British scouts attending the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Korea on the afternoon of Aug. 8 pose for photos inside the main building of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul's Jongno-gu District.
By Margareth TheresiaPhotos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Nine hundred British scouts...
As the year's sixth typhoon Khanun moved northward toward the Korean Peninsula, participants in the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, an estuarine tidal flat in Buan-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province, on Aug. 8 were evacuated at 10 a.m. from their campsite. Korea.net visited Saemangeum from Aug. 5-7 right before the evacuation to see scouts from around the world enjoy the event regardless...
This is a photo of the campsite of the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, an estuarine tidal flat in Buan-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province. (Cao Thi Ha)
Buan-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province
By Cao Thi Ha and Yoon SeungjinThe 25th World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, an estuarine tidal flat in Buan-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province, on...
Swedish scouts in early August visit an exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Korea-U.S. alliance at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in Seoul before joining the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, an estuarine tidal flat in Buan-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province.
By Wu Jinhua
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Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo Gyoon (left) on Aug. 7 gives a speech at a talk concert under the theme "building the dreams of future generations in Korean" at this year's World Korean Educator Conference held at the hotel InterContinental Seoul COEX in Seoul's Gangnam-gu District.
By Aisylu AkhmetzianovaPhotos = Ministry of Culture, Sports...
Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min (second from left) on Aug. 6 speaks at a briefing held at the media center of the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, an estuarine tidal flat in Buan-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province. (Ministry of the Interior and Safety)By Park Hye Ri
Minister of the...
British scouts who withdrew from the World Scout Jamboree in Korea due to the heat on Aug. 6 cheer while riding a city tour bus in Seoul.
By Charles AudouinPhotos = Seoul Metropolitan Government
The 155 British scouts who withdrew from the 25th World Scout Jamboree...
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By Xu Aiying
Video = Official YouTube account of 2023 World Youth Day
"Korea, Seoul."
Pope Francis on Aug. 6 announced the nation's capital as the host city of the next World Youth Day in August 2027 at the closing Mass of this year's event in...
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By Xu AiyingVideo = YouTube channel NaraeDav's Songs"I believe that the shaping of Korea's image is through each person. For this, I want to work hard to spread the Korean language and songs to the world."
The music concert "Gemeinsame Wege" (Common Ways) on July 8 at the Konzerthaus Berlin was held to commemorate...
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will boost support for bilingual education for children and teens from multicultural families. Shown is a class in Cambodian at a family center in Seoul's Guro-gu District. (Ministry of Gender Equality and Family)
By Lee JihaeThe Ministry of Gender Equality and Family on Aug. 2...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Aug. 1 thanks members of the Korea Disaster Relief Team dispatched to fight wildfires in the province of Quebec on the plane to return them home. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Charles Audouin
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has thanked in person the Korea...
President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) and Belizean Prime Minister John Briceno on Aug. 1 pose for photos at the Office of the President in Seoul. (Office of the President)
By Lee Kyoung MiPresident Yoon Suk Yeol on Aug.1 hosted a bilateral summit with Belizean Prime Minister John Briceno in Seoul and asked for the Central American country's support for Busan's...
President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) on July 31 shakes hands with U.S. Rep. Gregory F. Murphy (Republican-North Carolina), a member of a visiting delegation from the House of Representatives, at the Office of the President in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District. (Office of the President)
By Margareth TheresiaPresident Yoon Suk Yeol on...
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By Xu AiyingVideo = Official YouTube channel of 25th World Scout Jamboree
This year's World Scout Jamboree on Aug. 1 kicked off its 12-day run in Saemangeum, an estuarine tidal flat in Buan-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province.
This global youth camping festival is organized by the World Organization of the Scout...
Six relatives of former presidents and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo Gyoon (left in second row) on July 29 take a group photo at the main building of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul. Clockwise from left in the back row are Minister Park; Park Ji-man, CEO of the chemical manufacturer EG Corp.;...
The Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Tourism Association on July 10 said 149,908 foreign tourists visited Jeju Island this year from January to May. Shown are tourists from Shanghai, China, in March receiving souvenirs as gifts at Jeju International Airport after arriving in Jeju. (Jeju Tourism Organization)
By Yun Dahee
Foreign tourists are...
President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks at a commemoration ceremony held on July 27 at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae-gu District for UN veterans who fought in the Korean War.
By Park Hye RiPhotos = Office of the President
President Yoon Suk Yeol said on July 27, "The...
Gracenote, an affiliate of Nielsen that analyzes data, announced on July 26 its predicted list of top medals by countries ranking 1-30 for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, placing Korea 10th. (2024 Paris Sumer Olympics organizing committee's website)
By Cao Thi HaGracenote, an affiliate of Nielsen that analyzes...
Red Rocks, the women's gymnastics team of the University of Utah in the U.S., pose for a group photo on July 1, after performing at the showcase "University of Utah Asia Campus X Utah Red Rocks" held at the gymnasium on the Incheon Global Campus (IGC) in the Songdo International Business District of the port...
President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) pays his respects on July 26 with a moment of silence for soldiers killed during the Korean War at a ceremony for the repatriation of their remains held at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Province.
By Park Hye RiPhotos = Office of the President
President Yoon...