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UK ambassador: ‘Brexit won’t affect Korea-UK trade’
British Ambassador to Korea Charles Hay (left) chats with Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Lee Tae-ho at a meeting to discuss the impact of...
Gov’t to support biotech, medicine for economic growth
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn makes his congratulatory remarks during the Bio Korea 2017 trade fair that kicked off at the COEX...
Enjoy Gangwon-do delicacies in run up to PyeongChang Games
The special exhibition 'A Joy of Spring: Scenery, Blossoms and Delicacies,' holds an early launch ceremony at the National Folk Museum of Korea on...
Korea promotes Winter Olympics in Tokyo
Governor Choi Moon-Soon of Gangwon-do Province (center) poses with other dignitaries and the Games' two mascots, Soohorang the white tiger and Bandabi the Asiatic...
Gov’t pushes 3-D printing as game changer for medicine
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (second from left) browses prosthetics that were developed with the use of 3-D printing technologies, at the...
Gov’t to issue braille passports
The Korean government will issue special passports for the visually impaired starting April 20. The person's given name, surname, passport number, date of issue...
Gangwon-do delicacy: potato ongsimi from Gangneung
Gangwon-do Province is known for its potatoes. The starchy staple is prepared in a myriad of ways around the world, but in Gangneung the...
Korea’s 5G tech spotlighted at G20 meeting
The G20 Digital Ministers Meeting brought together ministers and vice ministers from the G20 countries in Dusseldorf, Germany, on April 6. The theme this...
Korea, EAEU launch FTA talks
Belarusian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Yeudachenka (left) and Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Jeong Marn-ki sign a joint statement...
Korea, US leaders agree to bolster alliance
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump on April 8. The two leaders discussed the latest U.S.-China summit...
Korea, Saudi Arabia to bolster cooperation on 7 new industries
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Joo Hyung-hwan (left) holds a meeting with Saudi Arabian Minister of Energy, Industry Khalid Al-Falih in Riyadh on...
Korea, Sudan to boost cooperation
Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Lee Tae-ho (left) and Undersecretary Abdel-ghani Elnaim of the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs pose for a photo in...
Korea to send USD 14 mil. to Syria, Middle East
Korea has announced its plans to provide humanitarian aid worth some USD 14 million to Syria and neighboring countries. (Korea.net DB)
By Jin Li and...
‘Peace and Sports’ for PyeongChang takes flight
The South and North Korean women’s ice hockey teams pose for a group photo after the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship, Division...
Korea promotes next year’s Olympics in Canada, US
Kang Ok Hee, executive vice president at the Korea Tourism Organization, gives the welcoming speech at the PyeongChang Olympic Night in Toronto, Canada, on...
Korean anthem rings out across Gangneung for third time
Eom Suyeon (right) waves her stick in the air after scoring Team Korea’s seventh goal against Australia, just three seconds before the end of...
Science museum hosts April fair
The National Science Museum will host its Spring, Science Day festival as part of events to mark the government's official 'Month of Science' this...
Korea, AfDB expand economic cooperation, investment
African Development Bank Vice President Charles Boamah gives a congratulatory speech at the Korea-Africa Business Forum, in Busan on April 4.
By Kim Young-ah and...
Acting president calls for stronger NK responses
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn presides over a Cabinet meeting at the Government Complex Seoul on April 4. (Prime Minister’s Office)
By Sohn...
Korea, Kenya tighten economic ties
Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Lee Tae-ho (left) and Kenyan Political and Diplomatic Secretary Tom Amolo sign a set of agreed minutes during the...