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 Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea (Minister Oh Yu-Kyoung) has been implementing a pilot project of providing food product information with the ‘Smart Food QR’* since ...

Asan Medical Center, Samsung Medical Center and Seoul National University Hospital are among the world's top 10 specialized hospitals for cancer treatment. The U.S. magazine Newsweek on Sept. 18 said ...

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 ...

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 ...

N Seoul Tower is one of the iconic symbols of Seoul. This place has now become a popular date spot for couples. Like the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris, couples head to the tower to lock their "padlock of ...

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 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 ...

Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that the hydrogen power bidding market for 2025 opens today. The hydrogen power bidding market is a system for purchasing and supplying ...

The protagonist Park Saeroyi in the internationally popular K-drama "Itaewon Class" sells a green bottle at his pojangmacha, a tent-style food kiosk on the street. That bottle contains an alcoholic ...

One of Korean literature’s most impactful plays has been readable by global audiences in English ever since 2005. It is “The Clowns,” penned in 2000 by playwright and theater director Kim Tae-woong.

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 ...