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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...
President Moon urges opening of ‘Silk Road of steel’ with Central Asia
President Moon Jae-in (left) and first lady Kim Jung-sook on April 23 arrive at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Province, after completing their...
Spring flower bonanza draws visitors to mountains
Forsythias come into view as one starts climbing Bukhansan Mountain from Gugi Exploration Support Center.
By Jung Joo-ri and Lee Jihae
Photos = Jung Joo-ri
Seoul | April 11, 2019
Spring is...
Korea, Kazakhstan to cooperate in denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
President Moon Jae-in (left) on April 22 attends a joint news conference with Kazakh President Kassym Jomart Tokayev at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace...
President Moon hosts repatriation ceremony in Kazakhstan
President Moon Jae-in on April 21 hosts a repatriation ceremony at Nursultan International Airport for the remains of Korean independence activists who had been...
Korea, Uzbekistan upgrade relations to special strategic partnership
President Moon Jae-in (left) on April 19 shakes hands with Uzbek President Shavkat Miriziyoyev at a signing ceremony after their bilateral summit. (Cheong Wa...
[Sharing a Prosperous Global Village] Ambassadors’ Voices in Korea 6: Kazakhstan
To gauge the direction of cooperation between Korea and the world, Korea.net is running a series of interviews with ambassadors to Korea. In this...
Nation honors 59th anniversary of 1960 revolution
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on April 19 pays his respects at a national ceremony in northern Seoul to mark the 59th anniversary of the...
President Moon lauds e-health cooperation with Uzbekistan
President Moon Jae-in (left) on April 19 listens to an explanation about joint telemedicine between Korean and Uzbek medical teams at Inha University's campus...
Korea, Turkmenistan to boost ties in energy, infrastructure
President Moon Jae-in (left) on April 17 holds a summit with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow at Oguzkhan Palace in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
By Song Baleun and Lee Jihae
Photos = Cheong...
Royal Culture Festival to showcase Joseon history via high tech
The traditional Korean dance hwagwanmu is performed using high-tech lighting at Gyeonghoeru Pavilion of Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace. (Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation)
By Kang Gahui and Lee Jihae
The nine-day...