The actors present “Kokdu,” a gugak musical that portrays the story of kkokdu or kokdu, the guardian spirit, on Nov. 15.
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Young Shin
Photos = National Gugak Center
Seoul | Nov. 13, 2018
“Please take care of my grandmother on her last journey, Kokdu.” said Su-min, a young girl who held on to the wooden sculpture that hung on her grandmother’s...
High school students gather at Choong Ang High School, Jongno-gu District, Seoul, to cheer their seniors who take the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) and wish them good luck on the morning of Nov. 15. (Kim Hyelin)
By Lee Kyoung-mi, Kim Hyelin, <fontcolor="#0070c0">Yoon Sojung </fontcolor="#0070c0">and Kim Minji
Video = Kim Hyelin
Seoul | Nov 15, 2018
At 6 a.m. on Nov. 15, Choong Ang High School, Jongno-gu District, Seoul,...
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (left) and President Moon Jae-in shake hands before their meeting in Singapore on Nov. 15. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Young Shin
President Moon Jae-in and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence held a meeting in Singapore on Nov. 15 to discuss strengthening Seoul-Washington ties.
“It is definitely the power of Korea-U.S. alliance that lead North Korea into direct...
President Moon Jae-in poses for photos with leaders of the East Asia Summit on Nov. 15 at Suntec Singapore Convention Center in Singapore.
By Park Gil-ja and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in strengthened cooperation with leaders of Asia-Pacific countries for the peace process on the Korean Peninsula and the New Southern Policy of his administration.
He discussed cooperation with heads of...
‘NEO’ is a robot railway police that has been developed by FUTUREROBOT Corporation. The robot was introduced to the public during the Korea Innovative Safety & Security Expo 2018 at the KINTEX Convention Center in Goyang City, Gyeonggi-do Province on Nov. 14.
By Park Hye Ri and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Park Hye Ri
Goyang City | Nov. 15, 2018
Security and safety products using the Fourth...
President Moon Jae-in and Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam (left) hold a summit at Suntec Singapore Convention Center on Nov. 14 on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summits.
By Kang Gahui and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in discussed cooperation for the New Southern Policy with the leaders of Brunei Darussalam and Laos on Nov....
President Moon Jae-in (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for photos at Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore on Nov. 14. (Cheong Wa Dae Facebook)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed cooperation for the establishment of peace on the Korean Peninsula and ways to boost bilateral ties.
The two leaders held a summit in Singapore on Nov. 14...
“The Origin of the War,” a new promotional video released by the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) on Nov. 7 delivers the message that peace on the Korean Peninsula will contribute to world peace.
By Kim Young Shin
Photos = Korean Culture and Information Service
“The Origin of the War,” a new video to promote Korea unveiled by the Korean Culture and...
Asia’s largest coffee exhibition, the 17th Seoul International Café Show, was held at the COEX Convention Center in Seoul from Nov. 8 to 11. This year, more than 600 companies from 40 countries participated in the fair.
By Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Hahm Hee-eun
Seoul | Nov. 13, 2018
Did you know that Korea is the seventh largest coffee importing country in the world? With...
By Oh Hyun Woo and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Korea National Park Service
Video = Korea National Park ServiceThe red sunset glow over Bukhansan National Park, the glittering stars and the twinkling lights of the lighthouse at Hallyeohaesang National Park, and a picturesque scene of lotus flowers at Juwangsan National Park: these are the views that are captured in prize-winning photos of the 17th...
Soldiers load boxes packed with tangerines to be sent to the North on a South Korean cargo plane at Jeju Airport on Nov. 11. (Ministry of National Defense)
By Kang Gahui and Yoon Sojung
South Korea sent 200 tons of tangerines, a local specialty produced on Jeju Island, to the North.
This is a gift from the South in return for the North’s gift of...
Deoksugung Palace is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Seoul.
By Kang Gahui and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Jeon Han
Research has shown that overseas sightseers who visit Korea seem to be more satisfied when visiting both Seoul and local areas.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization announced on Nov. 7 the result of joint research on the satisfaction...
Director Kim Tae-hoon of KOCIS (fourth from left) and Argentinean Secretary of State for Culture in the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Culture Pablo Avelluto (fifth from left) hold a tape cutting ceremony at the new Korean Culture Center in Buenos Aires on Nov. 7. (Korean Cultural Center in Argentina)
By Kim Hyelin and Lee Hana
A new cultural center for all things...
Minister of the Interior and Safety Kim Boo Kyum addresses the ministerial roundtable of the Open Government Partnership Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting 2018 at the Westin Chosun Hotel, Seoul, Nov. 6. (Ministry of the Interior and Safety)
By Kim Young Deok and Yoon Sojung
Korea was ranked 25th in this year’s government confidence assessment carried out by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
The...
South and North Korea jointly investigate the waterway at the estuary of Han River by the north side of Gyodong-do Island in Ganghwa-gun County, Incheon on Nov. 5. The ship from the North (left) and South both have white and red flags, which signifies that they are research ships. (The Korea Defense Daily Jo Yong-hak)
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
Seoul and...
The Open Government Partnership Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting opened on Nov. 5 at the Westin Chosun Hotel, Seoul. Panel discussion speakers introduce cases of the open government partnership practices from their home countries.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Jeon Han
Seoul | Nov. 5, 2018
Governments and civic groups of the Asia-Pacific region gathered in Seoul to share outcomes of the open government commitment of their...
South and North Korea held sports talks at the liaison office in Gaeseong, North Korea on Nov. 2. (Ministry of Unification)
By Park Hye-ri and Kim Young Shin
Two Koreas agreed to officially inform the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of the intent to co-host the 2032 Summer Olympics.
A South Korean delegation headed by Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Roh Tae-kang and...
The Cultural Heritage Administration announced on Nov. 1 that 'Jang Damgeugi (Making Soybean Paste)' is to be registered as an intangible cultural property. The photo shows how meju, the bricks of fermented soybeans, are dried before storage.
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Korea Tourism Organization
Korea’s representative fermentation recipe, 'Jang Damgeugi (Making Soybean Paste)' is designated a national intangible cultural property.
Jang damgeugi refers to the whole process of fermenting...
The 2nd Asian Literature Festival 2018, to be held in Gwangju from Nov. 6 to 9, invites Asian writers to talk about peace in Asia. Clockwise from top left: Korean writer Han Kang, Mongolian poet Damdinsuren Uriankhai, Vietnamese novelist Bao Ninh, Bangladeshi writer Shaheen Akhtar, Chinese novelist Yan Lianke and Japanese writer Sakiyama Tami. (Asia Culture Center)
By Lee Kyoung-Mi and Kim Young...
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Special Envoy Angelina Jolie (left) and Minister of Justice Park Sang-ki hold a meeting at the ministry’s office in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do Province on Nov. 4.
By Kim Young Shin
Photos = UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Actress Angelina Jolie thanked Korean government for supporting Yemeni refugees on Jeju Island.
Jolie, on a visit to Korea as a special envoy...