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First new year’s music concert in 3 years to be held offline
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Jan. 4 from 7 p.m. will hold the "2023 New Year's Concert" at...
Game market ranks 4th, breaks KRW 20T in sales for 1st time
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Creative Content Agency on Jan. 2 said in a...
Nobel winner hails Hallyu’s impact on Middle Eastern women
Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi, who in 2003 became the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, on the...
President Yoon gives top cultural medal to ‘Squid Game’ actor, director
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Dec. 27 takes a commemorative photo after the awards ceremony for the Geumgwan Order...
Korea.net names Min Yea-Ji this year’s best staff writer
German-language specialist Min Yea-Ji is Korea.net's staff writer of the year. (Kim Sunjoo)
By Lee Kyoung Mi
Estimated 4.8M to visit former presidential compound this year
Visitors on May 26 wait in a long line to tour the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Seon Ah
An estimated...
Famous pianists perform in Seoul to mark 30 years of Korea-China ties
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Nov. 23 cohosted a concert with the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange to mark the...
‘Red Devils’ supporters to cheer for soccer team in downtown Seoul
Fans on June 18, 2018, cheer for the national soccer team at Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square during Korea's game versus Sweden in the 2018 World Cup in Russia....
President urges Korean companies to enter Kenya’s energy, defense sectors
President Yoon Suk Yeol (fifth from left) and Kenyan President William Ruto (fifth from right) on Nov. 23 hold a bilateral summit at the Office of...
Korea to build world’s 6th inland base in Antarctica by 2030
The government will build the world's sixth inland base in the South Pole by 2030. Shown is the area for...
Campaign promotes tourism in Korea at World Cup in Qatar
Visitors in Doha, Qatar, crowd around the booth for promoting tourism in Korea.
By Jung Joo-ri
Photos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
An official booth for promoting...
Historical drama ‘King’s Affection’ wins Korea’s first Int’l Emmy Award
"The King's Affection" on Nov. 21 made history as the first Korean drama to win an International Emmy Award at the ceremony for the 50th edition...
Korea to build world’s 6th inland base in Antarctica by 2030
The government will build the world's sixth inland base in the South Pole by 2030. Shown is the area for ocean research near the King Sejong Station....
Avg. income jumps nearly 3,000 fold as 5-year plan marks 60th anniversary
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyungho on Nov. 21 gives an introductory speech at a conference marking the 60th anniversary of...
Export deals at world’s top TV content trade event hit USD 16.64M
Korean companies from Oct. 17-20 in Cannes, France, take part in this year's MIPCOM (International Co-Production and Entertainment Content Market), the world's largest event for broadcast...
Daejeon to host World Cup of sepaktakraw from Nov. 25
Daejeon from Nov. 25 will host the 2022 International Sepaktakraw Federation World Cup. Shown is a men's game between Korea and Malaysia at the 35th King's Cup Sepaktakraw...
Korea signs 26 MOUs with Saudi Arabia worth tens of trillions of KRW
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and Saudi Ministry of Investment on Nov. 17 held the Korea-Saudi Investment Forum at the Korea Chamber...
President Yoon, Saudi prince discuss energy, defense industry, infrastructure
President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) on Nov. 17 poses for photos with visiting Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the presidential residence in...
From boilermakers to luxury drinks, 4 experts discuss Korean booze culture
From left are Won Spirits CEO Jay Park, Damhwa CEO Lee Jaeook, Korea Studio Sool Director Park Rokdam and Won Spirits Chief Communications Officer Kim Hee-jun.
By...
Korea’s biggest game expo G-Star returns in Busan after 3 years
The country's largest game exhibition "Game Show and Trade, All Round 2022" (G-Star) was opened on Nov. 17 at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center,...