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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.
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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,...
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...