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National security chief discusses bilateral cooperation with Bolton
National Security Director Chung Eui-yong (right) on July 24 shakes hand with U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton (left) at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong...
Aug. 8 designated Island Day to promote domestic tourism
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has designated Aug. 8 as Island Day to promote the country's islands. Pictured here is the scenic...
First lady Kim cheers for Korea at World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju
By Kim Hyelin and Kim Minji
First lady Kim Jung-sook on July 22 cheers for swimmer Kim Seo-yeong competing in the women's 200-meter individual medley final at the...
Award-winning maestro promoting harmonica as featured instrument
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Minji
Photos = Jeon Han
Videos = Kim Sunjoo and Choi Tae-soon
Seoul | July 5, 2019
Trying too hard while playing an instrument can sometimes spoil the music,...
Women’s polo team scores Korea’s 1st goal in world tourney
Members of the national women's water polo team are ecstatic on July 16 after scoring their nation's first goal in the 2019 FINA World...
U-20 men’s team gets welcoming reception after runner-up finish
Chung Jung-yong, head coach of the men's under-20 soccer team, on June 17 is tossed into the air by his squad at a welcoming...
FINA World Aquatics Championships see 1st medalists on Day 4
Medalists in the mixed duet technical event of artistic swimming at the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships on July 14 pose for photographs at...
Billboard columnist: K-pop elevates music into another dimension
K-pop columnist Jeff Benjamin writes for publications like Billboard, The New York Times and Rolling Stone.
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
Photos and Video = Xu Aiying
Seoul | July...
‘Bangtan Tour’ features top sites appearing in BTS videos, album covers
The Korea Tourism Organization from June 10-24 conducted a survey on the popularity of venues featured in the music videos and album covers of...
Film festival in Belgium highlights KCC’s July events
The exhibit "Project on #6 – Memory of Division" will be held from July 19 to Aug. 31 at the Korean Cultural Center in...
Korean Sport & Olympic Committee chief elected IOC member
Lee Kee-heung, president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, on June 26 shakes hands with Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee...
Indie bookstores cater to special interests to attract customers
(From left clockwise) Schrödinger exclusively stocks books on cats. Seoul Time Sketch is housed in a building sporting Hanok (traditional Korean architecture). Your Taste...
Seoul COEX hosts int’l wines and spirits expo
The Seoul International Wines & Spirits Expo 2019 is being held from June 20-22 at the Seoul COEX.
By Kim Minji
Photos = Jeon Han
Video = Kim Sunjoo
Seoul |...
‘Parasite’ subtitle translator: Comedies are a fun challenge
Darcy Paquet, the English-language subtitle translator of Bong Joon-ho's Palme d'Or-winning "Parasite" (2019), on June 14 poses at a cafe in Seoul.
By Lee Hana
Photos = Kim...
President Moon hints again at possible inter-Korean summit this month
President Moon Jae-in on June 13 holds a joint news conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg after their summit at her official residence...
President Moon boosts ‘innovative growth’ ties during 3-nation N. European tour
President Moon Jae-in on June 10 visits Otaniemi, a district in Espoo, Finland, known as the "Silicon Valley of Europe." (Cheong Wa Dae’s official...
President Moon: ‘Positive peace’ should resolve ‘structural violence’ between Koreas
President Moon Jae-in on June 12 delivers a speech during the Oslo Forum at the University of Oslo in Norway.
By Oh Hyun Woo and Kim Hwaya
Photos = Cheong...
All foreign residents must get nat’l health insurance from July 16
From mid-July, non-Koreans who stay in Korea for six months or longer are required to subscribe to national health insurance. (National Health Insurance Service)
By Lee...
President Moon: Korea, Finland to boost cooperation through innovation
President Moon Jae-in (right) and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on June 11 shake hands at the Korean-Finnish Startup Summit in Helsinki.
By Song Baleun and Lee Jihae
Photos =...
History-rich county offers refreshing summer taste of lotus wrap dish
Ingredients such as grain, lotus roots, dates and nuts are put on a lotus leaf along with rice and then wrapped. The wrap is...