The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee are jointly running the site Team Korea House during the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
By Park Hye Ri and Lee Jihae
Photos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee on July 15 launched the online service "Team Korea House" (www.teamkoreahouse.com),...
The National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul displays items used by Koreans from the 17th to the 20th centuries to ward off the summer heat. (Yang Seon-ah)
By Lee Jihae
How did Koreans back in the day endure the heat when the country lacked air conditioners or refrigerators?
"Korean Traditional Daily Life," a permanent exhibition at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul's Jongno-gu District, answers this question.
This...
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee on July 9 answers questions from foreign correspondents in Seoul at the Foreign Press Center in the capital's Jung-gu District.
By Elias Molina and Yoon Hee Young
Photos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee on July 9 said the nation's digital capacity as shown by Hallyu content and the response...
Kimchi, a staple of Korean cuisine, has grown popular among gourmets worldwide as "tasty fermented food." The spicy condiment can stand on its own but also goes so great with other foods. Kimchi as a secondary ingredient can enhance the taste of a dish or can create a new dish as the main ingredient.
This is the tenth and final installment...
A public restroom with a sanitation system and built 150 years ago was excavated at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul.
By Yoon Hee Young
Photos = Ganghwa National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage
The remains of a public restroom believed to have been built about 150 years ago have been found in Seoul at Gyeongbokgung Palace, which was built during the Joseon Dynasty.
The Ganghwa National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage...
The Bank of Korea on July 7 said the current account surplus in May reached the provisional figure of USD 10.76 billion. Park Yang-su, director general of the central bank's Economic Statistics Department, on the same day elaborates on the black figure at the bank's headquarters in Seoul's Jung-gu District. (Bank of Korea)
By Oh Hyun Woo and Lee Jihae
The current account balance in May recorded a surplus for the 13th...
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on July 2 upgraded Korea's status from a developing economy to a developed one. The photo is of the 24th session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development on May 17 that UNCTAD headquarters hosted in Geneva, Switzerland. (UNCTAD)
By Jung Joo-ri and Lee Jihae
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)...
Sejong University professor Yuji Hosaka (pictured) has published a paper to rebut the claims of J. Mark Ramseyer, a professor at Harvard Law School, that sex slaves of Japan before and during World War II were willing "prostitutes." The paper is included in the May 30 edition of the Journal of East Asia and International Law published by the...
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki on June 28 speaks to a joint briefing on the government's economic policy for the second half of the year with relevant government agencies at Government Complex-Seoul. From left are Minister of SMEs and Startups Kwon Chil-seung, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Moon SungWook, Deputy Prime Minister Hong, Minister of Employment...
Students take a mock version of the Sejong Korean Language Assessment at the King Sejong Institute in Hangzhou, China. (King Sejong Institute Foundation)
By Kim Minji
The King Sejong Institute Foundation from next year will launch the Sejong Korean Language Assessment (SKA).
The foundation on June 28 said SKA evaluates overall skills in Korean such as speaking, listening, reading and writing from beginner to intermediate...
President Moon Jae-in on June 25 speaks at the virtual summit of the fourth Korea-Central American Integration System (SICA) at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae's official Facebook page)
By Kim Eun-young and Lee Jihae
President Moon Jae-in on June 25 held an online summit with member states of SICA, or the Central American Integration System, and agreed on a plan to form a comprehensive cooperative relationship between both...
Korean Ambassador to Austria Shin Chae-hyun (left) on June 23 takes a photo with Austrian nurses Marianne Stoger (second from left) and Margaret Pissarek (third from left) after delivering a personal letter, red ginseng and lap blankets from President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook. (Korean Embassy in Vienna)
By Xu Aiying and Kim Minji
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook...
President Moon Jae-in on June 14 speaks at a news conference after his summit with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen at the latter's official residence of the Hofburg in Vienna.
By Jung Joo-ri and Lee Jihae
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae's official Facebook page
President Moon Jae-in on June 14 said during a state visit to Austria that his administration will "actively" push for cooperation in vaccine supply to North Korea...
President Moon becomes 1st Korean leader to visit Austria
Jun 14, 2021
President Moon Jae-in on June 13 attends the third session of an extended meeting with leaders of the Group of Seven economies in Cornwall, the U.K. From left are President Moon, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Joe Biden.
By Kim Eun-young and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae's official Facebook...
The Ministry of Education on June 10 announced the development of a Korean-language curriculum for elementary and middle school students abroad and producing textbooks based on the curriculum. (King Sejong Institute in Santiago, Chile)
By Joung Haseung
A textbook incorporating BTS hits and music videos is under development for elementary and middle school students abroad who are learning Korean.
The Ministry of Education on June 10 announced the...
By Kim Hyelin and Lee Jihae
Video = Lee JunYoung
Walking under the scorching sun, a person enters a convenience store, buys one bottled water and takes a sip. The bottle is soon empty, so she puts the cap back on and throws it away in a can marked "PET" (polyethylene terephthalate). This is when the journey of the plastic bottle's transformation into a high-added value recyclable resource begins.
PET bottles have light properties and are malleable. If separated...
By Kim Yeojin and Lee Jihae
Video = National Library of Korea
A copy of Donguibogam (Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine), the classic textbook on traditional Korean medicine and national treasure written by the 17th-century royal physician Heo Jun of the Joseon Dynasty, is hard for the public to see.
But the section Shilgam Seojae (a title that literally means "Realistic Study" in English) at the National Library of Korea in Seoul's Seocho-gu District allows...
By Kim Yeojin and Lee Jihae
Video = National Library of Korea
A copy of Donguibogam (Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine), the classic textbook on traditional Korean medicine and national treasure written by the 17th-century royal physician Heo Jun of the Joseon Dynasty, is hard for the public to see.
But the section Shilgam Seojae (a title that literally means "Realistic Study" in English) at the National Library of Korea in Seoul's Seocho-gu District allows...
First lady Kim Jung-sook on May 26 tries separating and disposing of plastic bottles with two elementary school students at "Tong's Vintage: The Strange Tongui General Store," a special exhibition of the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Seoul Summit, after looking around the event. (Cheong Wa Dae's Facebook page)
By Lee Jihae and Park Hye Ri
First lady Kim Jung-sook on May 26 visited...
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki on May 25 gives the opening speech of the special session of the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Seoul Summit. (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
By Jung Joo-ri and Lee Jihae
The government by 2025 will invest KRW 73.4 trillion, or 3.8% of GDP, in Green New Deal projects.
Deputy...