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MOU with Saudi Arabia raises cooperation in energy, minerals, AI
Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Kim Jung-Kwan (left) on June 14 poses for photos in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with...
Fans gather in central Seoul to see Korea win World Cup opener
The Red Devils, a fan club for the national soccer team, and others on the morning of June...
Economic, trade cooperation agreement with Jordan takes effect
Ambassador to Jordan Kim Pil-woo (right) and Jordanian Minister of Industry and Commerce Yarub Qudah in Amman, Jordan,...
Team develops sustainable, low-cost tech for space debris removal
Kim Min-ki, a principal researcher at Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) in Daejeon, explains an orbital departure device...
Economic growth in Q1 beats forecasts at 1.8%, GNI rises 9.2%
The Bank of Korea on June 9 released preliminary data on national income in the first quarter showing growth...
Jan.-April current account surplus exceeds USD 100B, 2nd in world
The current account surplus from January through April eclipsed USD 100 billion. Shown is the container terminal at...
Busan ramps up tourism, transit convenience ahead of BTS concerts
The Gwangalli M Drone Light Show will be held from June 12-13 from 10 p.m. each day around Gwangalli Beach...
Korea elected to UN Economic & Social Council for 2027-29 term
Korea on June 4 was elected to the United Nations (U.N.) Economic and Social Council for the 2027-29 term at the...
World Taekwondo gives Pope Leo XIV honorary 10th-degree blackbelt
World Taekwondo President Choue Chung-won (left) on June 3 presents a taekwondo uniform to Pope Leo XIV at...
OECD raises Korea’s 2026 growth forecast to 2.6%, hike leads G20
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has raised its 2026 growth forecast for Korea to 2.6%, up...
Domestic submarine achieves first in crossing Pacific to Canada
The Republic of Korea Navy's submarine Dosan Ahn Chang-ho (SS-III) on May 23 arrives at Canadian Forces Base...
Crude oil, petroleum product swap with Japan hailed as ‘win win’
President Lee Jae Myung (right) and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (left) on May 19 hold extended summit...
Jan.-April food exports hit USD 3.58B, rise 38% in Middle East
This display is from Oct. 30, 2025, at the K-Halal Food Booth run by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and...
AI-powered robot monk seeks to explain Buddhism, heal weary minds
Ven. Hyeahn (left), the country's first artificial intelligence-driven robot Buddhist monk, and its developer Lim Joong Yeon, a...
No. of int’l visitors hits record-high 6.77M in Jan.-April period
An estimated 6.77 million foreign tourists between January and last month visited the country, a record for the four-month period....
New tech turns wet coffee grounds into solid fuel in 90 seconds
Image of flame plasma pyrolysis process to turn wet coffee grounds into solid fuel (Korea Institute of Geoscience...
Cultural program Korea Season to open in Thailand, Vietnam
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on May 20 announced its hosting of the 2026 Korea Season...
President Lee urges same respect for management rights as labor
President Lee Jae Myung on May 13 speaks at the K-Shipbuilding Future Vision Roundtable at Hotel Hyundai by Lahan...
World to adopt Korea’s standard for nuclear plant dismantlement
Standards proposed by Korea for the dismantlement of nuclear power plants are set to be the world's first of their...
Foundation holds prelims for Korean-language, culture contests
This is a scene from the finals last year of the annual King Sejong Institute Korean Language Speaking...