Domestic output and exports of cosmetics last year both set record highs. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on May 27 said its analysis of national cosmetics production, exports and imports last ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Launched in 1994, the Seongsan Sunrise Festival is held on top of Jeju Island’s Seongsan Ilchulbong or “Sunrise Peak.” The site is the most famous place for seeing the sunrise on Jeju Island and ...

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 ...

Across East Asia and elsewhere in the world, most families' main staple is rice, and in Korea it's joined with the triumvirate of the Korean kitchen: soy sauce, hot pepper paste and brown bean paste.

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 ...

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 ...

March 1, 1919, was when the Korean people led a non-violent movement to demand liberation from Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula and announce to the world the nation's desire for ...

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 ...

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea announced today that foreign direct investment (FDI) pledged to Korea in 2024 reached a total of USD 34.6 billion (up 5.7 ...