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Airport train ticket now for subway
A combination ticket, sold from April 4, is now valid fare on both the Airport Railroad that runs from Incheon International Airport to Seoul...
Korea’s ancient Daegaya capital
Korea used to be divided into different countries, each ruled by a king. At some point in Korean history, a kingdom called Daegaya existed,...
Korea shares health care policies with Central, South America
Government officials from Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Brazil and Mexico pose for a photo during the fifth K-Pharma Academy, held at the Ministry...
Korea-Turkey friendship: ‘next 60 years will be even better’
Turkish Ambassador to Korea Arslan Hakan Okcal talks about the close bonds between Turkey and Korea, in light of 60 years of diplomatic ties...
Seoul announced official spring flower trails
The pathway along the Anyangcheon Stream in Yeongdeungpo-gu District, Seoul, offers some of the most beautiful cherry blossom walking trails every April.
Spring has sprung....
K-fans got talent
J. K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, once said, 'I would like to be remembered as someone who did the best...
Korea joins forces to defeat ISIS, NK nuclear ambition
Korea and the international community have reconfirmed their common will to eradicate the extremist group known as ISIS.
On March 22, Minister of Foreign Affairs...
Korean farmer travels world on tractor
Kang Kitae, who traveled around rural Korea, China, Turkey and Myanmar on a tractor, provides lecture in his own lecture hall, called the Travel...
Foreign minister discusses London terrorist attack with his UK counterpart over phone
During his visit to the U.S. for a meeting of the Ministers of the Global Coalition to defeat ISIS, Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se held...
Interview with an Arab reporter
Korean pop music and soap operas have been popular across the Arab world for a long time now, and the number of fans keeps...
‘My goal is to stand on the podium in PyeongChang’
Won Yun-jong (left), the pilot, and Seo Young-woo, the brakeman, finished the 2016-2017 BMW IBSF World Cup in third place after they came in...
Gapado goes green
Residents on Gapado Island, a small outcropping 5.5 kilometers south of Jeju Island, rely on wind turbines and solar panels for their energy.
After a...
Korea’s biggest cherry blossom festival
A famous writer once said, “I dream of standing under trees while cherry blossom petals fall all around me.” Well, it’s that time of...
Seoul’s vertical metropolis awaits grand opening
Lotte World Tower's Sky Deck observation platform, 478 meters from the ground on the 118th floor, offers surreal views of Seoul's cityscape, as miniature...
Culinary delight of Gangwon-do: freeze-dried pollack
“We’re all ready to serve during next year’s Olympic Games.”
Kim Sunyeol runs Hwangtae Hoegwan (황태회관), one of the time-honored hwangtae (황태) restaurants in Pyeongchang,...
Electric vehicle expo shows off green tech
The opening ceremony for the fourth International Electric Vehicle Expo was held at the Yeomiji Botanical Gardens in Seogwipo-si, Jeju Island, on March 17.
Blue...
‘I lost today, but my eyes are on next year in Pyeongchang’
Korean skeleton racer Yun Sung-bin (left) finishes in second place, to many home fans’ regret, by the narrow margin of 0.01 seconds behind the...
Baby’s big dayBaby’s big day
As in any country, a baby’s first birthday is a big deal in Korea. In the past, due to various reasons, such as famine...
Russia defends 4-man bobsleigh title in Pyeongchang
The Russian team, led by Alexander Kasjanov, celebrates its first-place finish in the four-man bobsleigh race in the 2016-2017 BMW International Bobsleigh and Skeleton...
Korea-US FTA: five years of win-win trade relations
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Joo Hyunghwan (left) and Vice President of the Asia Society's Policy Institute and former senior U.S. trade official...