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82% of people worldwide have positive view of Korea: survey
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Jan. 20 said a 2025 study on global perceptions of...
Agency eyes joint UNESCO registration of taekwondo with NK
The Korea Heritage Service seeks to jointly register the martial art taekwondo as UNESCO Intangible Heritage of Humanity...
2 ministries, UN agency to offer scholarships to refugees
Vice Minister of Justice Lee Jin Soo (left), Vice Minister of Education Choi Eun-ok (center) and Kim Sae-ryo,...
Official talks launched with Egypt on pursuing free trade pact
Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo (left) and Egyptian Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan Elkhatib on Jan....
President Lee discusses ‘100-year partnership’ with UAE envoy
President Lee Jae Myung (right) on Jan. 15 shakes hands with Khaldoon Al Mubarak, chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of...
‘Talks with Japan covered Asia-Pacific trade pact, supply chains’
President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Jan. 14 visit Horyuji Temple, a leading...
59 ministry affiliates, public institutions release 2026 biz plans
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's affiliates and public institutions on Jan. 13 present their business plans...
Year of beauty: cosmetics exports hit record USD 11.4B in 2025
Cosmetics exports last year set a record-high KRW 11.4 billion. Shown are visitors on Aug. 28, 2025, receiving...
An-defeated: badminton star wins 3rd straight Malaysia Open
An Se Young, the world's top-ranked women's badminton player, on Jan. 11 celebrates after beating Wang Zhiyi of China to...
Int’l construction orders in 2025 hit 11-year high of USD 47.2B
Overseas construction orders received by domestic companies last year reached USD 47.27 billion, the highest since 2014. Shown...
Five recommended ‘reset travel’ destinations in 2026
The keyword for travel in 2026 is "recovery" instead of "speed." Journeys that temporarily distract from daily rhythms, assesses mind and body,...
Record FDI of USD 36B in 2025 proves Korea’s investment appeal
Nam Myung-woo, acting director general of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources' Cross-border Investment Policy Bureau, on...
Royal palaces, tombs, shrine in 2025 attract nearly 18M visitors
A couple on Dec. 23, 2025, poses for a selfie at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Lee Jeongwoo)
Nation’s 1st hydrogen-powered vessel unveiled in southern area
Attendees at the launching ceremony for the nation's first hydrogen fuel cell-powered vessel on Dec. 18 pose for a group photo...
Biggest integrated Korean pavilion in history planned for CES 2026
This is the integrated Korean pavilion at last year's CES held from Jan. 7-10, 2025, in Las Vegas....
Seoul to host Asia’s top broadcast content market for 25th year
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency from Sept. 16-19 will host...
Liberation via art: exhibition shows loss, rediscovery of homeland
The exhibition "Landscapes of Homeland and Longing" at the Seoul branch of the National Museum of Modern and...
Former prison offers glimpse of torture, starvation of activists
Seodaemun Prison History Hall (Seodaemun Prison History Hall)
By Lee Jihae
Seodaemun...
President Lee rules out absorbing N. Korea, stresses Japan ties
President Lee Jae Myung on Aug. 15 delivers a speech at a ceremony marking the 80th Liberation Day...
President Lee to attend summit in Japan ahead of US talks
President Lee Jae Myung (right) on June 17 shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the Group...