The poster for this year's Hangang River Festival
By Aisylu Akhmetzianova
Photos = Hangang Project Headquarters of Seoul Metropolitan Government
A midsummer festival highlighting the charms of the Hangang River in Seoul will be opened on July 29.
The Hangang Project Headquarters of the Seoul Metropolitan Government on July 25 said the Hangang River Festival: Summer will be held from July 29 to Aug. 15 at 11 riverside parks in the...
Lee Seung-min (right) on July 20 poses for photos with Kim Moore of the U.S. as the men's and women's champions of the inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
By Israa Mohamed
Photos = Official Facebook account of USGA
Miracles occur not only in Korean dramas like "Extraordinary Attorney Woo."
Lee Seung-min, aka Simon Lee, who is classified as having a Level 3 developmental disability, on July 20 won the men's division...
Cheong Wa Dae will be turned into a public complex of culture, arts, nature and history. Shown is the main office building of the former presidential compound in April this year. (Korea.net DB)
Cheong Wa Dae to be turned into public culture-arts complex
By Park Hye Ri
Cheong Wa Dae, which is now open to the public, will be turned into a public landmark of culture and arts.
Minister of...
By Yoo Yeon Gyeong
Video = Lee Jun Young
The opening ceremony for "Ah, the Marvelous World of Joseon Dynasty Law Code," an exhibition marking the designation of the Gyeongguk daejeon (National Code) as a treasure of national cultural heritage, was held on July 21.
The National Library of Korea in Seoul held the ceremony on the first floor of its main building the...
The culture of wearing the traditional attire Hanbok, or Hanbok saenghwal (lifestyle), has been designated a National Intangible Cultural Heritage. Shown are people walking along Samdo Sugun Tongjeyeong, the headquarters for naval forces during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) in the Munhwa-dong neighborhood of Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do Province. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Seon Ah
The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) has designated as National Intangible Cultural Heritage the culture of wearing...
The domestically developed KF-21 Boramae fighter jet on July 19 at 3:40 p.m. takes off from the runway of the 3rd Air Force Training Squadron in Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, on its first test flight. (Defense Acquisition Program Administration)
By Xu Aiying
The homegrown KF-21 Boramae fighter jet has seen success in its first test flight.
This makes Korea just the eighth country to develop its own supersonic fighter jet after...
The Black Eagles, the Republic of Korea Air Force's aerobatic flight team, performs in the airshow Royal International Air Tattoo in the town of Fairford in the British county of Gloucestershire.
By Lee Jihae
Photos = Republic of Korea Air Force
The Republic of Korea Air Force's aerobatic flight team, the Black Eagles, have won the King Hussein Memorial Sword for best overall flying...
The national team, all students at Seoul Science High School, on July 17 celebrate their second-place finish at the International Physics Olympiad held in Switzerland with four gold and one silver medals. From the left are juniors Lee Jihoo and Cho Youngin, senior Jeong Jeonghun, junior Lee Seunghyeon and senior Song Kyungmin. (Ministry of Science and ICT)
By Kim Hayeon
Korea has finished second at the International Physics Olympiad with four...
Korea ranks seventh in the OECD's latest survey of government reliability in 20 countries. Shown here is President Yoon Suk Yeol on May 16 speaking to a regular session of the National Assembly. (Office of the 20th President)
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Hayeon
Korea ranks seventh in a government reliability survey of 20 countries by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety...
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will visit Paris from June 19-23 to promote Busan's bid to host the 2030 World Expo. He is shown here on June 9 at the first meeting on the inspection and coordination of state affairs at Government Complex-Seoul. (Prime Minister's Secretariat)
By Park Hye Ri and Lee Jihae
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will visit Paris from June 19-23 to promote Busan's bid to host the...
Officials from Jeju Island and the autonomous Spanish community of Galicia on July 12 take a commemorative photo at the unveiling ceremony for dol hareubang, or a large rock statue common in Jeju, and ganse, a pony-shaped blue sculpture that is the symbol of Jeju Olle Trail, at Monte do Gozo in the Arca section of the famous pilgrimage route Camino de Santiago. (Jeju Special Self-governing Province)
By Anais...
This year, Korea marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations with 15 Latin American countries -- Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Costa Rica, Paraguay, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua and Haiti. In 1962, Korea began its path toward modernization through ties with just 27 countries, but in the same year, it forged formal relations...
The 32nd Geochang International Festival of Theatre, slated from July 22 to Aug. 5, will be held at Suseungdae in Wicheon-myeon Township of Geochang-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, featuring performances at outdoor venues. Shown is a performance on the Rainbow Stage in Suseungdae. (Geochang-gun County Office)
By Kim Hyelin and Lee Jihae
Looking out the car window, the sight of green vegetation grew darker and a valley began to appear. This is where majestic rocks with curves, groups of pine trees...
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo Gyoon on July 11 gives a speech at the site of "Korea Week" in Madrid, Spain. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Lee Jihae
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo Gyoon has visited the site of "Korea Week" in Madrid, Spain, to promote Korea and Busan's bid to host the 2030...
A video consultation on Korean content exports was held from July 6-7 at the Seoul COEX in the city's Gangnam-gu District and jointly hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA). The photo shows staff from a Korean content company speaking to an overseas buyer during the two-day event. (KOCCA)
By Yoon Sojung
The global popularity of the hit TV series "Squid Game"...
New U.S. Ambassador to Korea Philip Goldberg (left) on June 2 is sworn into office at the U.S. Department of State in Washington. (Twitter account of U.S. Embassy in Seoul)
Korea.net · New US ambassador Philip Goldberg arrives in Seoul
By Joung Haseung
New U.S. Ambassador to Korea Philip Goldberg on July 10 arrived in Seoul.
Landing at Terminal 2 of Incheon International Airport in the afternoon, he greeted journalists by saying...
Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, is the host city of the 40th Korean Theater Festival scheduled for July 8- 30. The photo shows a theatrical team performing at the festival.
By Kim Hyelin and Anais Faure
Photo = Miryang City
The city of Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, is holding this month a "feast of theater."
The province and Miryang from July 8-30 are hosting the 40th Korean Theater Festival.
As the nation's largest...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin (right) on July 7 shakes hands with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi before their talks on the Indonesian island of Bali.
By Park Hye Ri and Kim Hayeon
Photos = Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Korea and China held a meeting of their foreign ministers on the sidelines of the foreign ministers' summit of the Group of 20 economies.
Foreign Minister Park Jin and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang...
President Yoon Suk Yeol on July 6 applauds with other participants after watching a video at a ceremony for the declaration of the space economy at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute in Daejeon's Yuseong-gu District.
By Park Hye Ri and Kim Hayeon
Photos = Office of the 20th President
President Yoon Suk Yeol on July 6 congratulated the second launch of the nation's first homegrown rocket Nuri, saying,...
Seohaerang Trail, which connects Haenam-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province, to Ganghwa-gun County of Incheon, was opened on June 22. The photo shows the part of the trail in Yeonggwang-gun County, Jeollanam-do. (Yeonggwang-gun County Office)
By Lee Jihae
Seohaerang Trail, which spans 1,800 km and connects Haenam-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province, to Ganghwa-gun County of Incheon, was opened on June 22.
The trail connects 109 smaller paths of 31 primary local governments. Literally meaning "a path along the...