Vehicles returning to Seoul on the afternoon of Jan. 24, the last day of the Seollal (Lunar New Year) holidays, clog northbound lanes to the right of the median strip on the Gyeongbu Expressway near Jamwon Interchange in Seoul's Seocho-gu District.

Korea.net · Indoor mask-wearing rule to be eased from Jan. 30 By Cao Thi Ha The national rule requiring mask wearing indoors will be eased on Jan. 30 from "required" to "recommended."Most of the country's mask-wearing regulations adopted in October 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic have be

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged investment of USD 30 billion (KRW 37.26 trillion) in Korea, the Office of the President in Seoul said on Jan. 15. Senior Secretary for Press Affairs Kim Eun-hye in a written briefing said, "The investment was decided during a summit between President Yoon S

By Kim Hyelin Korea's "passport power" is ranked second worldwide among 199 countries. According to the 2023 Henley Passport Index for the first quarter of this year released by the British consulting group Henley & Partners, a Korean passport allows visa-free entry to 192 countries. Korea fell just

By Cao Thi Ha Park Hang-seo, head coach of the Vietnamese national soccer team, has been named Vietnam's best foreign coach of last year.Park on Jan. 11 received the honor at the sixth ceremony for the Victory Cup awards at the Au Co Arts Center in Hanoi, Vietnam. He beat out compatriot Kim Gil-tae,

On the 10th (local time), Daejeon Mayor Lee Jang-woo toured the facilities of the NASA Ames Research Center (hereinafter referred to as 'NASA ARC') located in Silicon Valley, USA, and discussed plans to create a space industry cluster specializing in research talent development. NASA ARC, establishe

By Min Yea-JiPhotos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Koreans consider Hanbok an outfit to wear on special occasions but the traditional attire has recently been modified to be worn daily at work. Two exhibitions of Hanbok's beauty and practicality are scheduled from Jan. 12-29 at Ara Art Ce

Korea government has strengthened protective measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coming in from China. With exceptions to government officials, important business purposes, and urgent humanitarian reasons, all short-term visit visas will be restricted until late-January 2023. The expansion of

On December 12, 2022, Korea government has declared 2023-2024 the Visit Korea Year. During the two-year period, Korea Tourism Organization will offer various events, travel packages, and promotional campaigns using K-culture to boost visitors to the country. Preparations for creating a safer travel

An American magazine has ranked Korea the world's sixth most powerful country.The weekly U.S. News & World Report on Dec. 31 released its list of the world's most powerful countries last year, raising Korea's rank two notches to sixth.The rankings are based on scores from six attributes in the power

The first sunrise of the new year on Jan. 1 rises in the morning above a bridge at Hangang River. 2023 marks the Year of Gyemyo (Black Rabbit) under the Asian zodiac. The photo was taken at the pedestrian walkway Seongsu Gureumdari (Footbridge), next to Seoul Forest in the capital's Seongdong-gu Dis

As the door of 2022 closing, the new door of 2023 is opened up. The year 2022 came with so many ups and downs, opportunities and chances, recovery and changes, even losses and failures. Regardless of what happened in the past year, we hope 2023 will be fruitful and filled with happiness to our reade

The year 2022 is coming very close to an end. After a year full of ups and downs, self-reflection is much needed to improve and grow better. Let's look into WalkintoKorea's past year to see how we made an impact on the city of Daejeon and South Korea as a whole by reviewing 1. The 7th UCLG Congress

Star soprano Sumi Jo will serve as a promotional ambassador for Busan's bid to host the 2030 World Expo. Busan Metropolitan City and the Bid Committee for World Expo 2030 Busan on Dec. 26 said they appointed Jo as promotional ambassador. As the first Asian prima donna to make her debut in a leading

The New Year’s Bell Ringing Ceremony at Bosingak Belfry is back for the first time in 3 years. This year’s theme of “Ringing of the heart, beginning of hope” will also be shown through a live broadcast at Gwanghwamun Square and Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP).The ringing ceremony will feature 14 civil

Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, is designated "East Asia's cultural city for 2024."The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Dec. 27 announced Gimhae as Korea's "East Asia's cultural city for 2024" after a ministry selection committee picked the southern coastal city on Dec. 20. Under the sl

As the 3rd edition of the World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment report published in October 2022 by the OECD and UCLG shows, many countries are still facing the consequences of the crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To that regard, the whole-of-government approach that

The national soccer team is 25th in the world rankings after advancing to the round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. FIFA, the sport's world governing body, in its global rankings released on Dec. 22 placed Korea at 25th with 1,539.49 points, up from 28th in October and matching the country's h

Video = Korea Aerospace Research Institute The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) and the Ministry of Science and ICT on Dec. 19 said the nation's first lunar orbiter Danuri on Dec. 17 at 2:45 a.m. conducted the first maneuver of lunar orbit insertion (LOI) as planned. LOI is a maneuver using

Not often there is such a clear connection to climate change as in the adaptation to the changes in the water cycle. In this sense, StEB is fast in updating data and technologies to manage rain and stormwater, and the city of Cologne has become well known for the flood protection system developed ov