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Autistic golfer wins men’s title in inaugural US Adaptive Open
Lee Seung-min (right) on July 20 poses for photos with Kim Moore of the U.S. as the men's and women's champions of the inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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Cheong Wa Dae to be turned into public culture-arts complex
Cheong Wa Dae will be turned into a public complex of culture, arts, nature and history. Shown is the main office building of the former presidential compound...
Exhibition marks Joseon legal code’s selection as nat’l treasure
By Yoo Yeon Gyeong
Video = Lee Jun Young
The opening ceremony for "Ah, the Marvelous World of Joseon Dynasty Law Code," an exhibition marking the...
‘Hanbok lifestyle’ designated Nat’l Intangible Cultural Heritage
The culture of wearing the traditional attire Hanbok, or Hanbok saenghwal (lifestyle), has been designated a National Intangible Cultural Heritage. Shown are people walking along Samdo Sugun Tongjeyeong,...
Homegrown KF-21 fighter jet succeeds in 1st test flight
The domestically developed KF-21 Boramae fighter jet on July 19 at 3:40 p.m. takes off from the runway of the 3rd Air Force Training Squadron...
Air Force’s aerobatic flight team wins top awards at British event
The Black Eagles, the Republic of Korea Air Force's aerobatic flight team, performs in the airshow Royal International Air Tattoo in the town of Fairford...
Korea takes 2nd at int’l physics contest with 4 golds, 1 silver
The national team, all students at Seoul Science High School, on July 17 celebrate their second-place finish at the International Physics Olympiad held in Switzerland with four gold and...
Korea ranks seventh in OECD survey of trust in gov’t
Korea ranks seventh in the OECD's latest survey of government reliability in 20 countries. Shown here is President Yoon Suk Yeol on May 16 speaking to a regular...
PM to promote Busan’s 2030 World Expo bid in Paris
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will visit Paris from June 19-23 to promote Busan's bid to host the 2030 World Expo. He is shown here on June 9 at...
2 Jeju symbols installed on Spanish pilgrimage route
Officials from Jeju Island and the autonomous Spanish community of Galicia on July 12 take a commemorative photo at the unveiling ceremony for dol hareubang, or a large...
Chilean diplomat calls free trade deal with Korea ‘historic event’
This year, Korea marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations with 15 Latin American countries -- Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, the Dominican...
Geochang Int’l Festival of Theatre to offer ‘midsummer night’s dream’
The 32nd Geochang International Festival of Theatre, slated from July 22 to Aug. 5, will be held at Suseungdae in Wicheon-myeon Township of Geochang-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, featuring performances at outdoor venues. Shown is...
Culture minister promotes Korea in Spain
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo Gyoon on July 11 gives a speech at the site of "Korea Week" in Madrid, Spain....
Video consultation on K-content exports hits record scale
A video consultation on Korean content exports was held from July 6-7 at the Seoul COEX in the city's Gangnam-gu District and jointly hosted by the Ministry of...
New US ambassador Philip Goldberg arrives in Seoul
New U.S. Ambassador to Korea Philip Goldberg (left) on June 2 is sworn into office at the U.S. Department of State in Washington. (Twitter account of...
40th Korean Theater Festival opens in southeastern city
Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, is the host city of the 40th Korean Theater Festival scheduled for July 8- 30. The photo shows a theatrical team performing at the...
Foreign minister holds talks with China in Bali, Indonesia
Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin (right) on July 7 shakes hands with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi before their talks on the Indonesian island of Bali.
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President Yoon declares ‘new vision’ for space economy era
President Yoon Suk Yeol on July 6 applauds with other participants after watching a video at a ceremony for the declaration of the space economy...
1,800 km trail connecting paths along western coast opened
Seohaerang Trail, which connects Haenam-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province, to Ganghwa-gun County of Incheon, was opened on June 22. The photo shows the part of the trail in Yeonggwang-gun...
2 satellites carried by Nuri communicate with ground stations
Separated from the performance verification satellite carried into space on the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II (KSLV-Ⅱ), aka Nuri, cube (small) satellites developed by research teams...