Thursday, June 26, 2025

‘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...

[How COVID-19 changed Chuseok 2] Holiday gift trends reflect social distancing

Gift sets of face masks and hand sanitizers on Sept. 13 are displayed at a Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) gift corner in front of a...

3 bus terminals in Seoul using AI robots to prevent COVID-19

Seoul's Seocho-gu Office on Sept. 22 announced the deployment of artificial intelligence-based robots at three inter-city bus terminals ahead of the Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) holidays....

Documents released on Japan’s forced mobilization of women, children

The National Library of Korea, the National Archives of Korea and the Northeast Asian History Foundation on Aug. 13 released to the public a compilation...

Masuno: Japan began organized activities to deny forcibly mobilizing Koreans in colonial era

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo (fifth from left) on July 29 poses with participants of an international forum held at the Seoul...

Unlimited mask purchases allowed as weekly quota ended

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on July 7 said the public from July 8 can purchase as many masks as desired in announcing an end...

17 int’l organizations request Korea’s quarantine data

The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency on June 10 announced that the Switzerland-based International Social Security Association and 16 other organizations in 13 countries, including...

Buddhists mark 2,564th Buddha’s Birthday amid pandemic

The Ven. Wonhaeng, president of the country's largest Buddhist order Jogye, on April 30 performs the ritual of pouring water over a Buddha statue to mark the...

Epidemiologist: A virus has no national borders

Epidemiology professor Ki Mo-ran chairs the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) policy committee of the Korean Society for Preventive Medicine. She is shown here on April 27...

Korea’s COVID-19 testing ability earns global kudos

Seegene CEO Chun Jong-yoon on April 21 speaks to ABC News of the U.S. in an interview. His company's test kits have official government approval for urgent use amid the...

Canadian Ambassador to Korea joins ‘Overcome Together’ Relay Challenge

  Canadian Ambassador to Korea Michael Danagher joins Korea.net's ongoing "Overcome Together" Relay Challenge campaign. Let's meet the ambassador and learn more about what Canada and...

[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...

Sequel to viral video on Korea’s COVID-19 response released

By Xu Aiying and Lee Jihae "A letter from Wonderland," the sequel to the video "Korea, Wonderland?" showing how the country is overcoming the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), was released...

Mask-sharing campaign held near Gwanghwamun Square

People have volunteered to help the fight against COVID-19. To this end, a mask-sharing event was held on March 25 near Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul. This...

Kuwaiti Ambassador to Korea joins ‘Overcome Together’ Relay Challenge

  Kuwaiti Ambassador to Korea Bader AlAwadi takes part in Korea.net's ongoing "Overcome Together" Relay Challenge campaign. Let's meet him and find out what he does to...

Hungarian ambassador to Korea joins ‘Overcome Together’ Relay Challenge

  Hungarian Ambassador to Korea Mózes Csoma has joined Korea.net's ongoing "Overcome Together" Relay Challenge. Let's meet him and find out the history of medical science...

Danish Ambassador to Korea joins ‘Overcome Together’ Relay Challenge

  Danish Ambassador to Korea Einar Jensen joins Korea.net's ongoing "Overcome Together" Relay Challenge campaign. Let's meet him and find out what his embassy does to help...

Norwegian Ambassador to Korea joins ‘Overcome Together’ Relay Challenge

Norwegian Ambassador to Korea Frode Solberg has become the first diplomat to join Korea.net's ongoing "Overcome Together" Relay Challenge campaign. Let's meet him and learn...

Visit to ‘walk-through’ clinic

Korea is taking innovative steps to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The "walk-through" screening clinic allows testing for COVID-19 more easily and quickly. I'm here in the...

Overcome together at Gwanghwamun Square

People on March 24 donate masks to fight COVID-19 to the Salvation Army campaign in Gwanghwamun Square, central Seoul. Director = Jeon Han Video = Kim Sun-joo, Choi...

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