The 12th-century “Gilt-silver Ewer with Basin” from the Goryeo Dynasty, owned by the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, is part of the exhibition “Goryeo: the Glory of Korea” at the National Museum of Korea Dec. 4, 2018, to March 3, 2019.
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Young Shin
Photos = National Museum of Korea
Seoul | Dec. 03, 2018
The Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), from whose name...
KOCIS begins distributing its 2019 calendar on Dec. 3. The calendar is centered on activities that non-Koreans put on their bucket list during their stay in Korea. (Kim Sunjoo)
By Kim Hyelin and Lee Hana
Going to a K-pop concert, taking pictures at the DMZ, touring palaces, and visiting Jeju Island—these are among the top bucket list items for tourists visiting Korea.
On Dec. 3,...
President Moon Jae-in (right) and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Dec. 4 exchange a handshake prior to their summit at Cordis Hotel in Auckland.
By Park Gil-ja and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae Facebook
President Moon Jae-in and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Dec. 4 agreed to bolster cooperation in science and technology, the defense industry and research on...
President Moon Jae-in on Dec. 1 answers questions from journalists during a news briefing inside the presidential plane while flying to New Zealand from Argentina after attending the G20 Leaders’ Summit.
By Park Gil-ja and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in on Dec. 1 said the possibility remains open for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to make a reciprocal visit...
Eleven Southeast and South Asian countries on Dec. 3 were granted multiple-entry visas for short-term visits to Korea. Pictured is an immigration checkpoint at Incheon International Airport. (Korea.net DB)
By Park Hye Ri and Lee Hana
The nationals of 11 Southeast and South Asian countries from Dec. 3 can apply for multiple-entry visas for short-term visits to Korea.
The decision is part of the Moon...
A new promotional video released by Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), a subsidiary of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, on Dec. 3 features the Footbridge of Peace in Panmunjeom Truce Village that President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walked on during their inter-Korean summit on April 27.
By Kim Young Shin
Photos = Korean Culture...
Ambassador of New Zealand to Korea Philip Turner on Nov. 29 spoke of the high potential for cooperation between Wellington and Seoul, saying that the two countries pursue shared values.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Jeon Han
Video = Kim Sunjoo, Choi Taesoon
“Korea is an icon in the Asia Pacific for democracy, human rights and a free press,” said New Zealand Ambassador to Korea Philip Turner,...
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kim Hyun-mee (second from right) inspects the train that inter-Korean joint inspection team will take from Seoul Station in Yongsan-gu, Seoul to Sinuiju in North Korea on Nov. 30. (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)
By Park Hye Ri and Hahm Hee-eun
The 28 South Korean members of the inter-Korean railway inspection team took a train from Seoul...
South Korean player Park Jong-ah (front) and North Korean player Kim Un-hyang (back row, fifth from left), members of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Ice Hockey Team, are being awarded at the ANOC Awards, in the Tokyo Prince Hotel on Nov. 28. (Korean Sport & Olympic Committee)
By Kim Young Shin and Kim Minji
The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) awarded trophies to figure skater...
Korean dessert varieties are featured at the Korean Dessert Table, part of the “Seoul Dessert Show,” at COEX, Gangnam-gu District, Seoul, on Nov. 28. The photo shows a dessert table served with a cup of buckwheat tea, Gaeseong juak fried rice cake, white rice cake and sugared red ginseng.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Seoul | Nov. 28, 2018
“Delicious and chewy,” “seemingly familiar but...
Korea’s locally developed space rocket engine Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2 Nuri test-launches at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, Jeollanam-do Province on Nov. 28.
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
Photo & video = Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Korea successfully test-launched its homegrown Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2 (KSLV-2) Nuri at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, Jeollanam-do Province on Nov. 28. The critical rocket...
President Moon Jae-in (right) and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis shake hands before the start of their meeting in Prague on Nov. 28.
By Park Gil-ja and Lee Hana
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in, on a three-nation trip that will take him to Argentina for the annual G-20 summit, arrived in the Czech Republic on Nov. 28, and held a meeting with...
Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Jose Angel Gurria gives a keynote address at the 6th OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy in Songdo Convensia Center, Incheon, on Nov. 27.
By Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Songdo | Nov. 28, 2018Policymakers and scholars from around the globe gathered at the 6th OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge...
Financial authorities attend the opening ceremony of the Invest Korea Week 2018 held at the Grand InterContinental hotel in Gangnam-gu District, Seoul on Nov. 6. (Korean Trade-Investment Promotion Agency)
By Xu Aiying and Kim Young Shin
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) arriving into Korea has hit an all-time high.
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on Nov. 28 that FDI commitments to Korea reached...
Unification ministry spokesperson Baik Tae Hyun briefs the press about the schedule for the opening of the South Korea-North Korea joint liaison office at the Government Complex Seoul on Sept. 12. (Ministry of Unification)
By Oh Hyun-woo and Yoon Sojung
The railway connection project between the two Korea got a green light after a four-month delay due to the sanctions from the international community,...
The number of foreign tourists in Korea is rising again. The photo shows Japanese tourists waiting in a line to enter the Line Friends Store in Hongdae in June. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Eun-young and Hahm Hee-eun
The number of tourist visiting Korea, which had been lagging throughout last year, is rapidly recovering this year.
According to the Korea Tourism Organization on Nov. 22, the...
Chief economist Laurence Boone of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) briefs the press about the organization’s Economic Outlook at the OCED headquarters in Paris on Nov. 21. (© Hervé Cortinat / OECD)
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) forecasted that Korea’s economic growth is expected to remain close to 3 percent through...
Soldiers from South and North Korea working on the road connection project meet at the Military Demarcation Line in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do Province in November. (Ministry of National Defense)
By Kim Young Shin
The two Koreas connected a tactical road across the Military Demarcation Line inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do Province on Nov. 22 to accelerate the joint project to...
President Moon Jae-in (right) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sept. 25 shake hands ahead of bilateral talks held at the Parker New York Hotel in New York. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
"We must face the truth to build a stable, forward-thinking relationship between Korea and Japan. We should set right our principles of justice by placing ourselves...
President Moon Jae-in takes part in the discussion with leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders Meeting on Nov. 18 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. (Yonhap News)
By Park Gil-ja and Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in flew back home on Nov. 18 after wrapping up his itinerary in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
He attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders...