Yaksik cuisine is usually eaten on the Jeongwol Daeboreum, the first full moon of the Lunar New Year. It's made with healthy ingredients, such as chestnuts, jujubes, pine nuts and honey. Many people make it for Seollal Lunar New Year's Day and other banquet days. Yaksik takes time and effort to make, as it's made from natural ingredients and...
There is now a chance to take a glimpse into the past, present and future of Korea’s agricultural development and related technologies.
The Rural Development Administration opened the History of Agricultural Technology Hall at its National Institute of Crop Science in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do Province, on Jan. 6.
The hall consists of a total of four exhibitions and a viewing gallery. Each...
The history of the healthcare insurance system in Korea traces back to 1963 when the medical insurance law was enacted. Despite its relatively short history compared to those in other countries, Korea’s healthcare system is praised overseas. This is because it is a universal healthcare system that applies to every citizen, from all walks of life, whether rich or...
A special exhibition has opened its doors inviting visitors to witness a chronicle of boats and vessels throughout ancient history from all around the world.
On Jan. 5, the National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage in Yonghae-dong, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do Province (South Jeolla Province), opened a new exhibition focusing on the history of ships. “History of Boats and Ships in...
An MOU is signed in Yangjae-dong, Seoul, on Dec. 28 that covers the development of automatic interpretation and translation technologies. The above photo shows models demonstrating the auto-interpretation service.
The PyeongChang Winter Olympics and Paralympics are now likely to be language barrier-free international sporting events.
In order to cooperate on the development of translation and interpretation (T&I) technologies, a memorandum of...
Korean Ambassador to Croatia Suh Hyung-won (right) and Croatian Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure Sinisa Hajdas Doncic pose for a commemorative photo on Dec. 30, 2015, in Croatia after signing an agreement on direct flights and the aviation business.
Regular direct flights between Korea and Croatia are soon to be put into operation.
Governments in Seoul and Zagreb signed...
On the last day of the year, beaches on the eastern coast of the country are crowded with visitors who want to see the first sunrise of the coming year earlier than they could in other, more inland places. There are, however, plenty of other options for beautiful places to see the sunrise besides along the eastern coast.
The Korea...
The Cultural Heritage Administration reopens its digital cultural information service today. The website offers a wide range of historical records, pictures and videos related to Korea's cultural heritage.
An updated version of the government website, 'Korea National Heritage Online' (www.heritage.go.kr), opened today for the online community.
The revamped website is now a gateway portal that provides easy access to a wide...
Minister Yun Byung-se of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (right) and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida present at a joint press conference held on Dec. 28 at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul.
Korea and Japan have reached an agreement over "comfort women" issues.
Minister Yun Byung-se of Korea's Foreign Affairs ministry and Minister Fumio Kishida of the Foreign Affairs ministry of...
In Papua New Guinea where irrigation facilities are insufficient, farmers can get their water for farming through pumping underground water by pedaling bicycles. In Cambodia whose citizens often suffer from waterborne diseases because the main sources of the water are rain or reservoir, domestic water purifier development technology has been developed.
Just like water pumping and water purifying technology, a...
Lotte Hotel World in southern Seoul is host to a conference that focuses on the joint Korea-China production of source material for movies, TV shows, video games and other media platforms on Dec. 16.
Three story outlines that won a contest jointly-organized by Korean and Chinese media outlets will soon be made into a movie, a cartoon and a documentary.
On...
Participants in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Pangyo Creative Economy Valley celebrate the commencement of construction on Dec. 23, in Seongnam-si City, Gyeonggi-do Province.
Construction of the "Pangyo Creative Economy Valley," a new community for startups and high-tech firms, began on Dec. 23. About 1,600 firms in high-tech industries will eventually move to the new city, accounting for some 100,000...
Monkeys are not indigenous to the Korean Peninsula, but as one of the 12 animals of the East Asian zodiac, the monkey can be found in many aspects of Korean history and traditions. As the ninth zodiac animal, it symbolizes maternal love and success, and can act as a talisman to ward off evil spirits.
In celebration of 2016, the...
Korean cuisine just wouldn't be the same without its vast and various varieties of kimchi. There are 187 officially-recognized varieties of kimchi listed at the Kimchi Field Museum in southern Seoul. In reality, however, that number is most likely an underestimate, as every family has its own traditions and ingredients, and most people will swear that their own grandmother's...
“The Nutcracker” is on its way to rekindle the innocence of childhood, as Christmas draws near.
The classical ballet is based on the story of Germany-born E.T.A. Hoffmann’s “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.” The tale begins on Christmas Eve when a young Marie receives a decorative fairytale nutcracker as a Christmas gift. She goes to bed with the toy...
A staffer at the Korean Folk Village in Yongin-si City, Gyeoggi-do Province, offers patjuk, or rice and red bean porridge, to visitors to mark Dongji, the winter solstice, which falls on Dec. 22 this year.
Earlier this week, it was easy to see people enjoying red bean porridge, or patjuk, in many places across the country, ranging from the Korean...
A Darwin's orchid is on exhibit at the National Institute of Ecology. The flower is associated with the naturalist Charles Darwin who correctly predicted that evolution would lead to the development of a species of moth with a long proboscis ideal for pollinating this specific plant.
Over 500 different species of orchid are on display at the National Institute of...
Korea-made batteries are leading the electric car lithium ion (Li-ion) battery market.
A new Leaderboard Report released on Dec. 7 by Navigant Research, a global research body that provides market research, ranked LG Chem and Samsung SDI as first and third, respectively, both leading players in the world’s Li-ion battery market.
Navigant Research says that LG Chem and Samsung SDI lead...
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Jongdeok (right) looks around the 2015 Craft Trend Fair on Dec. 17 at COEX in southern Seoul.
Ceramics and light fixtures that were created using 3-D printers were recently on display at a convention center in southern Seoul.
This year's Craft Trend Fair, under the theme of "Future in Hands," showed off the future...
Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Jongdeok, Chinese Culture Minister Luo Shugang and Japanese State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hiroyuki Yoshiie attend the seventh Korea-China-Japan Culture Ministers’ Meeting in Qingdao, China, on Dec. 20.
Culture ministers from Korea, China and Japan have agreed to further enhance trilateral exchanges and cooperation across the arts, sports...