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Culture ministry’s budget for 2024 set at nearly KRW 7T
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Dec. 21 announced that its 2024 budget of KRW 6.95...
Minister Yu visits 2 southern cities to boost regional tourism
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In Chon on Dec. 21 shouts the slogan "Regions to Visit, Stay...
Economist ranks Korea’s economic results world’s 2nd best
The British weekly Economist on Dec. 17 said Korea placed second in economic performance among the 35 member states of...
Gov’t to form economic security dialogue body with Netherlands
Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin (left) on Dec. 13 shakes hands with Dutch counterpart Hanke Bruins Slot at...
KRW 3T investment for 1M high-tech robots eyed for 2030
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Bang Moon Kyu on Dec. 14 inspects robot parts at the think tank Mando Next...
Performance closes President Yoon’s state visit to Netherlands
President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) on Dec. 13 at the concert hall AFAS Live in Amsterdam shakes hands with Dutch...
President Yoon visits memorial for Korean patriot in Dutch city
President Yoon Suk Yeol (fourth from right) on Dec. 13 tours Ridderzaal (Hall of Knights) in The Hague with...
President Yoon visits Dutch chip company, pledges full support
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Dec. 12 takes a photo in front of ASML's headquarters in the town...
President Yoon, Indian PM observe 50th anniversary of ties
President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) on Sept. 10 shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the...
President Yoon to focus on chips, ties in Netherlands state visit
President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in July shake hands at their luncheon...
Gov’t at COP28 makes proposals to spread carbon-free energy
Participants in a roundtable on the global diffusion of carbon-free energy initiatives on Dec. 5 pose for photos in...
World’s first late-night self-driving bus debuts in Seoul
The world's first late-night self-driving bus starts service in the wee hours of Dec. 4 in Seoul. (Seoul Metropolitan...
Nation’s digital tech competitiveness hits record-high 6th
Korea this year ranks sixth in digital technology competitiveness among 64 countries surveyed, the nation's highest rank in the...
[K-brand-promoting ethnic Koreans ⑤] Spreading taekwondo ‘spirit’ in Singapore
The intense global fervor for Hallyu (Korean Wave) has shone the spotlight on Korea not just for K-pop but other sectors such...
Immediate tax refund limit for foreign visitors to be doubled in 2024
From next year, the tax refund limit for foreign tourists will be doubled to KRW 1 million for...
Night tour of former presidential compound slated for Dec. 6-11
Visitors on Sep. 13 explore the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae as part of the tour "Night Walk...
Immediate tax refund limit for foreign visitors to be doubled in 2024
From next year, the tax refund limit for foreign tourists will be doubled to KRW 1 million for...
FMs of Korea, Japan, China to expedite prep for trilateral talks
Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin (center) on the afternoon of Nov. 26 speaks at the 10th Korea-Japan-China Trilateral Foreign Ministers’...
PM Han flies to Paris, pledges ‘best efforts until end’ for World Expo
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Nov. 14 gives the opening speech at a breakfast seminar for delegates from member countries...
FMs of Korea, Japan, China to expedite prep for trilateral talks
Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin (center) on the afternoon of Nov. 26 speaks at the 10th Korea-Japan-China Trilateral Foreign Ministers’...