

Immigration and integration program for expats to start on Aug. 29

The Korea Immigration Service Foundation from Aug. 29 will begin the third semester of its online classes for expats under the Korea Immigration and Integration Program...