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- Mint unveils commemorative World Heritage coins
- Jan 28, 2015
- The Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corporation unveils three kinds of commemorative coins that feature Korea’s World Heritage sites, at the Bank of Korea Money Museum in Seoul in November 2014. Three kinds of new commemorative coins that focus on Korea’s...
- Yosemite wall climb impresses Korean press
- Jan 27, 2015
- The story of two U.S. rock-climbers conquering the Dawn Wall cliff face in Yosemite National Park in California using only their bare hands has caught the attention of many Korean media outlets. Major Korean newspapers recently reported that Kevin Jorgerson and Tommy Caldwell fre...
- Exchanges in tourism, humanities promote Korea-China fr...
- Jan 26, 2015
- The Ganshu Sheng dance troupe from China puts on its 'Rain is Sprinkling Like Flowers on the Silk Road' performance on January 23, marking the opening of China Travel Year 2015."This event can hopefully provide an opportunity for people of the two nations to enhance their friends...
- NYT calls kimchi 'Korean soul food'
- Jan 23, 2015
- The New York Times has praised kimchi in a recent article. The New York-based daily reported in an article on January 20, "Cooking With Kimchi," that, "It is the very backbone of Korean cuisine," and that it is, "eaten enthusiastically at every meal, and daily life is unimaginabl...
- NYT recommends Seoul for 2015
- Jan 19, 2015
- Seoul, the capital of Korea, has been included in the New York Times' (NYT) list of 52 must-see travel destinations for 2015. The 52 cities and countries selected by the NYT this year are destinations that were once somewhat off the beaten tourist path, but which have now become ...
- Korea, the Republic of Delivery
- Jan 15, 2015
- The history of the Korean Peninsula dates back some five thousand years, when the Gojoseon kingdom (2333 B.C. (?) - 108 B.C.) was founded by the mythical Dangun. The people who settled on the peninsula believed in a God of the Sun and were called the Bakdal tribe, meaning "bright...
- People avoid the cold with DIY wool caps
- Jan 13, 2015
- Hand-knitted tuques made from thick wool have caught on this winter. Hand-knitted winter caps using super-chunky wool, thick enough to be compared with the thickness of a finger, have really caught on this winter. Many people, especially young women and children, can be regu...
- Media delivers condolences to Paris
- Jan 09, 2015
- Many media outlets expressed their condolences in regard to the terrorist attack against journalists at the weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France, on January 7. In the attack that killed at least 10 people, including cartoonists and editors, and two police officers, the Korean me...
- Enjoy pears and cuisine
- Jan 09, 2015
- Various pear-themed recipes have attracted media attention recently. A wide range of foods using pears were showcased at a cooking contest held by the Rural Development Administration (RDA) on January 3 in Jangheung, Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province). The chefs used pear flesh...
- Good Sharing plants seeds of hope in Mongolia
- Jan 07, 2015
- Located in the northern part of Asia, Mongolia has a continental climate and suffers from extremely cold weather in the winter. Especially in Ulaanbaatar, the capital, nomadic people settled there only a few decades ago, deepening the economic difficulties and creating a shortage...
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