People attend classes on offer at the Progress Association in Mozambique.
The UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize has gone jointly to Mozambique's Progress Association and Sri Lanka’s National Institute of Education on Sept. 8, International Literacy Day.
The Mozambican association runs the “Literacy in Local Language, a Springboard for Gender Equality” project, a series of educational programs aimed at reducing illiteracy...
Wishing not to have
So much as a speck of shame
Toward heaven until the day I die,
I suffered, even when the wind stirred the leaves.
With my heart singing to the stars,
I shall love all things that are dying.
And I must walk the road
That has been given to me.
Tonight, again, the stars are
Brushed by the wind.
"Foreword" is a poem written on...
Participants in the emergency rescue educational program attend a CPR training course on Sept. 7 at the National 119 Rescue Headquarters in Daegu.
Korea and seven countries have shared their knowledge and know-how on fire and disaster management and emergency rescue responses.
The National Fire Service Academy, under the Ministry of Public Safety and Security, has been hosting an emergency rescue...
Red Cross delegations from both Koreas hold working-level talks at the House of Peace in Panmunjom, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do Province. They agreed to hold reunions for families separated since the Korean War from Oct. 20 to 26 this year.
The two Koreas have agreed to hold reunions for families separated since the Korean War (1950-1953) at Mountain Geumgangsan, a scenic North...
There is an alley in Daegu that smells of leather, leather goods and leather polish.
The so-called “Hand-made Shoes Alley” in Hyangchon-dong, Jung-gu District, Daegu, produces a range of hand-made shoes, exquisitely crafted by master leatherwork artisans.
The alley is home to approximately 60 stores and factories. The street is lined with glossy, freshly polished shoes for both men and women...
President Park Geun-hye says, 'Korea and China will be reborn as a USD 12-trillion regional economic community,' at a Korea-China business forum held in Shanghai on Sept. 4.
President Park Geun-hye stressed that a Korea-China free trade agreement would open a new horizon for bilateral economic cooperation.
At a Korea-China business forum in Shanghai on Sept. 4, the president said, "The...
A new system aimed at detecting the location of each fishing boat in operation near Dokdo Island and ensuring their safety is set to be established sometime in September.
Dokdo Island, the easternmost part of Korea, will soon have in place a new facility that supervises the safety of fishing boats in its vicinity.
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries will...
President Park Geun-hye (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sept. 2 prior to the Korea-China summit in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Foreign media outlets have commented on President Park Geun-hye’s visit to China to attend that country’s victory celebrations, dubbing her visit as the starting point of a new balanced diplomacy for Korea.
The...
What if ballet dancers were to change their roles, from dancing to choreography?
The Korea National Ballet is now presenting the KNB Movement Series I, featuring dancers who not only perform on stage but who also choreograph their own performances. This is a first for the national ballet company.
Kang Sue-jin, appointed artistic director at the ballet company last year, came...
Lee Gyung-su, former chairman of the National Fusion Research Institute, has been appointed chief operating officer of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Organization (ITER).
Lee Gyung-su is appointed COO of ITER.
ITER is a large-scale scientific experiment that aims to demonstrate the technological and scientific feasibility of fusion energy. Countries such as the U.S., Russia, the European Union, Japan, China, India...
President Park Geun-hye (third from right) walks toward Tiananmen Square with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders who are in Beijing for China’s 70th anniversary of its victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, on Sept. 3.
President Park Geun-hye emphasized on Sept. 4 that the Korea-China relationship needs to continuously develop so that...
Experts in the film and visual media business from Korea, China and the U.S. came together in Seoul to evaluate the current state of the industry in their respective countries. They also discussed the proper direction the industry should take in the future, and ways to cooperate on joint productions between the three countries.
The fourth KOFIC Global Forum brought...
President Park Geun-hye and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang discussed bilateral cooperation, including the Korea-China free trade agreement, in Beijing on Sept. 2.
President Park met with Premier Li as part of her three-day trip to Beijing to attend China's commemoration to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. In the meeting, the president expressed her gratitude...
President Park Geun-hye (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold summit talks in Beijing on Sept. 2.
President Park Geun-hye and Chinese President Xi Jinping held summit talks in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 2. The two leaders discussed ways to develop Korea-China cooperation and how to deepen the friendly, bilateral relationship that exists between...
President Park Geun-hye has urged both labor unions and employers to pursue labor market reform.
"Labor market reform is a public demand that no one can afford to resist, and we are in a situation in which only self-driven reform can save us from our own demise," said President Park during a cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept....
Vice Minister of National Defense Baek Seung-joo (right) and Deputy Director General of Arms Control Moon Sang-gyun (center) explain the upcoming Seoul Defense Dialogue, scheduled for Sept. 9 to 11, during a press briefing for foreign correspondents at the Korea Press Center on Sept. 1.
The fourth Seoul Defense Dialogue will be held from Sept. 9 to 11. The annual...
A special concert to be held this weekend is revving up to wow pop fans from around the world.
At 7 p.m. on Sept. 4, the Olympic Stadium in Jamsil, southern Seoul, will host the Grand K-Pop Festival. The concert will feature a pop star-studded lineup, including Girls’ Generation, ExID, CNBlue, BtoB, Beast and Block B.
The upcoming Grand K-Pop Festival...
Some 217 pieces of Goryeo celadon that were found underwater along Korean shores will soon be on display in Osaka.
The "Newly Discovered Goryeo Celadon and the Achievements of Underwater Archaeology in Korea" exhibition will take place at the Museum of Oriental Ceramics in Osaka from Sept. 5 to Nov. 23 in celebration of the 70th anniversary of Korean independence...
Fans swarmed the Shanghai International Exhibition Center (Intex Shanghai) on the afternoon of Aug. 27 to get a glimpse of the boy band Infinite and of TV personality Lee Kwang-soo. The fans yelled out their cheers when Infinite appeared on stage. As the pop group sang "Love Letter" and danced across the stage, the fans cried out each member's...
Korean books garnered many readers' attention in Beijing.
Some 1,500 Korean books were introduced at the 22nd Beijing International Book Fair held from Aug. 26 to 30. Among them were "The Thorn Mountain" and "Dust Kid," which won a Bologna Ragazzi Award at the Bologna Children's Book Fair.
Readers peruse the Korea pavilion at the 22nd Beijing International Book Fair.
A booth...