KOCIS
Late Samsung tycoon’s art collection showcases Korean masterpieces
On the day ahead of the opening of the exhibition "A Great Cultural Legacy: Masterpieces from the Bequest of the Late Samsung Chairman Lee...
Acapella group Maytree earns global fame for angelic harmony
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Lee Jihae
Video = Kim Sunjoo and Lee Jun Young
A cell phone rings at a quiet office. But a search for the phone shows that the...
KCCs offer plethora of Korean content, programs over summer
The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) on July 16 said 27 Korean Cultural Centers (KCCs) worldwide will hold events throughout the summer. The poster...
California designates Sept. 4 ‘Taekwondo Day’
The U.S. state of California has designated Sept. 4 "Taekwondo Day." (Korea.net DB)
By Lee Hana
The U.S. state of California has officially designated Sept. 4 "Taekwondo Day."
The...
New website promotes Korean culture, cheering for Olympic team
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee are jointly running the site Team Korea House during the 2020...
Exhibition shows how late Joseon Dynasty fought summer heat
The National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul displays items used by Koreans from the 17th to the 20th centuries to ward off the summer heat....
‘Korea’s digital capacity will lead new tourism market after COVID-19’
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee on July 9 answers questions from foreign correspondents in Seoul at the Foreign Press Center in the...
[Creative kimchi creations] 10. Kimchi fried shrimp udon
Kimchi, a staple of Korean cuisine, has grown popular among gourmets worldwide as "tasty fermented food." The spicy condiment can stand on its own...
Joseon-era public bathroom with sewage facility found at Seoul palace
A public restroom with a sanitation system and built 150 years ago was excavated at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul.
By Yoon Hee Young
Photos = Ganghwa National Research Institute of...
Current account in May posts 13th straight surplus with USD 10.8B
The Bank of Korea on July 7 said the current account surplus in May reached the provisional figure of USD 10.76 billion. Park Yang-su, director general...
UN agency upgrades Korea’s status to developed economy
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on July 2 upgraded Korea's status from a developing economy to a developed one. The...
English-language paper rebuts Ramseyer’s false claim on ‘comfort women’
Sejong University professor Yuji Hosaka (pictured) has published a paper to rebut the claims of J. Mark Ramseyer, a professor at Harvard Law School,...
Gov’t boosts this year’s growth forecast to 11-year high of 4.2%
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki on June 28 speaks to a joint briefing on the government's economic policy for the...
New test of Korean-language proficiency to debut next year
Students take a mock version of the Sejong Korean Language Assessment at the King Sejong Institute in Hangzhou, China. (King Sejong Institute Foundation)
By Kim Minji
The King Sejong...
President Moon attends his 1st summit with Central America
President Moon Jae-in on June 25 speaks at the virtual summit of the fourth Korea-Central American Integration System (SICA) at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae's...
President Moon hails 2 Austrian nurses who served Korea for 40 years
Korean Ambassador to Austria Shin Chae-hyun (left) on June 23 takes a photo with Austrian nurses Marianne Stoger (second from left) and Margaret Pissarek...
President Moon pledges vaccine supply to N. Korea if it agrees
President Moon Jae-in on June 14 speaks at a news conference after his summit with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen at the latter's official residence...
President Moon becomes 1st Korean leader to visit Austria
President Moon becomes 1st Korean leader to visit Austria
Jun 14, 2021
President Moon Jae-in on June 13 attends the third session of an extended meeting...
Korean-language textbook featuring BTS content being developed
The Ministry of Education on June 10 announced the development of a Korean-language curriculum for elementary and middle school students abroad and producing textbooks based on...
From rubbish to resource: recycling discarded plastic into functional items
By Kim Hyelin and Lee Jihae
Video = Lee JunYoung
Walking under the scorching sun, a person enters a convenience store, buys one bottled water and takes a sip. The bottle is soon empty, so she puts...