President Lee Jae Myung on Nov. 17 departed for visits to four countries in the Middle East and Africa on the occasion of the G20 summit of leading economies. Over 10 days, he will conduct summit ...

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea (Minister Oh Yu-Kyoung) has been implementing a pilot project of providing food product information with the ‘Smart Food QR’* since ...

Minister for Trade Inkyo Cheong of the Republic of Korea and European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič co-chaired the 12th Korea-EU FTA Trade Committee (“Committee”) meeting ...

Asan Medical Center, Samsung Medical Center and Seoul National University Hospital are among the world's top 10 specialized hospitals for cancer treatment. The U.S. magazine Newsweek on Sept. 18 said ...

Described as the son of the heavens, Jumong was the founding king of Goguryeo, which eventually became the largest dynasty in Korean history. Also known as the Holy King of the East, mythological ...

An augmented reality (AR) image of a wyvern, a mythical dragon-like creature, on March 23 suddenly appeared on the opening day of the 2019 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season at Incheon's SK ...

K-pop is the most cited reason for visiting Korea by social and online media users from the top 20 countries that send tourists to the country. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea ...

People going on blind or ordinary dates can now do so with government support. They can get married in public museums or parks, and pay just KRW 10,000 in rent per month for their new home after ...

A newly enacted law on artificial intelligence (AI) has formed the basis for the national development of AI. The Ministry of Science and ICT on Dec. 26 said the National Assembly in a plenary session ...

One of the lesser known secrets of Korea is that for the past 10 years the country has been a champion on the breakdancing scene. Breakdancing, unlike sports in the Olympic Games, is not organized in ...

Jeungpyeon is one of the rice cake varieties and is known for its bubbly texture inside, like bread. It is a round-shaped rice cake made from non-glutinous rice powder, rice wine garnished with ...

President Yoon Suk Yeol announced his so-called "unification doctrine" at a ceremony to mark the 79th anniversary of Liberation Day. Dubbing unification as a "crucial historic challenge that must be ...