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Korea, Slovakia to enhance economic cooperation
President Moon Jae-in (right) shakes hands with his Slovak counterpart, President Andrej Kiska, prior to a summit at Cheong Wa Dae on April 10....
Animal protections further strengthened
The government of Korea has taken steps toward improving animal welfare, as the pet population and awareness of animal protection has increased across the...
President Moon replies to letter from Korean War veteran
Director General of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Kim Kwang-woo (left) gives the Ambassador of Peace Medal, a medal awarded to Korean...
Traditional rite prays for family
A performance of ‘Seongjuya Seongjuroguna’ (성주야 성주로구나), a collection of musical pieces from different shamanistic rituals, seongjugut (성주굿), from all across Korea, takes place at the...
Seoul’s public bikes become popular with smart tech
Seoul’s public bike system, Ttareungyi, or 'Ding-a-ling,' is getting attention for its smart technology that it offers. In March this year, the registered number of...
Constitutional revision guarantees stronger basic rights
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a luncheon with members of a special advisory committee on constitutional reform, at Cheong Wa Dae on March 13....
‘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...