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Buddhist shrine becomes National Treasure
The Jeokmyeolbogung Shrine that holds a sarira from the Sakayamuni Buddha is located in the forests of Odaesan Mountain in Pyeongchang-gun County. (Cultural Heritage...
President Moon marks upcoming 100th anniversary of March 1st Movement
On July 3, President Moon Jae-in speaks during a ceremony to launch a preparatory committee for events that will commemorate next year’s 100th anniversary...
French Koreaphile says Korea ‘full of friendliness’
Lea Moreau began living in Korea when she settled in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do Province. Here, Moreau poses for a photo with the English edition of...
Korea, Luxembourg to strengthen ties for future growth
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (right) and Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel hold a joint press conference at the Government Complex-Seoul on July 2.
By Kim Min-Jeung
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Digital museum brings cultural heritage online
Experts gather at a forum to discuss the future of digitized museums in the age of the fourth industrial revolution, held at the National...
Two Koreas to host basketball game in Pyeongyang
South Korea's Secretary General Jeon Choong-Ryul (left) from the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee and North Korea's Vice Minister of Physical Culture and Sports...
#HANAGo Episode 1 : Hanok Photo Spots
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...
Talk Talk Korea 2018 tops last year’s numbers
Director Kim Tae-hoon of the Korean Culture and Information Service (second from left) poses for a group photo with the winners of the Talk...
Buddhist sites added to UNESCO World Heritage list
The Korean delegation celebrates as seven sansa Buddhist mountain monasteries get inscribed on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites, during the 42nd meeting of the World...
Governmental writer wins Peony Prize
Presidential writer Elizabeth G. Kraft Lee from the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) gives a brief speech after receiving the Peony Medal during...
Two Koreas agree on road modernization
The delegation from South Korea, including Kim Jeong-ryeol (second from left), the second vice chairman at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, crosses...
New York Korea Center to open in 2020
Director Kim Tae-hoon of the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) (third from left) attends a groundbreaking ceremony for the New York Korea Center...
From Cold War to world peace, Korean Peninsula shows the way
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon delivers the keynote speech at the Jeju Forum for Peace & Prosperity 2018 that took place at the International Convention...
Peace to help AIIB achieve its goals: finance ministry
First Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance Ko Hyoung-kwon (left) shakes hands with the president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Jin Liqun,...
Palace museum highlights royal Joseon babies
By Kang Gahui and Hahm Hee-eun
Seoul | June 27, 2018
Photos and Video = Cultural Heritage Administration
When a baby is newly born, everyone feels the same about the...
Two Koreas agree to study inter-Korean railway
Kim Jeong-ryeol (second from left), the chief delegate from South Korea and second vice chairman of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Kim...
Peace is true reward for war veterans: president
President Moon Jae-in says, 'Establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula is the way to return the courage of the war veterans,' in a speech...
Eulji-ro Nogari Alley hopes to go global
In Seoul, there's a place called the Euljiro Nogari Alley, tucked away behind exit 4 of Eulji-ro 3-ga Station, where people can enjoy draft...
Japanese tourists return to Korea
Japanese tourists are coming back to Korea, as tensions on the Korean Peninsula alleviate. The photo shows Japanese tourists waiting in a line to...
South, North Korea to cooperate on railways, roads, forestry
Vice Minister for Transport Kim Jeong Ryeol (center), head of the South Korean delegation to an inter-Korean working meeting on railway cooperation, answers the...