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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on July 2 unanimously raised Korea's status from a developing economy to a developed one, reclassifying the nation from Group A (Asian ...

The Bukcheong lion dance has been handed down through the generations in the region of Bukcheong in South Hamgyeong Province, in what is now North Korea. Originally, this lion dance was performed as ...

Darcy Paquet, an American movie critic who has lived in Korea for close to 20 years, wears many hats in the Korean film industry: critic, lecturer, author, translator, artistic director and part-time ...

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 ...

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 ...

Masks of all kinds can be found in every part of the world, but Korean masks contain their own unique shapes and functions. Korean masks are generally divided into ritual and theatrical masks; ritual ...

The Oscar-winning film "Parasite" depicts the lives of two families – the Parks and the Kims – in a society teeming with inequality, life issues and daily struggle. The rich Parks are shown as a ...

Hanbok is traditional Korean costumes with vibrant and eye-catching colors. In the past, the clothing was worn daily and the colors indicated social class, age or even the marital status of a woman.