Separated from the performance verification satellite carried into space on the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II (KSLV-Ⅱ), aka Nuri, cube (small) satellites developed by research teams of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and Seoul National University have conducted two-way communication with their respective ground stations. Shown here on June 6 are researchers moving to load the verification satellite on...
The Daegu Chimac Festival this week will be held for the first time in three years in the nation's fourth-largest city of Daegu. (Daegu Metropolitan Government)
Daegu Chimac Festival returns for 1st time in 3 years
By Kang Gahui and Lee Jihae
The Daegu Chimac Festival this week will return for the first time in three years in the nation's fourth-largest city of Daegu.
The term "chimaek" is a neologism combining the words...
First lady Kim Keon Hee on June 28 looks at a Korean fashion exhibition at the Korean Cultural Center in Madrid, Spain. (Office of 20th President)
Korea.net · First lady Kim hails efforts of Korean Cultural Center in Spain
By Kang Gahui and Lee Jihae
First lady Kim Keon Hee on June 28 visited the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in Madrid, Spain.
She looked around the KCC for about...
By Yoon Sojung and Anais Faure
Photos = Jeon Han
Video = Lee Jun Young
Seoul | June 28, 2022
Antonio Lozano Bustos, a Mexican veteran of the Korean War, on June 28 recalled his experience in the conflict.
"Winter in Korea was hard to bear and sometimes the cold was our worst enemy," he said. "The memories I have from that time are very heavy. But I've never...
President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) on June 28 shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Norman Albanese before their bilateral summit at a hotel in Madrid, Spain. (Office of the 20th President)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Lee Jihae
President Yoon Suk Yeol on June 28 held bilateral talks with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Norman Albanese in Madrid, Spain, the first event on the president's official schedule on...
The Yun Family House in the Ogin-dong neighborhood of Seoul's Jung-gu District is the site of the so-called "Namsangol staycation."
By Yoo Yeon Gyeong and Kim Hayeon
Photos = Seoul Metropolitan Government
With summer approaching, Hanok (traditional architecture) homes in Namsangol Hanok Village of Seoul's Jung-gu District will be opened to the public.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on June 27 said its "Namsangol Vacance" program through Aug. 28 will run in the...
President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee on June 27 bid farewell before boarding the presidential plane Code One at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Province, to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Madrid, Spain. (Jeon Han)
Korea.net · President Yoon leaves for NATO summit in his diplomatic debut
By Kim Eun-young and Lee Jihae
President Yoon Suk Yeol on June...
The Ministry of Health and Welfare on June 27 said 146,000 people from overseas visited Korea last year to seek medical treatment. The photo shows a foreign patient receiving hanbang (traditional Korean medicine) at Nasaret International Hospital in Incheon. (Incheon Tourism Organization)
By Aisylu Akhmetzianova and Yoon Sojung
Despite the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, the number of patients from abroad who visited Korea for medical...
Colombian Minister of Culture Angelica Mayolo Obregon on June 7 holds an exclusive interview with Korea.net at the Colombian Embassy in Seoul's Jongno-gu District.
By Anais Faure and Elias Molina with contribution from Lee Yu Rim and Jeong Mi Kyung
Photos = Jeon Han and Minister Angelica Mayolo Obregon's Twitter account.
Video = Kim Sunjoo and Lee Jun Young
Colombian Minister of Culture Angelica Mayolo Obregon says, "Korea is a wonderful...
Up-and-coming classical music artists participating in the Korean National Symphony Orchestra's annual International Orchestra Academy on June 21 undergo orientation at the Association of Korean National Arts Companies' orchestra studio of Seoul Arts Center in the city's Seocho-gu District.
By Yoo Yeon Gyeong and Lee Jihae
Photos = Korean National Symphony Orchestra
The Korean National Symphony Orchestra (KNSO) has selected 42 domestic and foreign up-and-coming classical music artists for its annual International Orchestra Academy.
The KNSO...
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 Gyeonggi Sinawi Orchestra in September will hold performances in Austria to mark the 130th anniversary of Korea's ties with the European country. Shown is the orchestra greeting the audience in December last year. (Orchestra's official Facebook page)
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Jihae
Video = official YouTube channel of cultural dept. of Korean Embassy in Austria
Korea and Austria will hold cultural exchange events to commemorate the...
The government in March this year sent 40 tons of urgent medical supplies to Ukraine. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kim Eun-young and Yoon Sojung
The government has pledged an additional USD 50 million in humanitarian aid to war-torn Ukraine.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul on June 21 announced the assistance, saying, "To Considering the growing suffering of the Ukrainian people and refugees...
The domestically developed space rocket, KSLV-II, aka Nuri, at 7:20 a.m. on June 20, the day before its scheduled launch, is being moved from the Naro Space Center's rocket assembly building to the launch site in Goheung-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province. (Korea Aerospace Research Institute's official Facebook)
By Jung Joo-ri and Lee Jihae
The domestically developed space rocket, KSLV-II, aka Nuri, on June 21 will make its...
President Yoon Suk Yeol (center in the third row) on June 19 poses for photos with neighbors he invited from Yongsan-gu District of Seoul to a housewarming party at the grass garden in front of the presidential office building in the capital. (Office of the 20th President)
Korea.net · President Yoon invites 400 guests to housewarming party
By Park Hye Ri and Yoon Sojung
Video = Official...
King Sejong Institute, which provides education on the Korean language and culture worldwide, will open 23 additional branches in 19 countries this year. Shown are institute students practicing Korean calligraphy in Vilnius, Lithuania. (King Sejong Institute Foundation)
King Sejong Institute to add 23 branches in 19 countries this year
By Kang Gahui and Lee Jihae
King Sejong Institute, which provides Korean-language education throughout the world, will open this...
The Hangang Project Headquarters of the Seoul Metropolitan Government on June 15 said outdoor swimming pools at parks around the Hangang River will be reopened for the first time in three years. Shown is the outdoor pool at Ttukseom Hangang Park in a photo taken before 2019.
By Joung Haseung
Photos = Hangang Project Headquarters of Seoul Metropolitan City
Outdoor swimming pools at parks around the Hangang River in Seoul...
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 women's national sabre fencing team on June 15 pose for photos after winning the 2022 Asian Fencing Championships at Olympic Fencing Gymnasium of Olympic Park in Seoul's Songpa-gu District. The squad defeated Japan, 45-39, to secure the gold. From left are Kim Ji-yeon, Choi Soo-yeon, Yoon Ji-su and Kim Jeong-mi.
By Aisylu Akhmetzianova and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Official Facebook account of International...
Statistics Korea on June 15 in a report on May job trends said the number of employed last month rose 935,000 year on year to 28.48 million. Shown are jobseekers on June 9 at this year's Suwon Job Fair hosted by Suwon Sports Complex in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Suwon City Hall)
By Xu Aiying and Lee Jihae
Last month saw 935,000 more jobs than in May last year.
Statistics Korea on June 15 said...