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56 MOUs solidify comprehensive partnership with Czechia
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sept. 20 gives a congratulatory speech at a signing ceremony for an agreement on cooperation...
KFS to restore 120 hectares of mangrove forests in Guyana
Mangrove forest in Guyana (Korea Forest Service)
By Koh HyunjeongThe Korea Forest Service (KFS) will...
President Yoon pledges nuclear power alliance with Czechia
President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) on Sept. 19 holds a joint news conference with Czech President Petr Pavel...
Seoul Outdoor Library features translations of acclaimed books
People read books at Seoul Outdoor Library along Cheonggyecheon Stream in Seoul. (Seoul Outdoor Library)
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From donee to donor: Korea to chair IAEA General Assembly
Ambassador to Austria Ham Sang Wook (center), who is also permanent representative to the international organizations in Vienna,...
KCCs in 25 countries to host events for Chuseok holiday
Visitors to the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in Ankara, Turkiye (Turkey), on Sept. 30, 2023, play beonadolligi, a traditional game...
More people choose to spend Chuseok in their own ways
Cho Yoon-ju (right), chief of Korean Food Grand Master Center, on Sept. 22 last year introduces with models the traditional charye (ancestral rite)...
Billboard ranks BTS 19th-greatest pop star of 21st century
Billboard on Sept. 10 ranked K-pop sensation BTS 19th on the American music magazine's list of the greatest pop...
Exchanges of 40M people by 2030 pledged with China, Japan
Korea, China and Japan on Sept. 11 adopted a joint statement at their trilateral summit of tourism ministers in Kobe, Japan, with (from...
25% of nation’s intercity buses to run on hydrogen by 2030
Hydrogen-powered buses will account for 25% of the nation's intercity buses by 2030 to expand their use nationwide. (Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Government)
Festival to honor Jeju’s famed female divers from Sept. 20-22
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province on Sept. 8 announced its hosting of the 17th Jeju Haenyeo (Female Diver) Festival from...
Think tank develops eco-friendly uranium extraction tech
The leading researchers of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) who created a green technology to extract...
Int’l forum in Seoul discusses responsible military use of AI
Minister of National Defense Kim Yong Hyun on the morning of Sept. 9 gives a welcoming speech at the...
Accord with Japan to protect both nations’ people abroad
President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) on Sept. 6 poses for photos with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead...
President gives Chuseok gift sets of traditional alcohol, cosmetics
President Yoon Suk Yeol has given Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) gift sets (shown) to leading figures in each sector. (Office of...
Training center for content industry opened in Indonesia
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) on Sept. 6 opened a...
Talks with NZ seek to upgrade ties to strategic partnership
President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) on Sept. 4 speaks at a bilateral summit with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher...
Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1 designated temporary holiday
This year's Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1 has been designated a temporary public holiday. Shown is a...
Fall night tours of Gyeongbokgung Palace to start on Sept. 11
The Royal Palaces and Tombs Center of the Korea Heritage Service on Sept. 2 announced the schedule of the Gyeongbokgung...
Institute makes world’s 1st wheel that rolls over obstacles
Song Sung-Hyuk (right), a senior researcher at the Advanced Robotics Center of the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, and...