Korea Culture Week 2025 Concludes with Spectacular Finale

Fri 18 Jul 2025 | 02:28 PM The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in Egypt brought the curtain down on Korea Culture Week 2025 with a spectacular closing ceremony held at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC). The highlight of the evening...

South Korea now officially first Asian associate of Horizon Europe

Korean researchers and organisations can now participate in the €52bn Pillar II Horizon Europe programme as the country becomes an official associate. Negotiations were completed back in September 2024, but yesterday (17 July) saw South Korea...

Reel to real romance: more Japanese women find love with South Korean men

An increasing number of Japanese women are marrying South Korean men, as the influence of K-dramas, rising economic parity and the spread of both online and offline matchmaking services reshape cross-border romance across the Sea of Japan. South...

Museum’s ‘MU:DS’ goods become cultural collectibles

Crowds are lining up at the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan, Seoul, not only for exhibitions but also for pins, pens and beach towels. The museum’s merchandise shop has seen a surge in popularity, driven by a wave of collectible items branded...

Save hundreds on a South Korea holiday, plus more travel deals

South Korea is fast becoming a hot destination for Aussie travellers seeking a fun, fulfilling holiday without having to fly too far. It's got delicious food, a staggering amount of history, a fascinating modern culture, great nature experiences,...

Plan Your Korea Trip With T'way Air's Europe-Seoul Deals

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Fly from Rome, Paris, Barcelona, Frankfurt, and Zagreb to Seoul, with limited-time offers SEOUL, South Korea, July 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- T'way Air, Korea's leading low-cost carrier, has launched its July promotion on its...

South Korea Rain Disaster: Four Dead, 1,000 Evacuated Amid Torrential Downpour

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Four people died and more than 1,000 have been evacuated in South Korea after the country was lashed by torrential rain on Thursday, the safety ministry said. A driver was killed after a 10-metre-high roadside wall...

Education is the nation

Published: 18 Jul. 2025, 09:23 Choi Jin-seok The author is a Principal of the Saemal Saemomjit School “More important than building a hundred temples is cultivating a single monk,” said the revered Buddhist monk Tanheo. His words reflect a deeper...

South Korea battered by record rainfall; 2 dead and more than 1,000 evacuated

SeoUL – Two people died and more than 1,000 have been evacuated in South Korea after the country was lashed by torrential rains on July 17, the safety ministry said. As at 11am local time (10am Singapore time), some parts of the South Chungcheong...

Torrential rain triggers landslide on major South Korea highway

A highway was blocked by a major landslide triggered by torrential rain in South Korea on Thursday (17 July). Footage showed mud and debris covering a road as emergency crews and heavy machinery worked to clear the scene in Dangjin, South...

South Korea Lashed by Heavy Rain, Two Dead, over 1,000 Evacuated

As of 11 am (0200 GMT), some parts of the South Chungcheong region to the south of the capital Seoul had seen more than 400 millimeters (15.7 inches) of rain since Wednesday, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said, Reuters reported. The...

asia South Korea lashed by heavy rain, two dead and more than 1,000 evacuated

SEOUL — Two people died and more than 1,000 have been evacuated in South Korea after the country was lashed by torrential rain on Thursday (July 17), the safety ministry said. As of 11am (10am SGT), some parts of the South Chungcheong region to...

North Korea’s changing marriage culture…a choice not of love?

(Image: Courtesy of Shutterstock, Inc.) Marriage culture in North Korea is reportedly undergoing noticeable changes. While relationships across class lines have existed in the past, it is now common for people to date and marry people from...

South Korea faces widening AI gap

As artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT become increasingly integrated into daily life and work, a stark AI divide is emerging, widening the gap between individuals, businesses, and nations based on access and affordability. Unlike the...

Constitution Day 2025 Date in South Korea: Know History and Significance of Jeheonjeol To Honour the Day When the First South Korean Constitution Was Proclaimed

Constitution Day in South Korea is an annual event that is observed on July 17 every year, marking the day that the first South Korean constitution was proclaimed in 1948. The date was deliberately chosen to match the founding date of the Joseon...

Pakistan, South Korea discuss deeper collaboration in tech and digital skills development

Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja and Chargé d’Affaires of the Republic of Korea, Park Jae-lark, held a meeting on Wednesday to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in the fields of...

ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - 10th World Youth Peace Pilgrimage in the Demilitarized Zone: "There can be no world peace without peace on the Korean Peninsula"

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "There can be no world peace without peace on the Korean Peninsula". This is the slogan that young Koreans launched, who gathered in the Demilitarized Zone (a strip of land created in 1953 after the...

South Korean city plans $4 million American war memorial near Camp Humphreys

Naeri Culture Park in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, is pictured on July 16, 2025. (David Choi/Stars and Stripes) CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — A South Korean city plans to build a memorial to American troops who fought in the Korean War at a park near...

South Korea's Education Minister Nominee Lee Jin-sook Apologises For Daughter's Unlawful Overseas Study & Academic Plagiarism

South Korea's Education Minister Nominee Lee Jin-sook Apologises For Daughter's Unlawful Overseas Study & Academic Plagiarism

Seoul: Education Minister nominee Lee Jin-sook apologised Wednesday over allegations of unlawfully sending her daughter to study abroad at an early age and committing academic plagiarism. Lee's second daughter, now 33, was sent to study in the...