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Folk museum to livestream full moon festival on YouTube
The National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul on Feb. 26 will livestream the annual festival for the first full moon of the lunar new year on its...
FM Chung urges Iran to release seized Korean ship, captain
Minister of Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yong on Feb. 24 holds a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on the advancement and...
‘1st vaccine shipment marks initial step toward return to normal life’
Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun (second from right) on Feb. 24 watches the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines leave the manufacturing facility of pharmaceutical manufacturer SK...
Oldest surviving prototype of national flag displayed in Seoul
The National Museum of Korea from Feb. 23 through March 8 is displaying O.N. Denny's Taegeukgi (National Registered Cultural Heritage No. 382), the oldest surviving prototype...
COVID-19 screening clinics slated in 14 areas with many foreign workers
The government from Feb. 21 set up screening clinics for conducting COVID-19 field inspections in 14 areas known to have many foreign workers to better contain the...
Korean studies expert refutes Harvard professor’s claim on comfort women
Mark Peterson, professor emeritus of Brigham Young University in the U.S., in a column posted on Feb. 17 on Korea.net refuted a paper by...
Restaurants, cafes allowed to run until 10 pm amid eased restrictions
Korea Rail Corp. and Supreme Railways from Feb. 15 will sell tickets for aisle seats. From Dec. 8 last year, both companies had adopted the government's recommendation of...
[Lunar New Year] 3 great places in Seoul for rice cakes
Seollal (Lunar New Year), one of Korea's two biggest holidays, features the tradition of sharing tteok (rice cake) with family, relatives and neighbors.
By Xu Aiying and Yoon Hee Young
Seoul | Jan....
[Lunar New Year] Seollal period packed with online cultural events
The National Gugak Center on Feb. 14 presents for the first time online "Jongmyo Jeryeak," an elaborate performance of ancient court music and designated National...
Culture minister chairs UNESCO committee on cultural diversity
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo on Feb. 1 chairs the 14th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of...
Soccer coach Park honored with commemorative coins
The Korea Minting Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp. (KOMSCO) on Feb. 1 unveils its designs for commemorative coins honoring soccer coach Park Hang-seo, who heads...
NY Times food writer shines spotlight on Korean pancake
The New York Times in its Jan. 26 article titled "An Easy Path to Dinner, by Way of Korea" explained what jeon is and how to make it....
President gifts traditional liquor to outgoing US ambassador
President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 19 presents outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Korea Harry Harris with a gift set of the traditional liquor Andong soju...
Interior Ministry launches support team for COVID-19 vaccinations
Minister of the Interior and Safety Jeon Hae-cheol (third from left) on Jan. 12 inspects the preparation of COVID-19 vaccines at a testing center...
British daily analyzes vaccination delay in Korea
A temporary facility for COVID-19 testing on Dec. 17, 2020, is set up in Seoul's Jung-gu District. (Jeon Han)
By Lee Jihae
The British daily Guardian has analyzed why...
Korea, Japan, China discuss sports cooperation amid pandemic
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo (right) on Dec. 24 takes part online in the third Korea- Japan-China meeting of sports ministers with his Japanese...
Illegal stayers can preregister voluntary departure online
The Ministry of Justice on Dec. 16 launched an online preregistration system allowing foreign nationals illegally residing in the country to voluntarily leave for...
Free Wi-Fi on all city buses nationwide marks world first
Minister of Science and ICT Choi Kiyoung (left) on Dec. 14 tests free Wi-Fi on a bus at a bus terminal in Seoul's Yeouido district at...
High-tech robots for responding to nuclear disaster released
The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute on Dec. 7 said it is developing an unmanned robot system for response to a nuclear disaster. The photo...
Korea’s COVID-19 screening methodology adopted as int’l standard
A domestically developed screening methodology for COVID-19 was adopted on Dec. 2 as a global standard by the International Organization for Standardization. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Hyelin and Lee...