Koreans celebrate New Year's Day by eating tteokguk (rice cake soup) with family and playing traditional games. Pictured here is a group of kids playing yutnori, a traditional board game, at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Hyelin and Lee Hana
Since 1979, Korean Cultural Centers (KCCs) have promoted Korea and its culture worldwide through hosting arts and cultural events. The 32 centers in...
People watch the sunset at Taean Beach in Chungcheongnam-do Province, one of the five best places that the Korea National Park Service selected to see the sunset.
By Kim Hwaya
Photos = Korea National Park Service
The Korea National Park Service (KNPS) on Dec. 29 announced its list of the ten best places to watch the sun set and rise.
The best places to enjoy...
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo (sixth from the left) on Dec. 26 hosts a celebratory ceremony at Incheon International Airport with Indonesian national Eko Prasetio (fifth from left), the 17.25 millionth foreigner this year to arrive in Korea, to mark a record-high number of foreign travelers to the nation.
By Xu Aiying and Lee Jihae
Photos = Heo Man-jin, Ministry of...
"Parasite" director Bong Joon-ho on Dec. 19 receives the Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit and actor Song Kang-ho the Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit from Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo at the National Theater Company of Korea. (Heo Man-jin, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Lee Jihae
"Parasite" director Bong Joon-ho on Dec. 19 received the Eungwan Order...
President Moon Jae-in on Dec. 18 gives the keynote address at the Korea-Sweden Business Summit held at Lotte Signiel Seoul. (Cheong Wa Dae's Facebook page)
By Lee Jihae
President Moon Jae-in on Dec. 18 said peace on the Korean Peninsula will create new business challenges and more opportunities for both Korean and Swedish corporations.
At the Korea-Sweden Business Summit held at Lotte Signiel...
Assistant Deputy Minister of Education Seo Yoo-mi on Dec. 17 gives a keynote speech at a forum on the results and remaining tasks of the social policy of President Moon Jae-in's administration in the first half of his term at Seoul's Koreana Hotel. (Ministry of Education)
By Oh Hyun Woo and Kim Minji
A forum on the results and remaining tasks of social policy in the first...
An underground solar garden on Dec. 13 is opened at Seoul's Jonggak Station featuring technology that transfers concentrated solar power from the ground floor to the basement level.
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Video = Choi Taesoon
Seoul | Dec. 13, 2019
Seoul Metropolitan Government on Dec. 13 unveiled an underground solar-powered garden.
Solar Garden, located in the northern underground passage of Jonggak Station, is, as the name suggests, a...
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo on Dec. 11 awards the Geumgwan class of the Order of Cultural Merit, the highest grade of the honor, to Heo Geum-ja, the widow of the late cartoonist Kim Seong-hwan, at the 2019 Korea Content Awards held at the Seoul COEX.
By Kim Hyelin and Kim Hwaya
Photos = Heo Man-jin, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
"Korea became...
Etsuro Totsuka, a Japanese lawyer specializing in human rights, on Dec. 10 gives a speech on victims of forced labor by Japan and international law in the first session of an international symposium held at Hotel President in Seoul. (Kim Sunjoo)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Minji
Seoul | Dec. 10, 2019
"The human rights of victims must be the top priority in the development...
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Dec. 11 embraces Park Hang-seo, head coach of the Vietnamese men's under-22 soccer team, at the prime minister's official residence in Hanoi.
By Park Hye Ri and Kim Minji
Photos = Viet Nam Government Portal
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Dec. 11 invited Park Hang-seo, head coach of the Vietnamese men's soccer team, and the U-22 men's squad to the prime minister's official...
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo (left) and United Arab Emirates Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development Noura Al Kaabi on Dec. 10 pose for a photo at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul after signing a memorandum of understanding on designating 2020 as a year of bilateral cultural exchanges.
By Kim Yeong Deok and Lee Jihae
Seoul...
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Dec. 9 said a recent survey found that 93.3 percent of respondents rated the nation's traditions and relics as "excellent." Pictured here on Nov. 24, 2018, is the snow-covered Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. (Korea.net DB)
By Oh Hyun Woo and Kim Hwaya
The overwhelming majority of Koreans say they are proud of their ethnicity, according to the results of a recent survey commissioned by the Ministry of Culture,...
Naganeupseong Folk Village is a fortress village from the Joseon Dynasty era (1392-1910) in Suncheon, Jeollnam-do Province. In 1983, it was designated Historic Site No. 302 by the government. (Korea.net DB)
By Lee Hana
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Dec. 10 announced its list of this year's stars of Korean tourism.
In its annual ceremony for the Stars of Korean Tourism Awards at Seoul's Shilla Hotel, the ministry...
The world's first geostationary environmental monitoring satellite Chollian 2B, which monitors fine dust and the marine environment, is unveiled on Dec. 4. The photo shows the assembled satellite. (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
By Oh Hyun Woo and Kim Minji
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute on Dec. 4 unveiled the world's first geostationary environmental monitoring satellite Chollian 2B made with domestic technology.
The Ministry of Science and...
President Moon Jae-in on Dec. 5 gives a speech at a ceremony for the 2019 Trade Day held at the Seoul COEX. (Hyoja-dong Studio)
By Lee Hana
President Moon Jae-in on Dec. 5 said Korea will not stop until it achieves its goal of becoming one of the world's top four exporters by 2030, affirming his administration's support for the trade and commerce industries.
At a ceremony for the 2019...
Korean and Japanese reporters on Dec. 4 attend the forum "The Media's Role for a Solution to Korea-Japan Conflict" held at the Seoul Press Center and analyze how the media in both countries are covering the Korea-Japan conflict and come up with solutions. (Kim Eun-young)
By Kim Eun-young and Lee Jihae
Seoul | Dec. 4, 2019
Korean and Japanese media professionals and specialists on Dec....
The Korea-Turkey Friendship Choir and Ankara Kent Orchestra will perform on Dec. 14 at a municipal performance hall in Ankara, Turkey. (KCC Turkey)
By Kim Hyelin and Lee Jihae
Since 1979, Korean Cultural Centers (KCCs) have promoted Korea and its culture worldwide through hosting arts and cultural events. The 32 centers in 27 countries support Korean heritage and art exhibitions, traditional music and dance...
President Moon Jae-in (sixth from left in first row) on Nov. 26 poses for a photo with the leaders from the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the ASEAN-ROK Startup Summit, a side event of the 2019 ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit. From left in the first row are Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn, Lao...
Members of Indonesian media on Nov. 25 put halal food on their plates at the restaurant of the Media Center at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO) during the 2019 ASEAN-ROK Commemorative summit.
By Kim Young Deok and Kim Hwaya
Photos = Kim Young Deok
Busan | Nov. 25, 2019
"I didn’t expect Korea, a non-Muslim country, to prepare halal food."
Fadjar djoko Santoso, an Indonesian reporter...
Korean special forces on Nov. 21 hold a demonstration of an anti-terrorism operation at BEXCO four days before the 2019 ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit.
By Jeon Han and Lee Jihae
Photos = The Protection and Security Office
Korean special forces on Nov. 21 held a national anti-terrorism drill at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO) four days before the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)-ROK...