Cosmetics exports last year broke the KRW 10 trillion mark for the second consecutive year. Shown is a cosmetics store in Seoul's shopping-centric Myeong-dong neighborhood. (Korea Tourism Organization)
By Cao Thi Ha
Cosmetics exports last year hit the KRW 10 trillion mark for the second straight year.
The Ministry...
President Yoon Suk Yeol (sixth from left in second row) on July 5 poses for a photo with the heads of ethnic Korean scientist and engineer groups abroad at the inaugural World Congress of Korean Scientists and Engineers held at the Korea Science and Technology Center in Seoul's Gangnam-gu District.
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"Can a robot replace a conductor?"
"Is an orchestra ensemble possible only with a precise beat like a metronome?"
"Can we...
The 151-member Korean Disaster Relief Team dispatched to help fight wildfires in Canada on July 2 pose for a group photo upon arrival at Ottawa International Airport. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Park Hye Ri
The Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) has arrived in Canada to combat wildfires there.
Hisham Ibrahim, vice president of Egypt's Academy of Arts, on June 21 speaks to Korea.net in an interview at the conference house Dalgaebi in Seoul's Jung-gu District. (Israa Mohamed)
By Yoo Yeon Gyeong and Israa MohamedThirty minutes passed but Hisham Ibrahim, vice president of Egypt's Academy of Arts, did not show up...
Participants in the "E-Run Trip" on June 2 pose for a group photo while holding scrap metal they fished out of the sea at Cheonjin Port in the township of Udo-myeon in Jeju City, Jeju Island. (Jeju Tourism Organization)
By Kim Hyelin
Video = Jeju Tourism Organization
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho (second from right) and Japanese Minister of Finance Shunichi Suzuki on June 29 hold the eighth bilateral meeting of finance ministers at the Japanese Ministry of Finance in Tokyo.
By Park Hye RiPhotos = Ministry of Economy and FinanceA currency swap with Japan...
Members of the International Bureau of Expositions (BIE) in April watch a fireworks display above the Gwangandaegyo Bridge in Busan's Suyeong-gu District. (World Expo 2030 Busan Bid Committee's official Facebook page)
By Cao Thi Ha
Busan's Haeundae District is where the cultural pop-up event "Ride the Korean...
Members of the national soccer team's Red Devils cheering corps on Nov. 24, 2022, cheer for Korea at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul's Jongno-gu District during the team's opening Group H game of the Qatar World Cup soccer finals. (Korea.net DB)
By Lee JihaeAn outdoor cheering event on June 9 is scheduled...
Male Most Valuable Player (MVP) Park Tae-joon (middle) of Korea and female MVP Merve Dincel (right) of Turkey at this year's World Taekwondo Championships on June 4 pose for photos while holding their awards at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan. (World Taekwondo)
By Cao Thi Ha
The men's national taekwondo team has...
Seven Korea.net Honorary Reporters visiting Namhae-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, on a seafood tour on May 24 pose for a photo at a restaurant featuring maritime cuisine from the region. They are (from left to right) Karina Gur from Germany, Anastassiya Kim from Kazakhstan, Mohammad Iqbal Jerusalem from Indonesia, Kaori Yoshioka from Japan, Virginie Schultz from France, Quang Thi Thuy Dung...
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By Xu AiyingVideo=Ministry of Science and ICT's official YouTube channelThe country has successfully launched its domestically developed space rocket KSLV-II, aka Nuri.This has ushered in a new space age for the nation.The Ministry of Science and ICT and Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) on May 25 said the third launch of Nuri resulted in...
President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) on May 21 greets U.S. President Joe Biden (left) and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima in Hiroshima, Japan, where the Group of 7 economies (G7) summit was held.
By Jung Joo-riPhotos = Office of the PresidentPresident Yoon Suk Yeol on...
First lady Kim Keon Hee (right) on May 21 takes a photo with her Japanese counterpart Yuko Kishida, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, at a restaurant in Hiroshima, Japan.
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Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Cho Yongman on the afternoon of May 19 gives a congratulatory speech at the induction ceremony for this year's global Korean culture ambassadors at KOCIS Center in Seoul's Jung-gu District.
By Jung Joo-riPhotos = Kim SunjooGlobal promoters of Korea have officially begun...
President Yoon Suk Yeol and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on May 17 take a photo before their summit at the presidential office in Seoul. (Office of the President)
By Lee Kyoung MiPresident Yoon Suk Yeol and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on May 17 in their summit adopted a...
The third Visiting Korean Book Fair in Tokyo, Japan, runs from May 17-18 at Park Hyatt Tokyo. Shown is a scene from the previous event held in July last year that featured export consultations. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Yoon Sojung
The Visiting Korean Book Fair, to run in Tokyo,...
The Palaces of Festivals and Congresses of Cannes in France is the venue of the 76th Cannes Film Festival. (Maxence Parey/FDC)
By Jung Joo-riThe 76th Cannes Film Festival will kick off on the evening of May 16 in the southern French resort city of Cannes.Seven Korean films will be screened at this year's festival. Director Kim...
This is the cover of the English-language online guide Visa Navigator. (Ministry of Justice)
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The Ministry of Justice on May 16 said it released an English-language version of Visa Navigator, an online guide for expats seeking a customized stay in the country.
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Chung Hwang-keun on May 12 speaks at a launching event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to mark the start of exports of hanwoo (premium Korean beef) to the Southeast Asian country.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs