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Record-high 4,834 from 122 nations join Honorary Reporters this year
A record-high 4,834 people from 122 countries have joined this year's class of Honorary Reporters to promote Korean culture worldwide. Shown here are the class of 2019 in...
6 Korean items added to global trademark list
Six Korean items including Hanbok will be added to the official trademark list of the World Intellectual Property Organization. (Korea.net DB)
Korea.net · 6 Korean items added...
Memorial to provisional gov’t opened at former presidential villa
The National Memorial of the Korean Provisional Government on April 11 was opened at the former presidential villa of Cheongnamdae, in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do Province.
By Lee...
Incoming administration releases vision for national governance
President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol's incoming administration has released its vision for national governance. He is shown here on March 10 holding a news conference at the...
Exhibition of late Samsung chairman’s donated art marks 1st year
The National Museum of Korea in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District on April 27 held a news conference for its exhibition "A Collector's Invitation" at the...
Full opening of Cheong Wa Dae to public slated for May 10
Cheong Wa Dae will be fully opened to the public from May 10 at noon. The photo shows the main office building of the...
60% of 20-30-something foreign nat’ls want to visit Korea in 3 years
A survey jointly conducted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Tourism Organization has found that 60% of foreign nationals in...
Schools to resume full in-person classes next month: minister
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hae on April 20 holds a briefing at Government Complex-Seoul to announce the nation's full return to...
Bogota Int’l Book Fair opened with Korea as guest country of honor
The Bogota International Book Fair began on April 19 at the Corferias International Business and Exhibition Center in the Colombian capital. Korea is participating as guest...
Classrooms utilizing cutting-edge Korean tech opened in Paraguay
Paraguay has set up classrooms featuring Korea's cutting-edge technology and education experience. Shown is an information and communications technology classroom in the Paraguayan capital of Asuncion. (Korean Ministry...
Namsangol Hanok Village to extend night hours this weekend
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on April 13 said Namsangol Hanok Village in the city's Jung-gu District will be fully reopened from April 16.
By Yoon Hee...
Korea to turn multicultural by 2040 given rise in foreign population
Statistics Korea on April 14 said the migration background population will account for 6.4% of the overall population in 2040, up from 4.2% in...
Palace’s ‘Moonlight Tour’ to resume next week with new feature
The "Moonlight Tour" of Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul will run from April 21 to June 12.
By Anais Faure
Photos = Cultural Heritage Administration's Facebook page
This year's "Moonlight Tour" at...
Slogan for presidential inauguration urges ‘new Korea of the people’
Park Joo-sun, chief of the preparatory committee for the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol, on April 11 holds a news conference at...
President-elect Yoon visits main USFK base in Pyeongtaek
President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol on April 7 holds a meeting with the US Forces Korea (USFK) at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do Province, with...
3 sets of historical documents to vie for UNESCO designation
Three Korean historical records including "Samguk Yusa" (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms) will be submitted for inclusion in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register....
Revamped KOCIS Center marks first 100 days
By Joung Haseung and Anais Faure
Video = Kim Sunjoo and Lee Jun Young
KOCIS Center, a hub for foreign correspondents in Seoul, on March 25 marked its 100-day anniversary.
The Korean Culture...
Southern watchtower named 2022 Heritage Lighthouse of the Year
The International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities has named Homigot Lighthouse in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, the 2022 Heritage Lighthouse of the Year.
By Yoo...
Trot singer appointed this year’s PR ambassador for Hanbok
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee (left) and trot singer Song Ga-in on March 21 take a commemorative photo at the ceremony for...
Presidential office to be moved to Seoul’s Yongsan-gu District by May
President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol, who won the nation's 20th presidential election, speaks at the annex to the Korea Banking Institute in the Samcheong-dong neighborhood of...