Three tourists on Dec. 6, 2018, take a group selfie at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. (Jeon Han)
By Kang Gahui and Kim Young Shin
Asian visitors in Seoul consider visits to and shopping in Myeong-dong, a bustling and popular neighborhood in downtown Seoul, the most satisfying while traveling in Korea whereas European and American tourists prefer palaces and historical sites, a recent survey showed.
Seoul...
Three tourists on Dec. 6, 2018, take a group selfie at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. (Jeon Han)
By Kang Gahui and Kim Young Shin
Asian visitors in Seoul consider visits to and shopping in Myeong-dong, a bustling and popular neighborhood in downtown Seoul, the most satisfying while traveling in Korea whereas European and American tourists prefer palaces and historical sites, a recent survey showed.
Seoul...
The heightened mood of peace on the Korean Peninsula attracted more foreign tourists to Korea last year. This photo shows Japanese shoppers lined up at the Line Friends store in Seoul’s trendy Hongdae neighborhood to buy BTS goods. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Minji
The Korea Tourist Organization (KTO) on Jan. 23 said the number of foreign visitors to the country last...
Drone Show Korea 2019 opened on Jan. 24 at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO). First Vice Minister of Science and ICT Mun Mi-ock (third from left) and Vice Minister Cheong Seung-il join visitors in listening to an explanation about the power pack, or a fuel cell battery used in drones, produced by Doosan Mobility Innovation. (Ministry of...
The Presidential Committee on Library and Information Policy on Jan. 23 announced its third comprehensive plan for library development from 2019-23. The photo above shows collections at the National Library of Korea in Sejong Special Autonomous City. (National Library of Korea)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Young Shin
In 2023, Jane Doe, a pregnant woman living in Seoul who has a daughter, visits...
Suh Wook, chief operations director at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Jan. 23 delivers the official stance of the Ministry of National Defense at the ministry's briefing room in Seoul. (Ministry of National Defense)
By Song Baleun and Kim Young Shin
The Ministry of National Defense on Jan. 23 officially warned Japan against its patrol planes flying at low altitude in a threatening...
President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 10 hosts a New Year's news conference at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Park Gil-ja and Kim Young Shin
President Moon Jae-in has made the annual 100 Global Thinkers list of the U.S.-based news site ForeignPolicy.com for the second consecutive year.
Celebrating their tenth anniversary, the annual rankings honor the top 100 global thinkers in 10 categories; the...
Newly naturalized Koreans citizens on Jan. 21 salute the national flag with Justice Minister Park Sang-ki (front row, fourth from the right) in a ceremony at the National Hangeul Museum in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District.
By Min Yea-ji and Kim Minji
Photos = Ministry of Justice
"In the past, I lived with a different background and goals but by becoming a citizen of the Republic of...
Korea on Jan. 22 was announced as the world's most innovative country by the Bloomberg Innovative Index. (Screen capture from Bloomberg website)
By Oh Hyun-woo and Kim Minji
Korea has topped for the sixth straight year the Bloomberg Innovative Index as the world's most innovative nation.
Bloomberg News on Jan. 22 said the country maintained the No. 1 spot with an 87.38 score in the...
According to an annual national image survey conducted by the Korean Culture and Information Service, 2018's top keywords about Korea were "Korean food," "K-pop" and "Korean culture." Most respondents said the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics and the three inter-Korean summits had a positive influence on the country's image abroad. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Hyelin and Kim Young Shin
A survey has found more than...
President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 15 delivers an opening speech at his meeting with business leaders at the Yeongbingwan Guest House of Cheong Wa Dae. The inscription on the wall behind him reads "A nation where business grows, Korea to become a country where everyone can prosper." (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Park Gil-ja and Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 15 asked the...
President Moon Jae-in (second from left) on Jan. 17 looks at the booth of a hydrogen fuel car at Ulsan City Hall ahead of the announcement of the administration’s pro-hydrogen economy policy. (Hyoja-dong Studio)
By Jung Joo-ri and Yoon Sojung
The government on Jan. 17 announced an ambitious plan to foster the hydrogen economy, a crucial sector in the administration's drive to secure future...
Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki on Jan. 16 chairs a meeting on innovative growth strategies at Yangjae Innovation Hub in Seoul. (MOEF)
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
The government on Jan. 16 announced plans to boost innovative growth by fueling the hydrogen economy as well as through projects in big data and artificial intelligence (AI).
In a meeting at Seoul's Yangjae Innovation...
Wang Liqun is a Chinese doctoral student at Pai Chai University in Daejeon who won the Hoseo Literature Award last year for four poems including ”Sleep.”
By Kang Gahui and Kim Minji
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
"There is someone else within me
Someone who is apparently a spy spreading my secrets
One by one he exposes every night
all the secrets I’ve tried hard to conceal"
"Sleep," a poem...
Shown is a screen capture of the video released on Jan. 4 by the Korean Ministry of National Defense to refute Japan's claim that a Korean destroyer’s radar locked on a Japanese patrol ship. (Ministry of National Defense’s YouTube channel)
By Song Baleun and Kim Minji
Korea and Japan have failed to narrow differences in their bilateral row over Tokyo's claim that a Korean...
This photo from on Oct. 20, 2018, shows President Moon Jae-in (left) and Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen holding a summit at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. Both leaders agreed to designate 2019 as the “Year of Culture.” (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Hyelin and Yoon Sojung
Korea and Denmark this year will host a variety of events to commemorate the 60th anniversary of...
An English-language guide to filing year-end tax returns for foreign workers is available on the National Tax Service’s homepage.
By Oh Hyun-woo and Lee Hana
Foreigners who earned income in Korea last year must file their tax returns by Feb. 28 regardless of nationality, country of residence or length of stay in Korea.
A significant change to filing income taxes from last year is that...
Korea Grand Sale 2019, to run from Jan. 17 to Feb. 28, will offer overseas tourists huge discounts and benefits in select sectors like lodging and dining.
By Min Yea-Ji and Yoon Sojung
Photos, Video = Visit Korea Committee
Korea Grand Sale 2019, one of the country's biggest shopping and tourism events of the year, will start Jan. 17 for a 43-day run and feature...
President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 10 speaks in his New Year’s news conference at Cheong Wa Dae.
By Kim Young Deok and Kim Minji
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 10 said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s recent visit to China is "a sign that the second North Korea-U.S. summit is now close."
In his New Year's news conference at Cheong...
Korea from 2019 has banned the use of single-use plastic bags at major supermarkets, with paper bags being offered as alternatives.
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
Photos = Xu Aiying
Seoul | Jan. 9, 2019
A woman who lives alone has begun carrying a tote in her handbag because her nearby supermarket no longer offers plastic bags to carry her groceries. Since the availability of...