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‘Through theater, I became Korean’
Stage director Cathy Rapin poses for a photo in front of the Dongyang Arts Center where 'Nine Little Girls' (Neuf petites filles), a play...
Arbor Day falls on April 5
President Moon Jae-in (left) and first lady Kim Jung-sook plant a pine tree at a garden near the Yeomingwan office building at Cheong Wa...
First non-Korean appointed as Gyeongbokgung gatekeeper
Mark Tetto, the first non-Korean honorary gatekeeper at Gyeongbokgung Palace, stands beside his fellow guards at an appointment ceremony at the palace's Heungnyemun Gate...
‘Jeju Uprising’s desire for peace, human rights burns bright’: president
President Moon Jae-in and the first lady assist a surviving victim of the Jeju Uprising down the stairs during the 70th commemoration for the...
Finding the right word for Jeju’s historic tragedy
A baekbi, a blank memorial stone, lies in Exhibition Hall 1 at the Jeju 4.3 Peace Park. Its description says, 'Someday, this stone will be...
We implore fruits of dialogue for Korean Peninsula: pope
Pope Francis’s most recent Urbi et Orbi given on Easter, April 1, includes wishes for harmony and peace on the Korean Peninsula, and hopes...
Joseon royal rituals published as book
The National Gugak Center has now published records of royal Joseon rituals and banquets, courtesy of the British Library. (National Gugak Center)
By Min Yea-Ji and Yoon Jihye
Records...
Korea, China to actively cooperate on denuclearization
Yang Jiechi (left), a special envoy from Chinese President Xi Jinping and a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China,...
NYT honors Yu Gwan-sun, March 1st patriot
The New York Times honors Yu Gwan-sun (1902-1920) in an article titled 'Yu Gwan-sun, a Korean Independence Activist Who Defied Japanese Rule' on March...
Two Koreas agree to summit on April 27
Korean Minister of Unification Cho Myoung-Gyon answers questions by the press before he attends high-level talks on the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit at the Panmunjeom...
Baseball opens across Korea
As the KBO League's 2018 season starts with an opening game between the Samsung Lions and the Doosan Bears, baseball fans fill the Jamsil...
LG, Samsung top global design lists
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are ranked in first and second place, respectively, in the 'Top 10 Hague Applicants of 2017.' (WIPO)
By Jung Joo-ri and Sohn JiAe
Korea’s...
Livestock industry sees new tech horizons
The Rural Development Administration develops an IT-based tool that can check on the health of pregnant pigs by monitoring their body movements in real...
Korea, UAE are brother countries: President Moon
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook enjoy a meal after looking around the desert some 170 km from Abu Dhabi on March...
President Moon meets with Dubai ruler
President Moon Jae-in (left) holds talks with UAE Prime Minister and ruler of the Emirate of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, in Dubai on...
Schedule unveiled for South Korean Pyongyang concerts
South Korean composer Yoon Sang (left), who will lead a delegation of performers in Pyongyang, holds working-level talks with Hyun Song-wol, director of the...
Former UN chief to lead green growth group
Ban Ki-moon, who was just appointed as the new chair and president of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), speaks during a press conference...
Team Korea introduces new uniform
The Korean national men's soccer team introduces its new kit for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The home kit consists of red...
Korea to head WTO Safeguard Committee
The World Trade Organization (WTO) appointed Kwon Hyouk-woo, the head of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea in Geneva, as the chairperson...
President Moon commemorates first Barakah nuclear plant
President Moon Jae-in poses for a commemorative photo in front of the Barakah Unit 1 nuclear energy plant in Abu Dhabi, along with Crown...