President Lee Jae Myung, on a state visit to Vietnam, on April 23 said, "The Korean government will bolster strategic cooperation with Vietnam in nuclear power, transportation infrastructure and ...

Director Chung Ji-young, who uses film to offer sharp insights on the hidden sides of history and society, is back with his latest work "My Name," which deals with the Jeju April 3 Incident, marked by ...

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister JK Kim) will host InterBattery 2026, Korea’s largest international battery exhibition, at COEX in Seoul from March 11 to 13, 2026. Now in ...

The country's main stock market this year showed growth of over 75% to lead the G20 (Group of 20) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The Korea Exchange on Dec. 30 released ...

The labor market next year will accept around 191,000 foreign workers designated non-professional. The Office for Government Policy Coordination on Dec. 22 in a meeting of the Foreign Workforce Policy ...

The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment will launch a stable basis for running a power system centered on renewable energy to supply 100 gigawatts of such energy by 2030. At a briefing on the ...

Oct. 25 is Dokdo Day, when Emperor Gojong in 1900 issued Imperial Decree No. 41 declaring the islands of Dokdo and Ulleungdo part of the Korean Empire. This annual commemorative day seeks to raise ...

The growing popularity of the Korean language has led to over 550,000 people taking this year the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK), with the number of domestic test centers and countries offering ...

The Ministry of Education and the National Institute for International Education on Sept. 4 announced the application period for the 2026 Global Korea Scholarship for undergraduates from Sept. 15 to ...

The Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour for the second half of the year will run from Sept. 4 to Oct. 26 Thursdays through Sundays. This popular program highlights the beauty and romance of Changdeokgung on ...

The minimum hourly wage for next year has been set at KRW 10,320, up 2.9% from this year's. The Minimum Wage Council on July 10 decided this at its 12th plenary meeting at Government Complex-Sejong in ...

The New York Times on June 21 ran the feature headlined "How South Korea Became a Cultural Powerhouse, and What's Next," analyzing the strength of Hallyu (Korean Wave). The story explained how Korean ...