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Art troupe shows charms, joys of Korea
Vietnamese participants learn how to play traditional Korean musical instruments at the Korean Culture Center in Vietnam. (Korean Culture Center in Vietnam)
By Xu Aiying and Hahm Hee-eun
The...
ASEAN forum urges NK to fulfill denuclearization commitments
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (back row, center) poses for a photo with other participants in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) foreign minister’s meeting at...
Postage stamps show footsteps of independence activists
Korea Post is issuing a series of independence movement stamps to commemorate Korean Independence Day on Aug. 15. (Korea Post)
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
Four representative historic...
Cheong Wa Dae to release presidential speeches
Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un (left) and President Moon Jae-in officially announce the Panmunjeom Declaration at the Peace House in...
Gov’t to invest in 8 innovative, growing industries
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Kim Dong-yeon (second from left) gives a speech during the third Innovative Growth Ministerial Meeting...
Taiwan media highlights Jeju haenyeo
Some of Jeju's famous female haenyeo divers and a group of Taiwanese visitors pose for a photograph at the Jeju Hansupul Hanyeo School on Aug. 2....
Two Koreas discuss JSA disarmament, joint excavations of war remains
Lieutenant General An Ik San (left), the chief of the North Korean delegation, and Major General Kim Do-gyun, from the South Korean delegation, shake...
Two Koreas on the same boat for Asian Games
South and North Korean athletes, who compete together as one team at the upcoming Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang, train at the Cheongju Tangeum Lake...
Devour Busan’s historic delicacies
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Korea Tourism Organization
Busan | July 31, 2018
Food from different regions can tell us a lot about those places.
This is certainly the...
President Moon hopes for success at upcoming Asian Game
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi (left), in Seoul as a special envoy from Indonesian President Joko Widodo, and President Moon Jae-in pose for a...
#HANAGo Episode 2: Custom-made Hanbok
Hi, it's Hana of #HanaGo. I'm here to answer your questions and to enjoy all that Korea has to offer along the way. Just...
President stops by local pub after work
President Moon Jae-in raises his glass with a group of diners brought together to speak with the president about policy-related issues, at a restaurant...
‘Korea is a miraculous land made by UN veterans’
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon awards a national medal to U.K. author Brian Parritt who participated in the Korean War, during a commemorative ceremony on...
Gov’t to boost inclusive economic growth
Senior Secretary for Economic Affairs Yoon Jong-won talks live about the meaning of ‘inclusive growth’ and the current state of the Korean economy on...
Korea to boost economic ties with Africa, Middle East
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon speaks at the South Korea-Oman business forum, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Muscat on July 25. (Prime Minister’s Office)
By Kim...
Gov’t to provide balanced support for the arts
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Do Jonghwan (second from right) discusses ways to expand the overseas reach of Korean art, content and tourism...
Suncheon, Geumgangsan to become UNESCO biosphere reserve
Suncheon City in Jeollanam-do Province is designated as part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) at the 30th session of the...
Two Koreas inspect NK railways
A group of inspectors from South and North Korea inspect a length of the Gyeongui railway line in North Korea on July 24.
By Lee Kyoung...
Gov’t to promote Korean heritage
Kim Tae-hoon (right), director of the Korean Culture and Information Service, and Jin Ok-sub (left), president of the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation, shake hands...
Hwang Chi-Yeul and Suzanne are designated as Korea Tourism Honorary Ambassadors
Ahn Young-bae, president of the Korea Tourism Organization, delivers a large name card to Hwang Chi-Yeul as he is appointed as an official Korean...