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 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 ...

Chinese travelers on group tours from Sept. 29 can visit Korea without a visa for up to 15 days under a temporary visa-waiver program ending next year on June 30. This was reported on Sept. 7 under a ...

President Lee Jae Myung on Aug. 11 dispatched a special delegation to Indonesia. His spokesperson Kang Yu-jung on Aug. 10 in a written news briefing said the group will visit the Southeast Asian ...

Netflix's hit animated musical "KPop Demon Hunters" (2025) is a global sensation, strongly resonating with fans of Korean entertainment thanks to its high production quality, narrative and of course ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) on July 27 said they will jointly host a "new space seminar" with three Southeast Asian countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, ...

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 ...

President Lee Jae Myung on June 4 was officially sworn in as the nation's 21st leader at Rotunda Hall of the National Assembly in Seoul's Yeongdeungpo-gu District. The following are photos capturing ...

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 ...

Osong, 1 May 2025 — The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) will undergo its second Joint External Evaluation (JEE)* conducted by the WHO in August 2025. The evaluation aims to assess ...

The launch of the K-Humanoid Alliance seeks to make the nation a global superpower in humanoid robots by 2030 through active government support. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on April 10 ...

A new government initiative seeks to develop the core technology for Hypertube trains, or "airplanes on rails." The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on April 9 announced a three-year ...