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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...
Korea cooperates with Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan on healthcare
Bang Moonkyu (left), vice minister for health and welfare, and Talantbek Batyraliev, the Kyrgyzstani minister of health, shake hands after signing an MOU on...
Korean porcelain comes to Milan
Artist Lee Seyong’s porcelain tea set is a part of 'Between Serenity and Dynamism: Korean Ceramics,' an exhibition of 90 Korean works of pottery...
Korea, Qatar strengthen economic partnership
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Joo Hyunghwan (left) and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani discuss furthering the Korea-Qatar economic partnership, in Doha...
Korea, Southeast Asia expand agricultural trade
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Kim Jae-soo (left) holds talks with nine ambassadors from Southeast Asia to discuss ways to expand trade...
Enjoy a musical paradise at Nagwon Instrument Arcade
"There's nowhere in the world like the Nagwon Instrument Arcade, where you can see a variety of musical instruments all at one place," says...