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Korea and Japan cooperate closely on disaster response
Korean Minister of Public Safety and Security Park Inyong (right) and Japanese Minister of State for Disaster Management Jun Matsumoto sign an MOU to...
Korea, France herald new era of friendship
"Long live Korea and France! Long Live the friendship between our two countries! (Vive la Coree, Vive la France! Vive l'amitie entre nos deux...
New Korea-UNESCO research center to better manage water resources
Ambassador of the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Korea to UNESCO Lee Byong Hyun (fifth from left) and UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova (third...
Korea, Libya continue friendship through table tennis
Sports diplomacy between Korea and Libya has been resumed through the first joint training in two years since the start of the 2014 Libyan...
Korea to share agricultural technologies with Zimbabwe
The Administrator of the Rural Development Administration Chung Hwang-keun (third from right) discusses Korea-Zimbabwe cooperation on agricultural technologies with officers from the Zimbabwe Scientific...
Korean made nuclear reactor begins operation in Jordan
The first Korean made nuclear reactor, the Jordan Research and Training Reactor (JRTR), began operations in Irbid, northern Jordan, on Dec 7. The national...
Korea maintains stable state affairs, national security: Minister Cho
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (center) and members of the Cabinet hold an emergency meeting to deliver the government's will to manage...
National systems continue to function in a stable manner: Deputy PM
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Yoo Il-ho holds a press conference for foreign correspondents to discuss the economic status and...
2016 Korean Tourism Awards
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Cho Yoonsun (third from right) poses for a picture with representatives from Gangneung Coffee Street at the 2016...
New high speed railway launched to win customer satisfaction
The new Super Rapid Train (SRT) was launched on Dec. 8. The new train route connects Suseo Station in southern Seoul, Daejeon, Busan and...
Seoul fair offers glimpse into craftsmanship
Visitors appreciate exhibits at the 2016 Craft Trend Fair at COEX in Seoul on Dec. 8.
The 2016 Craft Trend Fair "has always produced encounters...
Acting president vows to maintain stable national security, state affairs
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn delivers a public address at the Government Complex, Seoul on Dec. 9.
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang...
Joseon palaces meld philosophy, architecture, Confucianism
A museum visitor appreciates the articles on exhibition at the National Palace Museum of Korea in Seoul on Dec. 7. The special exhibition ‘Timeless...
Content beloved in 2016
The 2016 Korea Content Awards ceremony was held at the COEX convention center in southern Seoul on Nov. 6, giving us a chance to...
Experience Japan with ‘culture discovery boxes’
A press briefing is held to introduce the new Culture Discovery Box focusing on Japan, at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul...
Korean Buddhism plans to go global
Director Kim Kabsoo (left) of the Korean Culture and Information Service and Director Sung Hyo of the Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism pose for...
Laotian school gets new ICT classrooms
Classrooms featuring IT equipment are set up at the Vientiane Secondary School in Vientiane, Laos, ready to welcome the new students.
"I can't wait for...
Jeju haenyeo divers added to UNESCO heritage list
Members of the Korean delegation, including Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong (front row, second from right) and a Jeju haenyeo diver (front row, right), express...
Korea becomes first Northeast Asian observer at OIF
Korea has obtained observer status at the International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF), an international body that represents 274 million people whose first or...
First int’l ice sport to be held in Gangneung
The first ice skating test event will be held at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, from Dec. 16 to 18, ahead...