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Photo essay of President Yoon’s tour of Southeast Asia
President Yoon Suk Yeol from Nov. 11-16 went on a four-night, six-days tour of Cambodia and Indonesia. From Nov. 11-13, he attended the summit of the Association of Southeast...
Seasonal foreign workers to see better protection of human rights
The Ministry of Justice is seeking to boost protection of the human rights of seasonal foreign workers. Shown are such laborers at a farm in Goesan-gun County,...
All 4 Korean American candidates win in US midterm elections
From left are newly elected Reps. Marilyn Strickland (Democrat-Washington), Young Kim (Republican-California) and Michelle Steel (Republican-California) and reelected Rep. Andy Kim (Democrat-New Jersey). (Screen captures from their official...
President Yoon returns home after 1st summit with China in Bali
President Yoon Suk Yeol on the evening of Nov. 15 is greeted by well-wishers before making his flight home at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia.
President...
Exhibition in UAE to display Korean content integrated with high tech
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will co-organize with the Korea Creative Content Agency "Korea: Cubically Imagined," an exhibition under the theme of technological...
Daejeon, Sejong, 2 provinces to host 2027 Summer World University Games
Daejeon Mayor Lee Jang Woo (third from left), Sejong Mayor Choi Min-ho (fourth from left), Chungcheongbuk-do Province Gov. Kim Young-hwan (third from right), Chungcheongnam-do Province...
President holds bilateral, trilateral talks with US, Japan in Cambodia
President Yoon Suk Yeol (second from left) on Nov. 13 attends a trilateral summit with U.S. President Joe Biden (center of the middle table) and Japanese Prime...
Photo essay of Ulleungdo and Dokdo islands
To mark Dokdo Day on Oct. 25, the Northeast Asian History Foundation invited Korea.net Honorary Reporters to go on a trip from Nov. 1-4...
Ministry’s creative uniform campaign wins bronze at Clio Sports Awards
By Park Hye Ri
Video = Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism's official YouTube channel
The Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism's "Save Uniform" campaign launched last year has won...
President Yoon to attend ASEAN, G20 summits in Southeast Asia
President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Bali, Indonesia, to attend summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and...
Special envoy pledges aid for ‘effective climate actions’ in developing world
Ambassador on Climate and the Environment Na Kyung-won on Nov. 8 gives a speech at the 27th U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27)...
Jordanian ambassador hails Korean culture’s tradition-modernity coexistence
Jordanian Ambassador to Korea Asal Al Tal on Sept. 13 gives an exclusive interview to Korea.net at her embassy in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District. With this year...
Seoul hosts conference on tourism recovery, innovation in Asia-Pacific
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Nov. 7 said it will host the 16th Global Sustainable Tourism Council's Asia-Pacific Sustainable Tourism Conference jointly with the...
BTS has most No. 1 hits on Hot 100 chart this decade: Billboard
BTS over the past decade has had the most No. 1 songs on Billboard's main singles chart Hot 100. (BTS' official Twitter)
BTS has most No. 1 hits...
President Yoon sends gifts to rescued miners, says they ‘gave new hope’
Two miners who were trapped in a zinc mine for nine days in Bonghwa-gun County, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, are safely escorted out of the mine on Nov....
3 European veterans of Korean War to be laid to rest in Busan
Three European veterans who served with the United Nations Command in the Korean War will be buried at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Korea located in Busan: (from left)...
Records on nation’s 1st 6-dot braille system restored to mark Nat’l Braille Day
The photos show handwritten scripts for the country's first six-dot Hangeul braille system before (left) and after their restoration. (National Archives of Korea)
By Kim Hyelin
The National Archives of...
Korea Sale Festa to open next week with 30% off premium beef
Shoppers browse at a venue of last year's Korea Sale Festa. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
Korea Sale Festa to open next week with 30%...
President Yoon hosts summit talks with Nigerian leader
President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Oct. 26 pose for photos ahead of their bilateral summit at the Office of the President in...
Traditional booze wins over seven Honorary Reporters at tasting session
By Hong Kilju and Aisylu Akhmetzianova
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Video = Lee Jun Young
The silky and milky makgeolli (rice wine), dark yellow yakju (clear liquor) and crystal clear soju (liquor). All of...