Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul (10th from right in front row) and Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Salem Ould Merzoug (11th from right in front row) on June 2 held a Korea-Africa Summit Foreign Minister's Meeting at the hotel Four Seasons in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Yoo Yeon GyeongMinister of Foreign...
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (fourth from left) and Minister of Food and Drug Safety Oh Yu-Kyoung (fifth from left) on May 13 pose for photos with other participants in the opening ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Food Regulatory Authority Summit at the hotel Westin Josun Seoul in Seoul’s Jung-gu District.
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The Cultural Heritage Administration from May 17 will offer free admission at 76 national heritage sites across the country to mark its new name Korea Heritage Service. Shown is a reenactment of the Joseon Dynasty king's walk at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul's Jongno-gu District.
By Park HyeriPhotos = Cultural Heritage AdministrationNational heritage sites throughout the country...
Students at King Sejong Institute of the Korean Cultural Center in Sao Paolo, Brazil, take a class in a pilot course in interpretation and translation.
By Wu JinhuaPhotos = King Sejong Institute FoundationThe King Sejong Institute Foundation will develop promising staff in translation and interpretation in French- and Arabic-speaking regions.
The foundation on May...
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups on May 13 told an emergency meeting of economy-related ministers chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok that investment in domestic venture companies in the first quarter jumped 6% from the same quarter last year. Shown is Minister of SMEs and Startups Oh Youngju on May 10 delivering the...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul (second from right) on May 10 at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul listens to an explanation about a traditional handicraft at a booth of the Tanzanian Embassy on the opening day of the 2024 Africa Culture Festival.
By Yoon SojungPhotos = Jeon HanVideo = Jeon Han, Lee Jun Young and Park Dae...
Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Kang Jung-ai (second from left) on May 8 takes a photo at the unveiling ceremony for a monument to German participation in the Korean War. From left are Ambassador to Germany Lim Sang-beom, German Red Cross Vice President Volkmar Schon and German Red Cross Secretary General Christian Reuter. (Ministry of...
This photo of a sunset on the Hangang River was taken on May 8 from Seoraeseom Island in Seoul's Seocho-gu District. (Seoul resident Park Woo-young)By Yoo Yeon Gyeong
Seoul residents say the Hangang River is their favorite landmark in the capital, while expats choose Gwanghwamun Square.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on May...
A commuter goes through a fare gate without swiping his transportation card under the "tagless system." (Seoul Metropolitan Government)
By Lee Kyoung Mi
As early as next year, Seoul Metropolitan Subway lines 1-8 and intracity buses will adopt a "tagless" system of mass transit payment that automatically...
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In Chon on May 3 takes a photo with Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi at the latter's ministry in Rome after signing a memorandum of understanding to proceed with 2024-2025 Year of Cultural Exchange between Korea and Italy. (Heo Man-jin from Ministry of...
International Horticulture Goyang Korea 2024 on April 26 got off to a spectacular start at Ilsan Lake Park in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do Province. Shown are visitors watching the view in front of the lake.
By Yoo Yeon GyeongPhotos = Yoo Yeon GyeongThe northern Seoul suburb of Goyang, Gyeonggi-do Province, is hosting a massive feast of...
The entrance of a circus theater on Daebudo Island off the coast of Ansan, Gyeonggi-do Province, sees a line of people waiting to see the 99-year-old Dongchun Circus.
By Koh HyunjeongPhotos = Dongchun Circus
"The country and its people saved the social enterprise Dongchun Circus."
"Our circus show is easy for...
The exhibition "Handshakes for Freedom" on the second floor of the main building of Cheong Wa Dae, the former presidential compound, marks the second anniversary of the reopening of the former presidential compound. The large scroll shows full-length portraits of world leaders drawn using artificial intelligence on hanging scrolls in the style of traditional Korean-style...
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In Chon on the afternoon of April 30 delivers a congratulatory speech at the induction ceremony for this year's global content creators of Korean culture at CKL Stage of the Korea Creative Content Agency in Seoul's Jung-gu District.
By Kim HyelinPhotos = Heo Man-jin, Ministry of Culture,...
The Taekwondo Promotion Foundation on April 29 held a ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the massive taekwondo facility Taekwondowon at T1 Stadium in Muju-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province. Attending were Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In Chon (fifth from left), Jeollabuk-do Gov. Kim Kwan-young, Rep. Ahn Ho-young, World Taekwondo President...
The Bugaksan Mountain branch of Seoul Hiking Tourism Center was opened on April 18 in the Samcheong-dong neighborhood of Seoul's Jongno-gu District to help foreign tourists explore the mountain. (Charles Audouin)
By Charles AudouinOn a warm spring day on April 12, I stepped lightly along the walls of Gyeongbokgung Palace wearing...
The Ministry of Science and ICT on April 24 announced that the nation's first homegrown nanosatellite, New-space Earth Observation Satellite Constellation No. 1 (NEONSAT-1), entered normal orbit. Shown is NEONSAT-1 before launch.By Wu JinhuaPhotos = Ministry of Science and ICT
The Ministry of Science and ICT on April 24 said...
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang Mok (right) on April 17 speaks at the first trilateral meeting of finance ministers from Korea, the U.S. and Japan at the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington. (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
By Lee Kyoung MiThe finance chiefs of Korea, the U.S. and...
Members of the Olympic team on April 17 show their uniforms to be worn at this year's Paris Summer Olympics at the "One Team! One Dream!" event to mark the 100th day before the competition at Champion House of Jincheon National Training Center in Jincheon-gun County, Chungcheongbuk-do Province. From left are diver Kim...
President Yoon Suk Yeol on April 17 held a phone summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on close bilateral cooperation for regional peace. Shown is President Yoon (right) on May 7, 2023, shaking hands with his Japanese counterpart at a joint news conference hosted by the Office of the President in Seoul. (Kim Yong Wii from...