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Alibaba launches shopping platform in Korea
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Choi Kyung-hwan (center), Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Lee Dong-Phil...
History lives on in Bujang-ri
In 2004, a series of ancient tombs and relics were excavated in the small village of Bujang-ri, in Seosan-si, Chungcheongnam-do (South Chungcheong Province), when...
Symposium discusses future of National Museum of Korea
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the opening of the National Museum of Korea at its current location in Yongsan-gu District, central Seoul....
Guidebook shows various facets of Korea
When thinking about Korea, many people come up with images such as royal palaces, Hanbok and other traditional outfits, kimchi or pop music. A...
Restaurant guidebook published in Arabic
‘Muslim-friendly Restaurants in Korea’ introduces 118 restaurants in Seoul and across Korea in five categories and includes halal certification information, all in Arabic.
For many...
Science reveals secrets of ancient crown
A gold crown decorated with three phoenixes was excavated in the Noseo-dong neighborhood of Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province), in 1926. At the time,...
Miracle in a warzone
The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs has selected the U.S. Army's retired Brigadier General J.Frank J. Dalley (1913-1990) as its Hero of the Korean...
‘Iksan, a city that benefits the people’
Mayor of Iksan City Park Kyung-Chul emphasizes that the city must be beneficial to the people, saying that Iksan was a capital city four...
Return of pop legend
Pictured is Jo Yong-pil during his 2013 'Hello' tour, held in celebration of the 45th anniversary of his debut album.
A special album of legend...
Hangeul letters revive voices from the past
“Did you have a pleasant and peaceful rest throughout the night last night? I told you yesterday to come back to the palace by...
Gaya’s ‘time capsules,’ the Malisan tumuli to be shared worldwide
The Korean Peninsula was in the middle of all-out war in the year A.D. 400. King Gwanggaeto (r. 391-413) of Goguryeo, a figure remembered...
Nation of golden sword resurrected after 1,500 years
In 1985, the decision was made to build a dam on the Hwanggang River in Hapcheon-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do (South Gyeongsang Province), in the southern...
2,000-year-old Chinese coins unearthed in Gwangju
A bundle of 2,000-year-old coins believed to have come from the ancient Chinese Xin Dynasty are unearthed from a tomb in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do Province.
A...