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Korea collaborates on world’s intellectual property and appropriate technology
In Papua New Guinea where irrigation facilities are insufficient, farmers can get their water for farming through pumping underground water by pedaling bicycles. In...
Korea, China work on movie, TV source material
Lotte Hotel World in southern Seoul is host to a conference that focuses on the joint Korea-China production of source material for movies, TV...
Construction begins on Pangyo Creative Economy Valley
Participants in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Pangyo Creative Economy Valley celebrate the commencement of construction on Dec. 23, in Seongnam-si City, Gyeonggi-do Province.
Construction...
Exhibition celebrates Year of the Monkey
Monkeys are not indigenous to the Korean Peninsula, but as one of the 12 animals of the East Asian zodiac, the monkey can be...
Eat your way across Korea — kimchi soup
Korean cuisine just wouldn't be the same without its vast and various varieties of kimchi. There are 187 officially-recognized varieties of kimchi listed at...
Two ‘Nutcrackers’ enrich year-end celebrations
“The Nutcracker” is on its way to rekindle the innocence of childhood, as Christmas draws near.
The classical ballet is based on the story of...
Korean recipes: patjuk red bean porridge
A staffer at the Korean Folk Village in Yongin-si City, Gyeoggi-do Province, offers patjuk, or rice and red bean porridge, to visitors to mark...
Stroll through a world of orchids
A Darwin's orchid is on exhibit at the National Institute of Ecology. The flower is associated with the naturalist Charles Darwin who correctly predicted...
Korean battery makers stand out in global market
Korea-made batteries are leading the electric car lithium ion (Li-ion) battery market.
A new Leaderboard Report released on Dec. 7 by Navigant Research, a global...
Exhibition shows present, future of craftworks
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Jongdeok (right) looks around the 2015 Craft Trend Fair on Dec. 17 at COEX in southern Seoul.
Ceramics...
Korea, China, Japan increase exchanges in arts, sports
Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Jongdeok, Chinese Culture Minister Luo Shugang and Japanese State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and...
Moody’s upgrades Korea to Aa2
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Choi Kyunghwan talks about Moody’s recent upgrade of Korea’s sovereign ratings to Aa2 during a...
Korea, Japan discuss copyright laws in Tokyo
The 2015 Korea-Japan Copyright Forum was held on Dec. 14 in Tokyo.
The theme of this year's forum was "Protecting the digital society from infringement...
Korea, China open joint agricultural lab
Administrator of the Rural Development Administration Lee Yangho (seated, left) and President of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Li Jia-yang (李家洋) (seated, right)...
Korea, Sri Lanka work together on forensic criminal investigation
Crime scene investigators in Sri Lanka will now be able to use digital and DNA analytical tools during their investigations, as Korea's National Forensic...
Meet Korea.net honorary reporters
The fifth group of Korea.net honorary reporters held its induction ceremony at the National Hangeul Museum in Seoul on Dec.11 and thereby officially began...
K-ICT hardware conference held in Seoul
The K-ICT Equipment Industry Festival opens with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Dec. 11 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Seoul.
On Dec. 11, the...
Spanish director to head modern art museum
Spanish director to head modern art museum :: Korea.net : The official website of the Republic of Korea// // //...
Gov’t builds archive of German reunification info.
Recently built by the Ministry of Unification, the archive has data and information about the reunification of Germany.
Korea will now be able to learn...
Eat your way across Korea — spicy soft tofu soup
The jagged rectangle of the Korean Peninsula juts southward out of Manchuria, at the far eastern edge of the Asian landmass. Being thusly located,...