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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

A distinct animal marks each year in Korea under the Asian zodiac. Since the Unified Silla period (676-935), the 12 zodiac signs -- the mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, ...

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 Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF; Minister Kang Do-hyung) announced that Korea’s trade ports handled a record-breaking container volume of 31.73 million TEUs. The figure represents a 5.3% ...

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 ...