Kim Hyo Joo has won her second straight tournament on the LPGA Tour of the U.S. On March 29, she shot a 3-under 69 in the final round of the Ford Championship at Whirlwind Golf Club in Phoenix, ...

The Korean Peninsula lies between 124° and 132° East longitude, on the eastern edge of the Eurasian continent and the ...

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW, Minister Cho KyooHong) has announced its 2025 Action Plan. Guided by the vision of “A Welfare State Where People Are Happy and Healthy,” the ministry will ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 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 ...

The Presidential Fourth Industrial Revolution Committee was officially launched on Oct. 11. The committee consists of 20 civilians and five government officials, under the leadership of its head, ...

The country's main stock market this year showed growth of over 75% to lead the G20 (Group of 20) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The Korea Exchange on Dec. 30 released ...