Seoul’s public bikes become popular with smart tech
Seoul’s public bike system, Ttareungyi, or 'Ding-a-ling,' is getting attention for its smart technology that it offers. In March this year, the registered number of...
Arbor Day falls on April 5
President Moon Jae-in (left) and first lady Kim Jung-sook plant a pine tree at a garden near the Yeomingwan office building at Cheong Wa...
We implore fruits of dialogue for Korean Peninsula: pope
Pope Francis’s most recent Urbi et Orbi given on Easter, April 1, includes wishes for harmony and peace on the Korean Peninsula, and hopes...
Immigration call center marks 10th year
Minister of Justice Park Sang-ki (left) visits the 1345 Immigration Contact Center's offices and observes first-hand how the counseling progresses, in Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu District,...
Gangwon-do prepares for post-Olympics
Two days before the Closing Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, Kim Bong Rae talks about the Olympic bidding procedure while showing...
PyeongChang Paralympics, a place for people-to-people diplomacy
President Lee Mikyung (front, fourth from right) of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and athletes and other dignitaries from developing countries who are...
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...
North Korean cheering squad bids farewell to Inje County
Members of the North Korean marching band and cheering squad put on a special show for residents of Inje County, at the Inje Multipurpose...
North Korean cheering squad performs in Gangneung
A North Korean brass band and cheering squad, currently visiting South Korea to mark the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, performs at the Live...
PyeongChang VIP reception serves up Olympic Spirit
A pre-Opening Ceremony reception for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games is held at the Yongpyong Resort Bliss Hill Stay on Feb. 9. The...
PyeongChang VIPs enjoy Korean tourism
Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis visits the Ojukheon House in Gangneung on Feb. 9 and gets a tour of the Mongryong-sil building that houses a...
8-language Olympic call center now open at “1330”
A new call center -- the phone number is 1330 -- provides Olympic information in eight languages: Korean, English, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Vietnamese, Thai...
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...
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....
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...
Christmas lights brighten Seoul
A lighting ceremony for a giant Christmas tree is held at Seoul Plaza on Dec. 2. The tree is next to statues of the...
Education leaders from Asia, Europe agree to boost cooperation
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Kim Sang-kon announces at the sixth ASEM Education Ministerial Meeting that education leaders have agreed to adopt...
San Francisco formally accepts ‘comfort women’ statue
A memorial statue for the 'comfort women' showing three figures, representing young women from Korea, China and the Philippines, was set up on a...
Remains of independence fighters return home
A welcome ceremony marks the arrival of the remains of independence fighter Li Yeosong and Lim Sungsil at Incheon International Airport on Nov. 15.
By Hur...
Korea honors French war veteran’s wish to be buried in DMZ
Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affair Pi Woo-jin (right) bows to honor the return of the remains of French Korean War veteran Jean le...
