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Swiss Embassy in Seoul unveils new Hanok-style building
The Swiss Embassy in Seoul's new building is a reinterpretation of a Hanok (traditional Korean house). (Kim Sunjoo)
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Hwaya
Seoul | May 16, 2019
The...
Danish royals visit Korea
Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, Princess Mary, are in Korea for three days this week to celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic...
Interview with Korea.net Honorary Reporter Diya Mitra
Since 2014, Diya Mitra of the U.K. has been a Korea.net Honorary Reporter. (Korea.net DB)
By Yoon Sojung
The induction ceremony for the eighth group of Korea.net...
Gwangju marks 39th anniversary of pro-democracy movement
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook on May 18 lay flowers at the May 18 National Cemetery in Gwangju. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim...
President Moon to host summit with Trump in June
President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump on April 11 shake hands at the White House in Washington during their last summit. Both...
22nd annual Korean speech contest attracts wider variety of foreign competitors
By Oh Hyun Woo and Kim Hwaya
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Video = Choi Tae-soon
Seoul | May 14, 2019
A middle school student from Japan, a worker from Nepal, a production assistant...
Korean Cultural Center in Tokyo marking 40th anniversary with events
The Korean Cultural Center in Tokyo, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, has held the exhibition "Monochrome Monologue" and performance "Sounds Are Dancing" to...
Korean, Polish foods have common features: celebrity chef
Chef Karol Okrasa on May 13 introduces traditional Polish liquor made from wild berries during a “master class” cooking show at the Korean Cuisine...
Seoul’s lone Islamic street bustles at night during Ramadan
Ramadan, the most sacred month of the year for Muslims, began on May 5 this year. This photo taken on May 7 shows Usadan-ro,...
K-pop contest finals, folk painting exhibit highlight May KCC events
The finals of a K-pop singing and dancing contest will be held from May 11-12 at Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square nearby Hoan Kiem...
Unsung Hero of Korea’s Independence – George Lewis Shaw
By Jeon Han
Photos = The Independence Hall of Korea
Illustration = Manus Eugune
A trading company in Andong (now Dandong), China, holds a distinctive place in the...
Korean Cultural Centers offer K-pop Academy classes
Participants learn K-Pop dance in a class of the 2018 K-pop Academy of Korean Cultural Center in Berlin, Germany.
By Kim Hyelin and Lee Jihae
Photos = Korean Culture...
Korea, NASA to jointly build payload device for lunar landers
Ben Bussey, senior NASA exploration scientist (left), Choi Won-ho (middle), director-general of the Space, Nuclear and Big Science Policy Bureau at the Ministry of...
Jongmyo Daeje on Children’s Day
Jongmyo Daeje, a rite worshipping the kings and queens of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), was held at Jongmyo Shrine in Seoul on May 5.
The annual ceremony is held...
[Sharing a Prosperous Global Village] Ambassadors’ Voices in Korea 7: Hungary
To gauge the direction of cooperation between Korea and the world, Korea.net is running a series of interviews with ambassadors to Korea. This episode...
Lotus Lantern Parade lights up Seoul
The Lotus Lantern Parade took place in central Seoul on May 4 as a ceremony to celebrate the Buddha's birth.
The parade, the main event of the...
DMZ Peace Trail opened to public for 1st time in 65 years
Visitors on April 27 walk along a fortified coastal road known as the DMZ Peace Trail in Goseong-gun County, Gangwon-do Province. The trail has...
#HANAGo Season 2 Ep. 4 – Korea’s spring flowers
Hi, it's Hana of #HANAGo.
Today I'm going to answer a question sent in by Esraa Elzeny from Egypt who asked, "Where are the most...
Event to mark centennial anniversary of Korean Provisional Gov’t
This huge Taegeukgi (Korean national flag) hangs on a building at Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the March First Independence...
Joseon-era garden to be opened to public for 1st time in 200 years
Built in 1790, the garden Seongnakwon is open to visitors from April 23 to June 11 this year; it had been off-limits to the...