KOCIS
Peace on the Korean Peninsula’ promotional video garners 3 million views online
“The Origin of the War,” a new promotional video released by the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) on Nov. 7 delivers the message...
World coffee leaders gather in Seoul
Asia’s largest coffee exhibition, the 17th Seoul International Café Show, was held at the COEX Convention Center in Seoul from Nov. 8 to 11....
The beauty of Korean parks is captured in photos
By Oh Hyun Woo and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Korea National Park Service
Video = Korea National Park ServiceThe red sunset glow over Bukhansan National Park, the glittering stars...
Seoul sends tangerines to Pyeongyang in return for mushrooms
Soldiers load boxes packed with tangerines to be sent to the North on a South Korean cargo plane at Jeju Airport on Nov. 11....
Overseas tourists happier when traveling both Seoul, local areas
Deoksugung Palace is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Seoul.
By Kang Gahui and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Jeon Han
Research has shown that overseas sightseers who visit Korea...
Korean Cultural Center gets makeover in Argentina
Director Kim Tae-hoon of KOCIS (fourth from left) and Argentinean Secretary of State for Culture in the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Culture...
Korea’s rank in government confidence up 7 from 2017
Minister of the Interior and Safety Kim Boo Kyum addresses the ministerial roundtable of the Open Government Partnership Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting 2018 at the...
Koreas to share waterway for the first time in 65 years
South and North Korea jointly investigate the waterway at the estuary of Han River by the north side of Gyodong-do Island in Ganghwa-gun County,...
Asia-Pacific gov’ts highlight civic participation for the goal of an open government
The Open Government Partnership Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting opened on Nov. 5 at the Westin Chosun Hotel, Seoul. Panel discussion speakers introduce cases of the...
Two Koreas to pursue co-hosting 2032 Olympics
South and North Korea held sports talks at the liaison office in Gaeseong, North Korea on Nov. 2. (Ministry of Unification)
By Park Hye-ri and Kim Young Shin
Two...
Making soybean paste becomes a national heritage item
The Cultural Heritage Administration announced on Nov. 1 that 'Jang Damgeugi (Making Soybean Paste)' is to be registered as an intangible cultural property. The photo shows how meju,...
Asian writers gather in Gwangju for peace
The 2nd Asian Literature Festival 2018, to be held in Gwangju from Nov. 6 to 9, invites Asian writers to talk about peace in...
UNHCR special envoy Jolie thanks the Korean gov’t for supporting Yemeni refugees
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Special Envoy Angelina Jolie (left) and Minister of Justice Park Sang-ki hold a meeting at the ministry’s office in...
Fitch affirms Korea has stable economic outlook
Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong Yeon (second from left) shakes hands with a delegation from global rating agency Fitch at the Government Complex Seoul...
President Moon stresses peace, ‘inclusive nation’ in speech on 2019 gov’t budget
President Moon Jae-in on Nov. 1 gives a speech to the National Assembly on the proposed government budget for 2019. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Min Yea-Ji and Yoon...
Korean exports soar backed by new industries
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Customs Service said on Oct 29 that the accumulated amount of Korea’s annual exports...
Saemangeum area a turning point for Korea’s renewable energy: president
President Moon Jae-in delivers congratulatory remarks at a ceremony held to announce the vision to establish one of world’s biggest renewable energy production complexes...
OECD countries emphasize digital transformation in e-government sector
Minister of the Interior and Safety Kim Boo Kyum emphasizes the importance of digital transformation by actively applying new technologies to the public sector...
Global activists gather for peace on the Korean Peninsula
The 2018 World Peace Convention, held in Incheon, Seoul and Cheorwon, Gangwon-do province, from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, invited international peace activists to...
Four Korean sites accredited as international wetland cities
Ramsar Deputy Secretary General Jonathan Barzdo announces the Ramsar Wetland Cities at the 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the...