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A life with hope
Korea.net has launched a new collaborative project with its honorary reporters around the world. Each honorary reporter will write a story on the same...
Korea, Finland enhance military cooperation
Defense ministers from Korea and Finland have discussed ways to strengthen mutual ties across the defense environments of both countries.
Minister of National Defense Han...
Korea, Spain vow to continue bilateral partnership
Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se (left) and Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Alfonso Dastis hold talks in Madrid on March 1 to discuss...
Korea, US cooperate on military alliance
The Ministry of National Defense and the U.S. Department of Defense held talks over the phone on Mar. 1 and agreed to further strengthen...
Otter eating dinner
On the evening of March 1, a regular otter, Lutra lutra, Korea's Natural Monument No. 330 and a level-one endangered species on the peninsula,...
N. Korean human rights violations threaten peace, security: foreign minister
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se delivers a speech at the 34th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on Feb. 27, on the...
Gwangmyeong Cave serves as hub for Korean wine
At the Wine Cave, a wine bar inside the Gwangmyeong Cave in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do Province, visitors can purchase some 170 different wines from 50...
Afghanistan models Korean e-gov’t
A group of Afghan government officials has visited Korea to learn about how online government services work in the country.
The 13-member delegation talked with...
Address by Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on the 98th March First...
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn addresses to mark the 98th March 1st Independence Movement Day in a ceremony held at Sejong Center...
Yu Gwan-sun: a hero for today, a hero for independence
Have you ever heard about the 18-year-old young woman named Yu Gwan-sun (유관순, 柳寬順) (1902-1920)?
Yu Gwan-sun was an organiser of the March 1 Movement...
Rescuing what we are
Korea.net has launched a new collaborative project with its honorary reporters around the world. Each honorary reporter will write a story on the same...
Abandoned mine becomes must-visit tourist attraction
In 2010, only about 3,000 tourists visited Gwangmyeong in Gyeonggi-do Province. However, by 2015, that number had jumped 514 times, hitting 1.54 million.
The secret...
Korea, 6 African countries bolster agricultural cooperation
Agricultural experts from Korea and six African countries pose for a commemorative photo during talks in Korea from Feb. 21 to 24. The talks...
Korea Day in Thailand
At the beginning of this February, the Korea Tourism Organization in Thailand held a Korea tourism fair for people who love to travel to...
Korea tops global IP index 3 years in a row
Korea has now come in first place for the third year in a row in a specific category of the U.S. Chamber International IP...
Korea, Poland expand economic cooperation
The fourth Korea-Poland Joint Economic Committee meets in Warsaw on Feb. 16, with Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Lee Tae-ho and Polish Undersecretary of...
Video support for Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang
What's the most vivid and enthralling sight? The Olympic Games, of course! We're waiting for the Olympics as a celebration. It’s time to prepare...
Korea, UK take resolute stance on N. Korea
U.K. Secretary of State Boris Johnson (left) and Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se hold bilateral talks in London on Feb. 22 where they discussed measures...
Tomb relics hint at ancient rites
Tomb No. 518, one of the ancient tombs unearthed in Jisan-dong, Goryeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, consists of a main chamber and five additional chambers, presumably...
Korea, Romania join hands to combat N. Korean nuclear, missile threats
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se (left) shakes hands with his Romanian counterpart, Teodor Melescanu, at a bilateral meeting in Bucharest on Feb. 20.
Korea and Romania...