KOCIS Director Kim Kabsoo (center) and members of the Korea Clickers Facebook group gather in Gwanghwamun Square on April 22 to celebrate surpassing 600,000 likes.
Korea Clickers, the Facebook group for Korea.net and the Korea Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), recently surpassed 600,000 likes, and members of the group, friends and family came together in Gwanghwamun Square on April 22...
A member of the U.S. armed forces joins a samulnori troupe on stage during a 'Hello, Mr. K!' concert on April 21.
Another "Hello, Mr. K!" concert was held for non-Korean residents of Seoul on April 21 on a special stage set up for the U.S. 8th Army in Yongsan-gu District in Seoul.
Director Kim Kabsoo of the Korean Culture and...
New manuals will explain how to manage fruit after harvesting, announced the Rural Development Administration on April 18. The English-language manuals on the postharvest management of mangos, bananas, pears and strawberries will be shared with 30 countries across Asia and Africa.
Mangos, bananas, pears and strawberries are enjoyed by many people around the world, with their sweet taste and delicious...
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Jongdeok gives his congratulatory remarks at the Journalist Forum for World Peace held at the Korea Press Center in downtown Seoul on April 18.
More than 80 journalists from 50 countries gathered in Seoul to discuss the role of journalism and the peaceful denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
The fourth Journalist Forum for World...
President Park Geun-hye (center) speaks during the fifth meeting of the Presidential Committee for Cultural Enrichment, held at the Culture Creation Venture Complex in Seoul on April 11.
President Park Geun-hye has lauded the smash hit TV show “Descendants of the Sun” as being “a good example for the administration’s top priorities: creative industries and cultural enrichment.”
During the fifth meeting...
Andong, a city imbued with the spirit of Confucianism, has many regional delicacies that have interesting backstories about how they came to be served on the dinner table.
Owing to the region's deep-rooted Confucianist traditions, Andong has more varieties of ancestral ceremonial foods compared to other regions of Korea. Andong natives, who tend to lean on the conservative side, are...
Hemp cord sandals, or mituri, are from the Joseon Dynasty. Hemp, made of linen shells, was used in everyday life. The mituri in the picture is a pair of shoes which some woman from an upper class yangban aristocratic family living in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, in the late 16the century wore. She included her own hair in the shoes,...
As the largest private Hanok residence in Korea, Imcheonggak (임청각, 臨淸閣) represents the 500-year legacy of Andong's Goseong Yi family.
Andong-si City in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province has been celebrated as the Town of the Yangban, or families of noble birth, ever since Joseon times. To this day, there are dozens of head households belonging to age-old family clans clustered in the...
The Korea National Park Service launches a virtual reality service on March 28 that gives users a tour of the distant island of Hongdo, a small island off the coast of Geojedo Island.
It is now possible to virtually explore the uninhabited island of Hongdo from the palm of your hand, a small island in the South Sea off the...
Korea-made milk formula is receiving growing attention from Chinese parents these days.
Korean milk powder products are winning the trust of Chinese customers who consider the safety and quality of baby formula to be a top priority, as this might well be the first food that a baby eats in its life.
This is reflected in Korea’s milk powder exports to...
Mong Duong, Phalai, O Mon and Quynh Lap. These are all regions in Vietnam where Korean construction companies either built or are building power plants for the rapidly growing Southeast Asian economy.
Korean builders are actively working to solve the problem of an insufficient electricity supply in Vietnam, caused by rapid economic development over the past few years.
In January this...
Korea-style branded apartment complexes are designed to maximize the efficiency of the limited space found inside a city. For this reason, they're designed with a parking lot underground and various facilities for residents, such as parks, playgrounds and childcare centers, located on the ground floors.
Schools, hospitals, large retail shops, and leisure and cultural facilities are all located close to the...
President Park Geun-hye will visit Washington to attend the fourth Nuclear Security Summit at the end March. She will then make an official visit to Mexico and hold a summit meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.
President Park Geun-hye is to visit Washington, D.C., to attend the fourth Nuclear Security Summit on March 30. The above photo shows President...
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Jongdeok (left) and Vice Minister of the Interior Kim Sung-lyul (right) unveil Korea's new 'government identity,' or logo, at the government complex in Seoul on March 15.
Korea has changed its official "government identity." The previous logo, similar to a hibiscus, is no more and the new sign will resemble the nation's taegeukcircle...
Korea’s patent information system will now be exported to the UAE.
The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and the UAE Ministry for Economic Affairs on Feb. 25 signed a contract worth USD 4.5 million covering the export and a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on future cooperation.
Under the agreement, both countries will cooperate on establishing an online patent information system and...
People learn about traditional music and the musical instruments that existed during Joseon times during a class offered at the National Palace Museum of Korea.
A set of free classes is available in Seoul for people who want to get a better understanding of the traditions and lifestyles of royal court families from Joseon times.
The National Palace Museum of Korea...
Apricot flowers begin to bud at the Boshingak Bell at the National Museum of Korea on March 15, showing us that spring has sprung.
Seoul's weather in the middle of March can still be a bit chilly in the mornings and evenings, and some parts of the city center still have remnants of the recent winter past. Commuters on the...
Starting this month, K-pop fans will be able to learn how to sing and dance like their favorite stars at 'K-pop Academies' set up at 20 different Korean Cultural Centers around the world.
Over the next several months, fans of K-pop will be able to learn the songs and dance moves of their favorite pop stars at Korean Cultural Centers...
Customers from all around the world are keeping an eye on Korean cosmetics and skincare companies. They're focusing in particular on the high quality products and new ideas that are coming out at affordable prices.
One such item is a new line of mascara from Touch in Sol. In the past, people would complain that mascara often smudges under the...
Her life is considered to be dramatic, as she switched her career from a fashion model and an actress to a painter. Also, she has broadened her work as a columnist and a calligrapher. During her childhood, drawing played a role in healing mental and physical deficiencies. Now, it has become her lifelong career, communicating with the world as...