Director Bong Joon-ho and the cast members of "Parasite" on May 28 hold a media briefing after an advance media screening at the theater CGV Yongsan in Seoul. The movie on May 25 won the Palme d'Or, the top award of the Cannes Film Festival.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Lee Jihae
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Seoul | May 28, 2019
Fresh from winning the top award...
Korea from May 29-31 will share the results of its government innovation at the sixth Open Government Partnership (OPG) in Ottawa, Canada. This photo shows the OPG Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting 2018 hosted in November last year by Seoul. (Ministry of the Interior and Safety)
By Kim Young Deok and Kim Minji
Korea from May 29-31 will share the results of its government innovation with...
By Xu Aiying and Kim Hwaya
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Video = Choi Tae-soon
Seoul | May 23, 2019
The Spanish Cypress, the Australian boab and the South African bottle trees. All of this exotic greenery, its their fresh summer green, can be seen at Seoul Botanic Park.
A combination of a park and a botanical garden, this venue was officially opened on May 1 in the western Seoul...
President Moon Jae-in on May 24 congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his re-election via Facebook. This photo taken in February shows the president (left) and Modi at Lotte World Tower in Seoul. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Park Hye Ri and Kim Minji
President Moon Jae-in on May 24 posted a Facebook message congratulating Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his re-election.
"The people of India...
Duty-free shops at the arrival halls of Incheon International Airport will open on May 31. Pictured is an artist's conception of the Entas Duty-Free shop at the airport's Arrival Hall 2. (Incheon International Airport Corp.)
By Oh Hyun Woo and Lee Jihae
Incoming passengers at Incheon International Airport from May 31 can shop at duty-free stores at arrival areas.
The Korea Customs Service said the...
Attendants on May 23 pay a silent tribute at the memorial service for the tenth death anniversary of former President Roh Moo-hyun in Bongha Village of Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do Province. From left are the late president's son Roh Geon-ho, Roh's widow Kwon Yang-sook, first lady Kim Jung-sook and former U.S. President George W. Bush.
By Kim Hwaya
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
A memorial...
Gwangju Metropolitan City and the organizing committee for the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships are in the final stages of preparation for the competition, which starts on July 12.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Lee Jihae
Photos = The Organizing Committee of the 18th FINA World Championships Gwangju 2019
The 2019 World Aquatics Championships, to be hosted by the southwestern city of Gwangju from July...
The Swiss Embassy in Seoul's new building is a reinterpretation of a Hanok (traditional Korean house). (Kim Sunjoo)
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Hwaya
Seoul | May 16, 2019
The Swiss Embassy in Seoul has unveiled its new building that reinterprets a Hanok (traditional Korean house) in the capital's Jongno-gu District.
The cold, concrete door resembles a steel fortress and leads to a courtyard. Buttressed by...
Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, Princess Mary, are in Korea for three days this week to celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea and Denmark.
On May 21, the royal couple attended a Korean-Danish Business Conference held at Seoul's Shilla Hotel, focusing on agreements in seven different sectors.
Their royal highnesses participated in seminars and activities throughout...
Since 2014, Diya Mitra of the U.K. has been a Korea.net Honorary Reporter. (Korea.net DB)
By Yoon Sojung
The induction ceremony for the eighth group of Korea.net Honorary Reporters on May 20 in Seoul saw a combined 591 applicants from 73 countries.
The ceremony this year had added meaning since May 20 was Together Day, a commemorative occasion in Korea designated in the...
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook on May 18 lay flowers at the May 18 National Cemetery in Gwangju. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Minji and Kim Hwaya
A ceremony to commemorate the 39th anniversary of the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement of 1980 took place on the morning of May 18 at the May 18 National Cemetery in Gwangju.
Under the theme...
President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump on April 11 shake hands at the White House in Washington during their last summit. Both leaders will hold another summit in Seoul in June. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Xu Aiying and Kim Hwaya
President Moon Jae-in in June will host a summit in Seoul with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Cheong Wa Dae Spokesperson Ko Min-jung on...
By Oh Hyun Woo and Kim Hwaya
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Video = Choi Tae-soon
Seoul | May 14, 2019
A middle school student from Japan, a worker from Nepal, a production assistant for Korean entertainment shows from China.
People who seemingly have nothing in common on May 14 gathered at Crown Concert Hall of Kyung Hee University in Seoul to compete in the 22nd World Korean Language Speech...
The Korean Cultural Center in Tokyo, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, has held the exhibition "Monochrome Monologue" and performance "Sounds Are Dancing" to commemorate the occasion.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Lee Jihae
Photos= Lee Kyoung Mi
Tokyo | May 10, 2019
The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in Tokyo is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year as the first of its kind opened in the world...
Chef Karol Okrasa on May 13 introduces traditional Polish liquor made from wild berries during a “master class” cooking show at the Korean Cuisine Culture Center in Seoul’s Jung-gu District.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Seoul | May 13, 2019
Polish culinary celebrity Karol Okrasa believes Korean and Polish food have common features.
"First of all, it's tasty and familiar," he said in talking...
Ramadan, the most sacred month of the year for Muslims, began on May 5 this year. This photo taken on May 7 shows Usadan-ro, known as the only Islamic street in Seoul and located in the capital's Itaewon neighborhood.
By Kim Young Deok and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Kim Young Deok
Seoul | May 7, 2019
Usadan-ro in Seoul's foreign neighborhood of Itaewon on May 7 seemed...
The finals of a K-pop singing and dancing contest will be held from May 11-12 at Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square nearby Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam. This photo taken on April 21 shows a group competing in the preliminaries. (KCC in Hanoi, Vietnam)
Since 1979, Korean Cultural Centers (KCCs) have promoted Korea and its culture worldwide through hosting...
By Jeon Han
Photos = The Independence Hall of Korea
Illustration = Manus Eugune
A trading company in Andong (now Dandong), China, holds a distinctive place in the history of Korea's independence movement.
Yilyungyanghaeng assisted the Korean Provisional Government in transporting weapons, delivering government funds and communicating with activists, playing a vital role in the campaign; the company was located in the same building...
Participants learn K-Pop dance in a class of the 2018 K-pop Academy of Korean Cultural Center in Berlin, Germany.
By Kim Hyelin and Lee Jihae
Photos = Korean Culture and Information Service
The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), an affiliate of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, on May 7 said this year's K-pop Academy will run from May through December to teach...
Ben Bussey, senior NASA exploration scientist (left), Choi Won-ho (middle), director-general of the Space, Nuclear and Big Science Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Science and ICT, and Choi Young-jun, director-general of the Space Science Division of the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, on May 7 pose for a photo following a signing ceremony for the KASI-NASA working...