Minister of Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yong (second from left) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on March 24 celebrate the launch of the "2020-2021 Year of Mutual Exchange between Korea and Russia" during the opening ceremony for the year at the Westin Chosun Seoul in the city's Jung-gu District. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kim Yeojin and Yoon Sojung
Korea and Russia on March...
Costa Rican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship Rodolfo Solano Quiros in a March 18 interview with Korea.net proposed a green and inclusive approach as the only way to overcome the COVID-19-induced economic crisis. He is shown here delivering a speech on March 17 at the Korea-LAC (Latin America and the Caribbean) Digital Cooperation Forum held at Lotte Hotel...
A big clock set up on March 22 at Seoul Plaza is designed to count down the remaining 69 days until the opening of the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals (P4G) 2030 Summit slated for May 30-31. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Elena Kubitzki and Lee Jihae
A big clock in Seoul is counting down the time until the opening of the...
President Moon Jae-in (middle) on March 18 poses for a photo with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (right) at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae Facebook)
By Xu Aiying and Lee Jihae
President Moon Jae-in on March 18 hosted a meeting with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, saying, "We will continue to...
Incheon International Airport on March 29 marked its 20th anniversary with an event held at Millennium Hall of Terminal 1. (Jeon Han)
By Kim Yeojin and Yoon Sojung
Incheon International Airport Corp. on March 29 hosted an event to celebrate the airport's 20th anniversary at Millennium Hall of Terminal 1 and announce its "2030+ New Vision."
The vision contains the corporation's goals to build a...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yong on March 17 delivers a keynote speech at the Korea-LAC (Latin America and the Caribbean) Digital Cooperation Forum held at Lotte Hotel Seoul.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Jeon Han
Seoul | March 17, 2021
An international forum in Seoul has proposed bolstering digital cooperation between Korea and Central and South American countries.
The 2021 Korea-LAC (Latin America and the...
Cheong Wa Dae on March 15 said President Moon Jae-in will get vaccinated against COVID-19 on March 23. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Elias Molina and Lee Jihae
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook on March 23 will receive the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 ahead of their attendance at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in the U.K. in June.
Cheong Wa Dae Spokesperson Kang Min-seok on March 15...
The Seoul Metropolitan Government from March 22-27 will hold this year's Seoul Fashion Week online. The photo shows the poster for this year's fashion week featuring actor Bae Doona, who is also an ambassador for the event. (Seoul Fashion Week)
By Yoon Hee Young
The Seoul Metropolitan Government from March 22-27 will hold the 2021 F/W Seoul Fashion Week online.
In a break from its...
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on March 10 said it signed an agreement with fiber manufacturer Hyosung TNC and used discarded transparent plastic bottles to make apparel including clothes and bags. (Seoul Metropolitan Government)
By Sarah Oqelee and Yoon Hee Young
Discarded transparent plastic bottles have been reborn as fashion items in Seoul.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on March 10 said it signed an agreement with textile manufacturer Hyosung TNC and...
The daily USA Today on March 5 said hanwoo (high-grade domestic beef) is "the best meat on earth" with "a perfect balance." The photo shows grilled hanwoo and deodeok (bellflower roots) from Gaon, a Michelin three-star restaurant in Seoul specializing in Korean cuisine. (Korea.net DB)
By Yoon Hee Young
"Forget wagyu and Kobe."
This is the subheadline of a USA Today article posted on March 5 featuring hanwoo (premium Korean beef).
In her article titled "Why Korean Hanwoo...
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on March 5 asked foreign residents of the city to get pre-screened for COVID-19 and receive information on related support. The photo shows a temporary screening clinic in front of Seoul Station. (Korea.net DB)
By Lee Jihye and Lee Jihae
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has urged the city's estimated 240,000 foreign residents to get pre-screened for COVID-19.
The city on March 5 urged participation by expats in the pre-screening...
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on March 3 said an online K-pop concert hall will be opened in October at The K Art Hall (pictured) of Seoul's Olympic Park. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Xu Aiying and Yoon Hee Young
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on March 3 said an online and immersive K-pop concert venue will be built at The K...
President Moon Jae-in on March 1 gives a speech at a ceremony marking the 102nd March First Independence Movement Day at Seoul's Tapgol Park.
By Kim Minji
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae's Facebook page
President Moon Jae-in on March 1 said he is "always ready" for bilateral dialogue with Japan.
At a ceremony for the 102nd March First Independence Movement Day at Seoul's Tapgol...
A video promoting the nation's image titled "For a Better Life, For Our Wonderland" has received a positive response abroad since its release on Feb. 22 by the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. (KOCIS)
By Lee Jihye, Yoon Hee Young and Kim Minji
A video promoting the nation's image titled "For a Better Life, For...
Yuji Hosaka, a professor of political science at Sejong University in Seoul, blasted Harvard Law School professor J. Mark Ramseyer's paper on "comfort women," saying, "I felt that the author wrote about a theory with no factual evidence, and his paper seems more like fiction, not a thesis." (Korea.net DB)
By Yoon Sojung
A Seoul-based scholar of Korea-Japan relations says the recent...
Jennifer Linley Taylor, the granddaughter of American journalist Albert W. Taylor, who first reported in 1919 the March First Independence Movement to the world, on Feb. 25 walks around Dilkusha in the Haengchon-dong neighborhood of Seoul's Jongno-gu District. Meaning "a palace of a heart's delight" in Sanskrit, Dilkusha is a house that the correspondent built in Seoul and lived in.
By Xu Aiying, Yoon Hee Young and Lee Jihye
Seoul...
The National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul on Feb. 26 will livestream the annual festival for the first full moon of the lunar new year on its YouTube channel. (National Folk Museum of Korea)
By Kim Hyelin and Lee Hana
To mark the first full moon of the lunar new year, the National Folk Museum of Korea on Feb. 26 will livestream the festival Jeongwol Daeboreum on its official YouTube channel.
The event falls...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yong on Feb. 24 holds a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on the advancement and expansion of bilateral relations and cooperation. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Sarah Oqelee and Yoon Sojung
Minister of Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yong on Feb. 24 held a telephone conversation in the afternoon with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif.
The Ministry...
Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun (second from right) on Feb. 24 watches the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines leave the manufacturing facility of pharmaceutical manufacturer SK Bioscience Co. in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province.
By Kim Eun-young and Lee Hana
Photos = Prime Minister's Secretariat Flickr account
The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines in Korea arrived on Feb. 24 ahead of the country's launch this week of nationwide inoculation, coming some 13 months...
The National Museum of Korea from Feb. 23 through March 8 is displaying O.N. Denny's Taegeukgi (National Registered Cultural Heritage No. 382), the oldest surviving prototype of the national flag, to mark the 102nd anniversary of the March First Independence Movement. (National Museum of Korea)
By Xu Aiying and Yoon Hee Young
O.N. Denny's Taegeukgi, the oldest surviving prototype of the national flag and designated National Registered Cultural Heritage No. 382, is...