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Volunteer group for correcting misinformation on Korea appoints 70 members
Korean Culture and Information Service Director Park Myeongsun on March 17 delivers a speech at the 14th induction ceremony for the volunteer group Friends...
President-elect’s transition team launched, holds signboard ceremony
President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol (fourth from left) and Ahn Cheol-soo (fifth from left), chairman of the president-elect's transition team, on March 18 hold a...
PM to discuss infrastructure, energy cooperation in Turkey, Qatar
Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum from March 17-21 will make official visits to Turkey and Qatar. He is shown here on March 15 speaking to a...
Dream Program preserves legacy of PyeongChang Winter Games
Michael Chege Mwangi (right) from Kenya on Feb. 23 participates in the Dream Program by skiing at Yongpyong Resort in Pyeongchang-gun County, Gangwon-do Province.
By Kim Hayeon
Photos = Lee...
President-elect Yoon congratulated by world leaders on election win
President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol on the morning of March 10 greets the people at the main auditorium of the National Assembly Library in the Yeouido ...
Yoon Suk Yeol elected 20th president of Republic of Korea
Candidate Yoon Suk Yeol of the People Power Party on March 10 holds up two bouquets after his election as the nation's 20th president was confirmed at...
Export controls imposed on Belarus over its pro-Russia stance
First Vice Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Eog-weon on March 6 chairs the 12th meeting of an emergency government task force on the Ukraine crisis...
Free trade negotiations with Mexico resumed after 14 years
Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo on March 1 in Mexico City, Mexico, agreed with Mexican Secretary of Economy Tatiana Clouthier to resume negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement that had...
Per capita GNI last year rose 10.3% to USD 35,168
The Bank of Korea on March 3 in a preliminary report on gross national income (GNI) in the fourth quarter and all of last...
Domestically developed Nuri rocket to see 2nd launch in June
The domestically developed Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II (KSLV-2), also known as Nuri, on Oct. 21 last year lifts off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung-gun...
Restaurants, cafes to suspend vaccine pass system from March 1
Minister of the Interior and Safety Jeon Hae-cheol on Feb. 28 chairs a virtual meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at Government...
WHO to open Global Biomanufacturing Workforce Training Hub in Korea
Minister of Health and Welfare Kwon Deok-cheol on Feb. 23 talks to World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at an online event for WHO's Global Biomanufacturing Workforce Training...
FM tells UNESCO chief of Korea’s concern over Japan’s Sado mines
Minister of Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yong on Feb. 22 holds talks with UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay at the organization's headquarters in Paris. (Ministry of...
President Moon held 141 summits over term, fostered new growth engines
President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 21 heads to the presidential plane Code One at Cairo International Airport in Egypt after completing his three-Arab nation...
Korean Cultural Center in Germany releases ‘K-pop dictionary’
The Korean Cultural Center in Germany has published a "K-pop dictionary."
Korea.net · Korean Cultural Center in Germany releases 'K-pop dictionary'
By Park Hye Ri and Lee Jihae
Photos = Ministry of...
Curfew extended, US magazine lauds Korea’s low COVID-19 death toll
The curfew on restaurants and cafes from Feb. 19 to March 13 will be extended an hour to 10 p.m. (Korea.net DB)
Korea.net · Curfew extended, US magazine...
5 items designated to promote Korean cultural heritage this year
Hanbok, Gyeongbokgung Palace, the Palman Daejanggyeong (Tripitaka Koreana), Baekje Historic Areas and royal cuisine of the Joseon Dynasty plus tteok (rice cake) are this year's five...
China says ‘Hanbok is traditional Korean culture’: diplomatic sources
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Craft & Design Foundation on Feb. 9 opened "Hanbok Uniform Exhibition" at Culture Station Seoul...
Culture minister proposes ‘cultural Olympics’ to IOC chief
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee (right) on Feb. 7 poses for a photo after talks with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (center) in...
Artist uses dalgona retro candy to create niche sector
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Video = Kim Sunjoo and Lee Jun Young
A man places sugar and baking soda and melts both in a ladle over a...