Korea shares job training policies with 20 countries
Staff from the Human Resources Development Service of Korea explain Korean policies regarding human resource development at a meeting of the Inter-American Centre for...
National Liberation Day to abound in cultural events
In celebration of this year's National Liberation Day, a wide range of concerts, exhibits, and cultural events await visitors at historically significant locations across...
Stamps commemorate inauguration of President Moon
Korea Post issues commemorative stamps to mark the inauguration of President Moon Jae-in on Aug. 17, the 100th day after his inauguration. The background...
Jeju’s galchi hairtail fish attract gourmets
Galchi largehead hairtail fish (갈치) are in season in Korea from July to October. The fish is usually grilled or boiled with seasoning. The photo...
Cooling devices to beat Korea’s summertime heat
Portable 'handy fans' have become must-have items in Korea's sweltering summer heat this year. (Jeon Han)
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Hana
Folding fans have been replaced by electric...
President Moon welcomes first dog Tory
President Moon Jae-in (left) smiles as he’s given a T-shirt printed with a picture of his newly adopted dog, Tory, by Park So-youn and...
Northeast Asian cooperation, in film
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-hwa (right) poses for a picture with Kim Jae Min, the winner of the '2017 Korea-Japan-China cooperation user-created video...
First lady visits Buddhist temple in Seoul
First lady Kim Jung-sook (center) helps to cut the ribbon during a ceremony to mark the establishment of a 'traditional culture experience hall' at...
Dolphins returned to the wild
Daepo (대포), one of the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins that used to live at the Seoul Grand Park, was released back into the sea on...
UN Special Rapporteur on NK human rights supports dialogue with Pyongyang
Tomas Ojea Quintana, the U.N.’s special rapporteur on North Korean human rights, gives a press statement following his official five-day mission to South Korea,...
Roman Catholic shrine built to honor first Korean saint
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter John Paul Vergonia
Photos = John Paul Vergonia
Who would have taught that a quiet place here in the Philippines was once occupied by...
Monument commemorates Korean diaspora in Uzbekistan
Tashkent Mayor Rakhmonbek Usmanov (left) and Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon shake hands at the unveiling of a monument to commemorate the 80th anniversary...
‘Owls,’ ‘chipmunks’ carry Seoulites late at night, early in the morning
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has been operating its late-night 'owl buses' (올빼미 버스) since 2013. Starting on June 26 this year, it has started...
President Moon completes US visit President Moon completes US visit
President Moon Jae-in (left) is given a U.S. Marine Corps badge from former Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Stephen Olmstead during Moon's visit to a...
Pres. office’s front road to become new Seoul attraction
First lady Kim Jung-sook (center) and a crowd on June 26 walk along the pedestrian road in front of Cheong Wa Dae.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Presidential...
Korean War veteran revisits Korea after 65 years
Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Eugene B. Mechling Jr. stands in the same posture as he did in an old photo, on a F15-K...
Prime minister thanks Korean War veteran with deep bow
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (left) bows to Korean War veteran Kim Mong-ik at Kim’s house in Seoul on June 6.
By Kim Young Shin
Photos...
We will remember you forever
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Lalien Guillen Park
Photos = Lalien Guillen Park
In war, there are no winners. After every battle, blood is shed, lives are...
Sacrifices made by patriotic martyrs to be honored in June
Korean War veterans visit the Seoul National Cemetery to pay tribute to their bereaved comrades on June 5, 2015, one day ahead of Memorial...
Military band, honor guard to resume Cheong Wa Dae shows
Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Soo-hyun announces the resumption of performances by a military band and an honor guard at Fountain Square in front...
