KOCIS
City-run program to offer ‘cool’ tours of Hanok home
The Yun Family House in the Ogin-dong neighborhood of Seoul's Jung-gu District is the site of the so-called "Namsangol staycation."
By Yoo Yeon Gyeong and Kim Hayeon
Photos = Seoul Metropolitan...
President Yoon leaves for NATO summit in his diplomatic debut
President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee on June 27 bid farewell before boarding the presidential plane Code One at Seoul...
No. of foreign patients in Korea rose 24.6% to 146K last year
The Ministry of Health and Welfare on June 27 said 146,000 people from overseas visited Korea last year to seek medical treatment. The photo...
‘Colombia has much to learn from Korea, a wonderful country’
Colombian Minister of Culture Angelica Mayolo Obregon on June 7 holds an exclusive interview with Korea.net at the Colombian Embassy in Seoul's Jongno-gu District.
By Anais...
42 promising musicians gather in Seoul to learn Korean orchestra
Up-and-coming classical music artists participating in the Korean National Symphony Orchestra's annual International Orchestra Academy on June 21 undergo orientation at the Association of Korean National Arts Companies' orchestra studio of...
‘100K Mexicans fighting in Korean War forms basis for bilateral ties’
This year, Korea marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations with 15 Latin American countries -- Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, the Dominican...
Cultural events to mark 130th anniversary of Korea-Austria ties
The Gyeonggi Sinawi Orchestra in September will hold performances in Austria to mark the 130th anniversary of Korea's ties with the European country. Shown is the orchestra...
Gov’t to send additional aid package worth USD 50M to Ukraine
The government in March this year sent 40 tons of urgent medical supplies to Ukraine. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kim Eun-young and Yoon Sojung
The government has pledged...
Domestically developed rocket Nuri set for launch after delays
The domestically developed space rocket, KSLV-II, aka Nuri, at 7:20 a.m. on June 20, the day before its scheduled launch, is being moved from...
President Yoon invites 400 guests to housewarming party
President Yoon Suk Yeol (center in the third row) on June 19 poses for photos with neighbors he invited from Yongsan-gu District of Seoul...
King Sejong Institute to add 23 branches in 19 countries this year
King Sejong Institute, which provides education on the Korean language and culture worldwide, will open 23 additional branches in 19 countries this year. Shown are institute...
6 outdoor swimming pools in Seoul to be reopened on June 24
The Hangang Project Headquarters of the Seoul Metropolitan Government on June 15 said outdoor swimming pools at parks around the Hangang River will be reopened for...
Nicaraguan diplomat calls Korean public transit ‘clean, efficient’
This year, Korea marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations with 15 Latin American countries -- Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, the Dominican...
Nat’l fencing team wins 12th straight Asian championships
The women's national sabre fencing team on June 15 pose for photos after winning the 2022 Asian Fencing Championships at Olympic Fencing Gymnasium of...
Job growth last month set 22-year high: Statistics Korea
Statistics Korea on June 15 in a report on May job trends said the number of employed last month rose 935,000 year on year to 28.48 million. Shown...
CRAVITY to promote Hallyu abroad for KOCIS this year
Park Myeongsun (fifth from left), director of the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), an affiliate of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism,...
Korea elected to UN Economic & Social Council for 6th straight time
Korea on June 10 at the United Nations General Assembly in New York was elected to the U.N.'s Economic and Social Council for the...
Self-driving cars able to make U-turns, change lanes tested in Seoul
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on June 9 waves while riding a self-driving RoboRide car in a test run on Teheran-ro Road in Seoul's Gangnam-gu District. (Mayor's Facebook...
Gov’t pledges USD 1.2M to ensure nuke plant safety in Ukraine
For the safe operations of nuclear power plants in Ukraine, the government has pledged USD 1.2 million in aid through the International Atomic Energy Agency....
‘Korea, Argentina have unlimited cooperation potential in hydrogen, energy, infrastructure’
This year, Korea marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations with 15 Latin American countries -- Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, the Dominican...