President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol, who won the nation's 20th presidential election, speaks at the annex to the Korea Banking Institute in the Samcheong-dong neighborhood of Seoul's Jongno-gu District. He gave his thoughts on the proposed relocation of Cheong Wa Dae to the compound of the Ministry of National Defense in the city's Yongsan-gu District.
By Park Hye Ri and Lee Jihae
Photos = 20th presidential transition committee
President-elect Yoon Suk...
Korean Culture and Information Service Director Park Myeongsun on March 17 delivers a speech at the 14th induction ceremony for the volunteer group Friends of Korea.
Korea.net · Volunteer group for correcting misinfo on Korea appoints 70 members
By Kim Hyelin and Yoon Hee Young
Photo and video = Korean Culture and Information Service
The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), an affiliate of the Ministry of Culture,...
President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol (fourth from left) and Ahn Cheol-soo (fifth from left), chairman of the president-elect's transition team, on March 18 hold a signboard hanging ceremony in front of the team's building in the Tongui-dong neighborhood of Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (official website of 20th presidential transition committee)
By Yoo Yeon Gyeong and Lee Jihae
President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol on March 18 launched his presidential...
Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum from March 17-21 will make official visits to Turkey and Qatar. He is shown here on March 15 speaking to a Cabinet meeting at Government Complex-Sejong. (Prime Minister's Secretariat)
By Xu Aiying and Yoon Hee Young
Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum from March 17-21 will visit Turkey and Qatar.
The Prime Minister's Secretariat on March 16 announced his travel schedule and said his...
Michael Chege Mwangi (right) from Kenya on Feb. 23 participates in the Dream Program by skiing at Yongpyong Resort in Pyeongchang-gun County, Gangwon-do Province.
By Kim Hayeon
Photos = Lee Jun Young
Gangneung and Pyeongchang-gun County, Gangwon-do Province
Michael Chege Mwangi from Kenya, who came to Korea for study, had never seen snow until about a year ago. He began his undergraduate studies at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, majoring...
President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol on the morning of March 10 greets the people at the main auditorium of the National Assembly Library in the Yeouido area of Seoul's Yeongdeungpo-gu District. (People Power Party)
Korea.net · President-elect Yoon congratulated by world leaders on election win
By Xu Aiying and Lee Jihae
World leaders have sent via social media congratulatory messages to President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol, who won Korea's 20th presidential...
Candidate Yoon Suk Yeol of the People Power Party on March 10 holds up two bouquets after his election as the nation's 20th president was confirmed at the election situation room of the National Assembly Library in Seoul's Yeouido area. (People Power Party)
Yoon Suk Yeol elected 20th president of Republic of Korea
By Park Hye Ri and Kim Hayeon
Candidate Yoon Suk Yeol of the People Power...
First Vice Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Eog-weon on March 6 chairs the 12th meeting of an emergency government task force on the Ukraine crisis at Government Complex-Seoul. (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
By Xu Aiying and Kim Hayeon
The government will impose export controls on Belarus for the latter's support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The decision came on March 6 at Government Complex-Seoul through the...
Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo on March 1 in Mexico City, Mexico, agreed with Mexican Secretary of Economy Tatiana Clouthier to resume negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement that had been on hold since 2008. (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
By Kim Hyelin and Kim Hayeon
Korea and its largest trading partner in Latin America, Mexico, will resume negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) after a 14-year hiatus.
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and...
The Bank of Korea on March 3 in a preliminary report on gross national income (GNI) in the fourth quarter and all of last year that per capita GNI reached an estimated USD 35,158 last year, up 10.3% from USD 31,881 in 2020. (Bank of Korea)
By Yoo Yeon Gyeong and Yoon Sojung
Per capita gross national income (GNI) last year surpassed USD 35,000...
The domestically developed Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II (KSLV-2), also known as Nuri, on Oct. 21 last year lifts off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province. (President Moon Jae-in's official Facebook account)
By Jung Joo-ri and Kim Hayeon
The second launch of the domestically developed Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II, aka Nuri, is slated for June 15.
The Ministry of Science and ICT on Feb. 25...
Minister of the Interior and Safety Jeon Hae-cheol on Feb. 28 chairs a virtual meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at Government Complex-Seoul. (Ministry of the Interior and Safety)
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Jihae
All multipurpose facilities including restaurants and cafes from March 1 will temporarily halt the vaccine pass system, meaning visitors will not have to enter their QR codes when...
Minister of Health and Welfare Kwon Deok-cheol on Feb. 23 talks to World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at an online event for WHO's Global Biomanufacturing Workforce Training Hub. (Ministry of Health and Welfare)
By Xu Aiying and Kim Hayeon
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Feb. 23 named Korea as the site of its Global Biomanufacturing Workforce Training Hub.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told an online event for the facility that he...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yong on Feb. 22 holds talks with UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay at the organization's headquarters in Paris. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Korea.net · FM tells UNESCO chief of Korea's concern over Japan's Sado mines
By Jung Joo-ri and Yoon Sojung
Minister of Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yong on Feb. 22 told UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay of Korea's strong concern over Japan's bid to...
President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 21 heads to the presidential plane Code One at Cairo International Airport in Egypt after completing his three-Arab nation tour of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. (Cheong Wa Dae's official Facebook page)
By Xu Aiying and Lee Jihae
President Moon has visited 56 countries and held 141 diplomatic meetings over his five-year term since assuming office in...
The Korean Cultural Center in Germany has published a "K-pop dictionary."
Korea.net · Korean Cultural Center in Germany releases 'K-pop dictionary'
By Park Hye Ri and Lee Jihae
Photos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
A "K-pop dictionary" has been published in Germany on words related to Korean pop music.
The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in Germany on Feb. 21 announced the publishing of 1,000 copies of the dictionary to remove language barriers between...
The curfew on restaurants and cafes from Feb. 19 to March 13 will be extended an hour to 10 p.m. (Korea.net DB)
Korea.net · Curfew extended, US magazine lauds Korea's low COVID-19 death toll
By Lee Jihae
The curfew on restaurants and cafes has been extended for an hour from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum on Feb. 18 announced this and other social...
Hanbok, Gyeongbokgung Palace, the Palman Daejanggyeong (Tripitaka Koreana), Baekje Historic Areas and royal cuisine of the Joseon Dynasty plus tteok (rice cake) are this year's five representative items designated to promote Korean cultural heritage to the world.
Korea.net · 5 items designated to promote Korean cultural heritage this year
By Xu Aiying and Yoon Hee Young
Photos = Korea.net DB
Five representative items have been designated this year to promote the value...
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Craft & Design Foundation on Feb. 9 opened "Hanbok Uniform Exhibition" at Culture Station Seoul 284 in the capital's Jung-gu District. Shown are Hanbok-inspired attire for the office and school. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
Korea.net · China says 'Hanbok is traditional Korean Culture': diplomatic sources
By Xu Aiying and Kim Hayeon
Domestic media on Feb. 8 said...
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee (right) on Feb. 7 poses for a photo after talks with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (center) in Beijing, China, on the sidelines of the 2022 Winter Olympics. On the left is Shin Chang-jae, chairman of the organizing committee for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Korea's Gangwon-do Province. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Kim Hayeon
Minister of...