President Yoon Suk Yeol has given Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) gift sets (shown) to leading figures in each sector. (Office of the President)
By Lee DasomPresident Yoon Suk Yeol has sent gifts of traditional alcoholic beverages and domestic cosmetics for Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving), intended for leading figures in each sector, veterans and their families, socially disadvantaged people...
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) on Sept. 6 opened a training center in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta to develop content development personnel. Shown is a scene from this year's K-Content Expo from Aug. 5-8 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (KOCCA)
By Gil KyuyoungKorea has...
President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) on Sept. 4 speaks at a bilateral summit with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at the Office of the President in Seoul.
By Charles AudouinPhotos = Office of the President
Korea and New Zealand have agreed to advance talks on elevating the bilateral Partnership...
This year's Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1 has been designated a temporary public holiday. Shown is a street parade in September last year at the Gwanghwamun Square area of Seoul to mark the 75th Armed Forces Day. (Korea.net DB)
By Koh HyunjeongThe government has designated this year's Armed Forces...
The Royal Palaces and Tombs Center of the Korea Heritage Service on Sept. 2 announced the schedule of the Gyeongbokgung Palace Night Tour for the second half of the year (Sept. 11 to Oct. 27). Shown is a night view of the palace. (Korea Heritage Service)
By Lee DasomTours showcasing the beautiful nightscape...
Second Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Choi Nam-ho (left) in February takes a photo at the International Energy Agency's (IEA) ministerial conference with IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol at the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris. (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
By Park Hye...
Song Sung-Hyuk (right), a senior researcher at the Advanced Robotics Center of the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, and center director Kim Dong Il inspect a wheelchair with the morphing wheels they invented.
By Charles AudouinPhotos = Korea Institute of Machinery and MaterialsA domestic think tank has developed wheels and mobile robot technology that...
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) on Sept. 1 said it identified the regulation process of the immune response of an mRNA vaccine for COVID-19. Shown is KDCA Commissioner Jee Youngmee on Aug. 28 chairing a meeting of relevant ministries on coronavirus trends and responses at her agency's Seoul response center in Seoul's...
The Independence Hall of Korea is located in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do Province. (Independence Hall of Korea)
By Yoo Yeon GyeongPhotos = Ministry of Patriots and Veterans AffairsAug. 15 is Liberation Day, or Gwangbokjeol in Korean, a term that literally means "Recovery of Light Day."
Korea on that fateful day in...
Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Kim Heesang (left) on Aug. 12 holds talks with Kyrgyzstan's Minister of Economy and Commerce Daniyar Amangeldiev at the sixth meeting of the Korea-Kyrgyz Commission on Economic Cooperation in the Central Asian country's capital of Bishkek. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Hong Angie
The Ministry...
Li Yan (left) and writer Nguyen Thanh Tuyen, the two hosts of the Sejong FM show "Friendly Radio Chat for the Whole Family," on Aug. 2 tell stories of listeners sent to the radio station in Sejong.
By Margareth TheresiaPhotos = Margareth Theresia
Every Friday at 10 a.m., a radio show...
Actor Song Geon-hee on Aug. 12 experiences a K-drama through virtual reality at the opening ceremony of the exhibition K-Drama Spotlight at Gallery Ganghwa in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Korea Tourism Organization)
By Yoo Yeon Gyeong
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) on...
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in cooperation with the Visit Korea Committee, will launch 11 specialized tourism packages in the provinces for foreign tourists featuring the food, nature, culture and activities like mountain climbing of each region. Shown are international visitors taking a selfie at Gamcheon Culture Village in Busan's Saha-gu District. (Ministry of Culture,...
This is the coronagraph jointly developed under the Coronal Diagnostic Experiment by Korea and the U.S. (Korea Aerospace Administration)
By Yoo Yeon GyeongThe Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX), a joint project with the U.S., has developed a solar coronagraph to be launched into space in October to observe the sun.The Korea Aerospace Administration and Korea...
The Korean Empire legation in Washington is expected to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places per an announcement on Aug. 7 in the U.S. federal government's gazette. (Korea Heritage Service)
By Lee JihaeThe former building of the Korean Empire legation in Washington is expected to be listed in the...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul (right) on Aug. 7 shakes hands with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo at Government Complex-Seoul in the capital's Jongno-gu District. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Park Hye RiThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs has agreed to raise bilateral relations this year with the Philippines.The ministry on Aug....
Minister of Health and Welfare Cho KyooHong on Aug. 9 will attend the second Korea-ASEAN and 10th ASEAN Plus Three (Korea, China and Japan) Health Ministers' Meetings in Vientiane, Laos. Shown is a scene from the Korea-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting on July 26 in Vientiane. (Ministry off Foreign Affairs)
By Gil KyuyoungThe...
Through May this year, Korea showed the highest export growth among the top 10 exporting countries thanks to brisk shipments of semiconductors and cars. Shown is a consultation on secondary battery exports from March 6-7 hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency at the trade exhibition Interbattery 2024 at COEX Mall...
Moviegoers on Aug. 1 watch a film held under the Grass Hill Cinema Program at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul’s Jung-gu District (Seoul Design Foundation)
By Yoo Yeon GyeongThe weather is scorching. After the long monsoon season, it became hard to breathe because of the heat, with many wishing to head to the...
The World Bank calls the Korean economy a "growth superstar" in avoiding the middle-income trap. Shown is a bird's-eye view of Songdo International Business District of Incheon's Yeonsu-gu District. (Incheon Tourism Organization)
By Israa MohamedThe World Bank has hailed Korea as a "standout economy" in overcoming the "middle-income trap."
The Washington-based bank said this on Aug. 1 in its...