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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The total fertility rate, or the average number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime, rose for the first time in nine years in reaching 0.75. According to 2024 data on births and ...

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 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Business Travel Card, which allows business travelers from APEC member states to enter 19 economies in the group including Korea quickly and easily without ...

While walking around popular neighborhoods in Seoul like Hongdae and Sinchon, I find it interesting to see self-portrait photo booths in every nook and cranny. People come and go into the booths like ...

An estimated 80 million people worldwide speak Korean, and many more are interested in learning it. As Korean is a language isolate, or a tongue with no known genealogical relations to another ...

The spicy condiment in 2001 gained recognition as an international standard from the Rome, Italy-based Codex Alimentarius Commission under the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization and was ...

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 inaugural Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting of digital and artificial intelligence (AI) ministers led by Korea has adopted a statement on AI and digital cooperation. The Ministry of ...