of the World Heritage Committee to be held in Busan in July 2026 - The Republic of Korea has been officially designated as the host country for the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, ...

National Security Office Director Wi Sung-lac on May 11 blasted the recent attack on the domestic civilian vessel HMM Namu in the Strait of Hormuz, saying, "The Korean government strongly condemns ...

Foreign ambassadors of Korean culture from around the world have officially launched activities promoting Hallyu (Korean Wave). The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on May 7 held the seventh ...

Gabi, a humanoid robot monk, on May 6 puts its hands together at a robot ordination ceremony at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul's Jongno-gu District.

From April 19 to the end of May 2024, an Exhibition of Korean Graphics is on display at Galeria Retroavangarda Jerozolimskie Business Park in Warsaw. The exhibition includes more than 60 works by 21 ...

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The National Assembly on Feb. 25 passed the third amendment to the Commercial Act requiring companies to cancel their own shares. The revision was approved in a plenary session with 176 members ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has ranked Korea 12th in its Gender Inequality Index this year covering 193 nations, up from 16th last year and No. 2 in Asia after Singapore (eighth).

The Seoul Metropolitan Government on May 9 announced a slew of festivals and cultural arts programs to be held this month at major locations including Seoul Plaza, Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), parks ...