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Consumer sentiment rises amid improved South-North relations
A traditional market in Seoul is crowded with hungry diners. (Korea.net DB)
By Lee Yoonseo and Kim Young Shin
The Consumer Composite Sentiment Index (CCSI) rebounded in May after...
Liaison office between two Koreas to open soon: unification ministry
The unification ministry’s spokesperson Baik Tae Hyun explains the on-site due diligence for the opening a liaison office between South and North Korea, during...
Gov’t beefs up efforts to save Dokdo waters
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries carries out a project to stave off damage to seaweed colonies in the water off Dokdo Island. Pictured...
Two Koreas implement Panmunjeom Declaration, schedule more meetings
North Korean Chairman Ri Son Kwon of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea (left) and Korean Minister of Unification Cho Myoung Gyon...
Korean, US diplomats share plans for NK-US summit
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (left) and her U.S. counterpart, Mike Pompeo, talk over the phone on June 1 about the results of discussions between...
Traditional musician hopes for inter-Korean harmony
Kang Eun Il, who plays the haeguem, a traditional two-stringed string instrument, talks about her performance during the banquet at the April 27 Inter-Korean Summit,...
DMZ Camp Greaves to host performances, exhibits
The theater troupe People In Backpacks performs ‘The Metamorphosis.’
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Gyeonggi-do Provincial Government
At Camp Greaves along the DMZ, the only...
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Jeonggangwon, a traditional Hanok compound that serves some traditional Korean food, is located in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province. (Korea Tourism Organization)
By Kim Young Deok and Kim Young Shin
The...
Busan’s Gamcheon Culture Village wins international award
The Gamcheon Culture Village in Busan, which used to be a shanty town for refugees after the Korean War, has become a tourist attraction...
Joseon palace plaques, ancient petitions become UNESCO items
One of the 770 Joseon palace plaques that says Geongugogung (건구고궁, 乾九古宮), from right to left, which means 'the old house where king lived,' shows the...
Gov’t designates Aug. 14 as International Memorial Day for Comfort Women
President Moon Jae-in walks with ‘comfort women’ survivors at Cheong Wa Dae in January. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Park Hye Ri and Sohn JiAe
The day of Aug. 14...
World No Tobacco Day, ‘smoking is murder’
This year’s poster for World No Tobacco Day 2018 says, ‘Smoking isn’t just suicide, it’s murder.’ (Ministry of Health and Welfare)
By Kim Tae Won and Hahm Hee-eun
On...
Cooling mist to chill Gwanghwamun Square this summer
Misting pipes that create a chilling spray are installed along Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul to cool the streets during the summer months. (Seoul...
25 Korean cultural centers provide K-pop singing, dancing lessons
Students take part in a K-pop dance class at the Korean Cultural Center in London. (KCC London)
By Min Yea-Ji and Sohn JiAe
More Korean cultural centers around the...
President Moon’s intermediacy reignites US-NK dialogue
President Moon Jae-in (right) embraces North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after their second summit, at the Tongilgak on the northern side of Panmunjeom...
President Moon outlines ‘casual meeting’ with NK leader
President Moon Jae-in presides over a meeting with his top aides at Cheong Wa Dae on May 28. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in...
Honorary Reporters select most memorable moments of Moon administration
By Kim Young Shin
The Korean Culture & Information Service (KOCIS), part of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, has just released a video collage...
Gov’t opens 16 new King Sejong Institutes overseas
Students at the Korean Cultural Center in Berlin study Korean to prepare for the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK). (Korea.net DB)
By Min Yea-Ji and Sohn JiAe
The...
Korea, Mercosur begin trade negotiations
Authorities from Korea and South America pose for a photo during trade negotiations. From left are Uruguayan Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa, Paraguayan Foreign...
Cultural Heritage Foundation shares management know-how with Congo
A group of trainees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo attends the orientation and training session for the Capacity Building Program for Systemic...