KOCIS
UAE minister: World wants to know of Korea’s COVID-19 response
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo on April 23 smiles while taking part in a videoconference with United Arab Emirates Minister of Culture and...
Gov’t’s COVID-19 response shared in UNESCO videoconference
First Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Oh Yeongwoo (right) on April 22 speaks at a UNESCO-hosted videoconference of culture ministers on responding to the...
Korea’s COVID-19 testing ability earns global kudos
Seegene CEO Chun Jong-yoon on April 21 speaks to ABC News of the U.S. in an interview. His company's test kits have official government approval for urgent use amid the...
Canadian Ambassador to Korea joins ‘Overcome Together’ Relay Challenge
Canadian Ambassador to Korea Michael Danagher joins Korea.net's ongoing "Overcome Together" Relay Challenge campaign.
Let's meet the ambassador and learn more about what Canada and...
[Evergreen 2020] To medical professionals around the world fighting COVID-19
"Evergreen Tree" is a song that instilled a lot of hope and courage in many Koreans during the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis.
With today, April...
[People of Wonderland ①] Chinese disinfection volunteer Xu Hongtian
The video "Korea, Wonderland?" posted on March 17 on Korea.net's YouTube channel attracted more than a million views four days after it was posted. The content shows brave people jointly trying to...
Sequel to viral video on Korea’s COVID-19 response released
By Xu Aiying and Lee Jihae
"A letter from Wonderland," the sequel to the video "Korea, Wonderland?" showing how the country is overcoming the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), was released...
Mask-sharing campaign held near Gwanghwamun Square
People have volunteered to help the fight against COVID-19.
To this end, a mask-sharing event was held on March 25 near Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul.
This...
Kuwaiti Ambassador to Korea joins ‘Overcome Together’ Relay Challenge
Kuwaiti Ambassador to Korea Bader AlAwadi takes part in Korea.net's ongoing "Overcome Together" Relay Challenge campaign.
Let's meet him and find out what he does to...
Hungarian ambassador to Korea joins ‘Overcome Together’ Relay Challenge
Hungarian Ambassador to Korea Mózes Csoma has joined Korea.net's ongoing "Overcome Together" Relay Challenge.
Let's meet him and find out the history of medical science...
Danish Ambassador to Korea joins ‘Overcome Together’ Relay Challenge
Danish Ambassador to Korea Einar Jensen joins Korea.net's ongoing "Overcome Together" Relay Challenge campaign.
Let's meet him and find out what his embassy does to help...
Norwegian Ambassador to Korea joins ‘Overcome Together’ Relay Challenge
Norwegian Ambassador to Korea Frode Solberg has become the first diplomat to join Korea.net's ongoing "Overcome Together" Relay Challenge campaign.
Let's meet him and learn...
Visit to ‘walk-through’ clinic
Korea is taking innovative steps to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
The "walk-through" screening clinic allows testing for COVID-19 more easily and quickly.
I'm here in the...
Finance minister suggests currency swaps among G-20 central banks
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki on March 31 takes part in a videoconference of G-20 finance ministers and...
Overcome together at Gwanghwamun Square
People on March 24 donate masks to fight COVID-19 to the Salvation Army campaign in Gwanghwamun Square, central Seoul.
Director = Jeon Han
Video = Kim Sun-joo, Choi...
Religious groups delay events amid COVID-19 outbreak
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo (right) on March 18 holds a meeting with Korean Buddhist leaders at a restaurant in Seoul....
Republic of Korea’s fight against COVID-19
The COVID-19 situation in Korea is characterized by confirmed cases originating from a specific regional cluster, namely Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province.
As of March...
Spring awakens at national parks across Korea
A yellow pheasant's eye blossoms on Jan. 24 at Jirisan National Park in Hadong-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province.
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
Photos = Korea National Park Service
Flowers...
Historical seals from Joseon Dynasty returned to Korea
The guksae (national seal) Daegunjubo (left) and the eobo (royal seal) named the Royal Seal of Hyojong (right) will be displayed from Feb. 22 to March 8 at...
Director hopes ‘Parasite’ is remembered for its cinematic merit
"Parasite" director Bong Joon-ho (fourth from left) on Feb. 19 bursts out in laughter at a news conference held at the Westin Chosun Seoul, sitting with the movie's cast (from...