Cuba's first ambassador to Korea, Claudio Monzon Baeza (left), on Jan. 7 poses with Acting President Choi Sang Mok (center), who is deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul after presenting his credentials at Government Complex-Seoul. (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken (left) on Jan. 6 shakes hands with Acting President Choi Sang Mok, who is deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance, at Government Complex-Seoul. (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
By Yoon Sojung
Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Jan. 6...
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on Jan. 6 said cosmetics exports last year set a record-high USD 10.2 billion. Shown are visitors in October 2024 at the K-Beauty Expo held at the Korea International Exhibition Center, aka KINTEX, in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Expo's official website)
By Koh HyunjeongCosmetics exports set a...
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The 2025 Dream Program on Jan. 6 will begin in Pyeongchang-gun County and Gangneung in Gangwon-do Province (State) to help youth athletes from countries with few opportunities in winter sports to experience both the sports and Korean culture. Shown is a group of skaters from last year's program.
By Lee Dasom
Photos: PyeongChang 2018...
Miyuki Hamanoue, a professor of Korean at Kanda University of International Studies in Chiba, Japan, on Oct. 28 smiles during an interview with Korea.net at his office. "Korean is really interesting because of the different language based on age, gender and social class as well as numerous social dialects. I'm a teacher of Korean but still learning it."
Lee Hag-jae (fourth from left), president and CEO of Incheon International Airport Corp., Minister of Land Infrastructure and Transport Park Sangwoo (sixth from left), Rep. Maeng Sungkyu (eighth from left), chairman of the National Assembly's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, and other figures on Nov. 29 pose for a photo at the opening ceremony for...
President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) and his Latvian counterpart Edgars Rinkevics on Nov. 28 pose for a photo at their summit held at the Office of the President in Seoul. (Office of the President)
By Charles Audouin
President Yoon Suk Yeol has agreed with Latvia to strengthen bilateral cooperation in...
The Kimchi Festival London was held on Nov. 23 at St. Bride's Foundation on the British capital's Fleet Street. Shown are Ambassador to the U.K. Yoon Yeocheol (sixth from left), Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Mayor Liz Green (third from left) and Yoon Sook-ja (fifth from left), president of the Traditional Korean Food...
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok on Nov. 27 speaks at a meeting of economy-related ministries on boosting industrial competitiveness at the Korea Semiconductor Industry Association in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
By Charles Audouin
To help overcome the national semiconductor crisis, the government...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul (second from left in front row) on Nov. 26 attends an outreach session for the Indo-Pacific region at the Group of Seven Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Fiuggi, Italy. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Park Hye Ri
Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul has urged...
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Lee Ju-Ho (second from left) on Nov. 25 gives a speech at the ninth ministerial meeting on social affairs at Government Complex-Seoul in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Ministry of Education)
By Charles AudouinA government plan seeks to strategically expand Korean-language education at elementary, middle and high schools abroad...
President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) and Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Nov. 25 pose for photos for their bilateral summit at the Office of the President in Seoul.
By Xu Aiying
Photos = Office of the President
Korea and Malaysia have upgraded their...
Early-morning self-driving bus service in Seoul will start from Nov. 26. (Seoul Metropolitan Government)
By Lee Kyoung Mi
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will start self-driving bus service in the capital for commuters who start their day earlier than most.
The city on Nov. 25 said bus No....
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Nov. 21 said that from Dec. 13 to Jan. 5, it will host Seoul Winter Festa 2024 in major downtown spots. Shown is a scene from the 2023 Seoul Lantern Festival that ran from Dec. 15, 2023, through Jan. 21 this year at Gwanghwamun Square, Cheonggye Plaza, Cheonggyecheon Stream and Seoul Plaza.
Minister of National Defense Kim Yong Hyun on Nov. 21 speaks at a ceremony to mark the 35th anniversary of dialogue relations between Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Vientiane, Laos. (ASEAN's official Facebook page)
By Aisylu Akhmetzianova
Minister of National Defense Kim Yong Hyun...
The Korea Heritage Agency on Dec. 10 will hold the concert "Sinawi Spectrum" at Korea Cultural House in Seoul's Gangnam-gu District. From left are pansori (solo lyrical opera) singer Laure Mafo from France; dancer Alessandro Navarro Barbeito from Spain; and Choi Eunji from Cameroon, who is majoring in the traditional zither ajaeng at Korea National University of Arts.
Yi Wonwoo (center), deputy director-general of the North American Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Robert Koepcke (left), U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for Japan, Korea and Mongolia, and Akihiro Okochi, deputy director-general for Asian and Oceanian affairs at Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Nov. 20 pose for a photo at the launching meeting for the Trilateral Secretariat...
Jeonbuk Fire Service on April 16 holds an event at the headquarters of Jeonbuk State in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do Province, to honor an interpretation volunteer group for emergency 119 service. Comprising some 60 migrant women and foreign students, the group offers interpretation in 12 languages around the clock. (Jeonbuk Fire Service)
By Charles AudouinA national contest has searched for benchmark practices...
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Nov. 19 speaks at the third session of the Group of 20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. (Office of the President)
By Park Hye Ri
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Nov. 19 in Brazil pledged stronger support for countries vulnerable to climate change at the...