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Daeboreum, time to wish upon a full moon
On the day of Jeongwol Daeboreum (정월대보름), the first full moon of the lunar new year, a jubilant child receives a packet of bureom,...
Czechia wins women’s 5,000 m speed skating
Martina Sablikova (center) of Czechia celebrates on the podium after winning the women’s 5,000 m race at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating...
Kim Bo-reum wins gold in mass start speed skating
Kim Bo-reum celebrates her gold medal after the women's mass start speed skating event at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Single Distances Speed...
Olympic torch starts one-year countdown to PyeongChang Winter Games
It’s only 364 days until next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games!
In just under one year, the global winter sports festival will...
Racing for PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games
Paralympic cross-country skier Seo Borami competes in the 14th National Para Games 3 km biathlon sprint finals at the Alpensia Biathlon Center in Pyeongchang,...
The name of respect: Korea and Egypt
Respect is one of the most important traits in a person. It implies that one is valuable and worthy of dealing with as a...
Korea, Iran bolster tax cooperation
National Tax Service Commissioner Lim Hwansoo (left) and Seyed Kamel Taghavi-Nejad from Iran's National Tax Administration (INTA) hold their first bilateral meeting in Tehran...
10 Korean dishes loved in Madrid
The 15th Madrid Fusion food festival, organized by the Municipal Palacio de Congress, was held from Jan. 23 to 25, one of the most...
Eulji Mundeok (을지문덕, 乙支文德) (c. 550-c. 620)
Eulji Mundeok (을지문덕, 乙支文德) (c. 550-c. 620)
A symbol today of a "just war" or "righteous defense," Eulji Mundeok was an almost-mythical Goguryeo general who...
Countdown clock unveiled for PyeongChang Winter Olympics
Participants celebrate the start of a countdown clock for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games in front of Seoul City Hall on Feb. 8
On the...
Korea, US diplomats agree to strengthen alliance
Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se holds talks with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Feb. 7 to discuss strengthening the Korea-U.S. relationship...
Speed skaters jostle for pole position in 2018
The ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, a test event for next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, will pit 317 speed skaters...
‘Saimdang, Light’s Diary,’ though fictional, pursues truth
TV stars Lee Young-ae (left) and Song Seung-heon play the leads in the TV show ‘Saimdang, Light’s Diary.’
Shin Saimdang (신사임당, 申師任堂) (1504-1551), the epitome...
Korean chopsticks attract Japanese diners
Chopsticks designed by artists from Cheongju are on display at the Nagoya Tabletop Show in Nagoya, Japan, on Jan. 18 and 19.
Korean chopsticks will...
Fourteen Asian countries cooperate on germ cells
Fourteen Asian member-states representing the Asian Food & Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (AFACI) participate in a training workshop on germ cells and their management systems,...
Seoul to support IT-based public services, e-gov’t
Starting this year, the Ministry of the Interior will hold test runs of selected public services based on advanced IT.
It will also support a...
Korea, US ‘retain unwavering, rock-solid alliance’
Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se (left) holds talks with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis in Seoul on Feb. 3 to discuss ways...
Pyeongchang, Olympic city of winter festivities
Visitors can go ice-fishing for trout at the annual Pyeongchang Trout Festival, on the frozen Odaecheon River in Jinbu-myeon Town in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province.
The...
Olympians race through Pyeongchang snowfields
A total of 34 cross-country skiers from 13 countries sprint from the starting line in the women’s skiathlon finals at the FIS Cross-Country World...
National Museum offers peek into ancient Egyptian lives
The National Museum of Korea in Yongsan-gu District, Seoul, is currently hosting an exhibition of ancient Egyptian artifacts, on loan from the Brooklyn Museum.
A...