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‘No-landing flights’ to Ulleungdo, Dokdo islands run on Liberation Day
Gyeongsangbuk-do Province on Aug. 15 arranged no-landing flights to Ulleungdo and Dokdo Islands, with passengers posing for the camera holding the Korean national flag and...
Kazak leader to visit Korea next week, patriot’s remains to come home
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (right) from Aug. 16-17 will make a state visit to Korea. He is shown here in April 2019 attending a joint news...
Contest of Korea-related content sees record-high no. of entries
B2 Dance Group of Brazil has entered its music video in the K-pop music video section of Talk Talk Korea, an annual global contest of Korea-related content.
By Lee Kyoung...
Korea to be 1st in Asia to run e-travel authorization next month
Minister of Justice Park Beom-Kye (second from right) on Aug. 11 poses for a commemorative photo in front of the Korea Electronic Travel Authorization...
Gov’t urges long-term expats to get vaccinated vs. COVID-19
A long queue on July 29 forms in front of a temporary testing site for COVID-19 next to an expat support center in Danwon-gu...
5 must-see Korean works from late Samsung chief’s art collection
Two displays of artworks from the private collection of the late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee are being called the "exhibitions of the century" for featuring masterpieces shown in...
Seoul ranked 3rd-best world city for students to live in
The London-based university rating agency QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) on July 28 released its "Best Student Cities 2022" list on its official website. The photo...
President Moon honors 2 foreign Korean War veterans
President Moon Jae-in on July 27 awards the Taegeuk Order of Military Merit to the family of the late U.S. Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil...
UNESCO adds Korean tidal flats to World Heritage list
UNESCO on July 26 officially designated gaetbol (Korean tidal flats) World Natural Heritage during its 44th World Heritage Committee session held online in Fuzhou, China. The...
President requests resumption of US-NK dialogue to visiting diplomat
President Moon Jae-in on July 22 takes a photo with visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae's official...
Self-driving vehicles to hit Seoul roads from Oct.
Self-driving vehicles like buses and taxis from October will run in downtown Seoul. Shown here is a self-driving shuttle bus in the Sangam-dong neighborhood of Seoul's Mapo-gu...
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...