[Photo News] Iftar dinner in Seoul

South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin holds an Iftar dinner commemorating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, on Friday. Iftar is a meal taken by Muslims at sunset to break the daily fast during Ramadan. The event invited some 170 guests, including members of the diplomatic corps from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. The Foreign Ministry has held Iftar dinners since 2004 to enhance mutual understanding between different cultures. (Sanjay Kumar/

Foreign AffairsMarch 28, 2023

[Photo News] New Sonata

Hyundai Motor Company on Monday unveiled the design of its new Sonata, the eighth-generation model of the Korean automaker's popular midsize sedan. The new Sonata embodies the brand's design philosophy of "Sensuous Sportiness" with its seamless horizon lamp on the front. The vehicle will be on display to the public for the first time at the Seoul Mobility Show slated from March 31 to April 9 at Kintex in Gyeonggi Province.

MobilityMarch 27, 2023

[Photo News] Hyundai's Busan Expo promotion

Hyundai Motor Group launched a global promotion program for the southern port city of Busan’s 2030 World Expo bid prior to a visit to Korea by the Bureau International des Expositions delegation, slated for April 2-7. The car maker released 16 1-minute invitation videos created by Busan citizens in different languages including English, Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese.

MobilityMarch 26, 2023

[Photo News] Baekje 'refrigerator' unearthed

A kind of underground “refrigerator” which is believed to have been built in the Baekje Kingdom (18 BC to AD 660) has been unearthed at a site in Iksan, North Jeolla Province. The Cultural Heritage Administration announced Friday that it confirmed two low-temperature storage facilities made of stones at a construction site at Seodong Historical Park, at Geumma-myeon, Iksan-si. The two excavated units of similar sizes were located side by side. The facilities were both equipped with v

CultureMarch 24, 2023

[Photo News] Samsung-Aramco 5G partnership

Samsung Electronics and Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil and gas company, have signed a memorandum of understanding for a strategic partnership to accelerate the industrial adoption of 5G network technology in the largest Middle Eastern country by area. Under the agreement, the two companies will promote the digital transformation of Saudi Arabia’s industrial sectors by adopting LTE and 5G high-speed network technologies.

TechnologyMarch 24, 2023

[Photo News] For Turkey

Hyundai Glovis, a logistics affiliate under South Korean automobile giant Hyundai Motor Group, said Thursday that the company will ship the Korean Red Cross' two 5-ton trucks to Turkey for free to help the earthquake-hit people there. One truck is equipped with clothes washers and dryers, and the other has cooking tools that can provide meals enough for 300 people at once.

MobilityMarch 23, 2023

[Photo News] Saving energy in style

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday unveiled this year’s new Bespoke home appliances lineup at a press event in Seoul. Twenty-seven new products are expected to be launched in the first half of the year, coming equipped with artificial intelligence-based energy-saving features.

TechnologyMarch 21, 2023

[Photo News] EV charging robot

Hyundai Motor Group on Tuesday unveiled an artificial intelligence-based automotive charging robot. According to the carmaker’s test video, the robot communicates with the Ioniq 6 electric sedan and controls the charging process, from parking to opening and closing the charger port cover. Details about the robot’s mass-market debut were not disclosed immediately.

MobilityMarch 21, 2023

[Photo News] Aid through air

Relief goods are shipped to Korean Air’s special charter flight before it departs for Turkey on Monday. The Boeing 777 freighter carried 45 tons of relief goods, including tents, sleeping bags and blankets, to be delivered to the area hit by the Turkey-Syria tearthquake in February.

MobilityMarch 20, 2023

[Photo News] Stars dazzle Seoul Fashion Week

Stars took the spotlight on the third day of Seoul Fashion Week on Friday as the event continued its five-day run at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Jung-gu, Seoul. Seoul Fashion Week, one of the nation's biggest fashion events held biannually by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, on Wednesday kicked off its 22nd edition presenting 2023 fall-winter collections from established and aspiring designers. The event runs for five days until Sunday. Celebrities and fashionistas flocked to the show dail

Arts & DesignMarch 18, 2023

[Photo News] British Ambassador at Global Business Forum

British Ambassador to Korea Colin Crooks speaks at the Global Business Forum organized by The Korea Herald on Wednesday at the Ambassador Seoul -- A Pullman Hotel in Seoul. (Damdastudio)

PeopleMarch 17, 2023

[Photo News] 'CHEERS'

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida toast during an extended dinner session held at a restaurant in Ginza, downtown Tokyo, after their summit on Thursday. While drinking Japanese beer mixed with Korean soju, the Japanese premier has reportedly told his Korean counterpart that the friendship between Korea and Japan "felt tasty," referring to the drink also known as "sopok" in Korea.

Foreign AffairsMarch 17, 2023

[Photo news] K-Arts Celebrates 30 years of nurturing artists

Some 30 years ago, the Korea National University of Arts, known as K-Arts, was established with a goal to provide top quality education so that Korean students would not have to go abroad to study the arts. It was a goal in which not many believed back them. After the opening of the music school in 1993, the theater, film, dance, art and traditional arts schools were introduced one after another. Now, K-Arts operates under 26 different departments across six schools -- the Schools of Music, Dram

CultureMarch 17, 2023

[Photo News] Presidential couple in Tokyo

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee are greeted by Korean compatriots attending a luncheon with the presidential couple. The luncheon was held ahead of a summit with Yoon's Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, in Tokyo on Thursday. Yoon thanked Koreans in Japan for buttressing the ties between the two countries. The president also called for an active role in developing Korea-Japan relations. "Both Korea and Japan are at a starting point for a better future

Foreign AffairsMarch 16, 2023

[Photo News] Seoul-inspired Rolls-Royce cars

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars on Thursday unveiled the Korea-only Lucid Night Editions of the Rolls-Royce Black Badge Cullinan SUV. The three limited-edition cars were inspired by the night view of Seoul that represents South Korea’s dynamics and modernity, the ultra-luxury carmaker said. Their prices are estimated at over 800 million won ($610,000). Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Muller-Otvos is scheduled to visit Seoul later this month.

MobilityMarch 16, 2023

[Photo News] Spring begins blooming

Spring has arrived across Korea in the middle of March, with flowers blooming in the warmer provinces along the southern and eastern coasts. Apricot and cornelian cherry flowers bloom the fastest among spring flowers, indicating the end of winter. Here are photos of colorful spring views with those flowers, taken this week across South Korea.

TravelMarch 15, 2023

[Photo News] For Busan's expo bid

Posco International CEO Jeong Tak (second from bottom right), who heads Posco Group's task force for promotional activities for Busan's bid to host the 2030 World Expo, holds a meeting with Uzbek government officials in Fergana, Uzbekistan, Monday.

IndustryMarch 15, 2023

[Photo News] Kia EV9 unveiled

South Korean automaker Kia on Wednesday unveiled the official design of the Kia EV9, a large all-electric sport utility vehicle. Kia said it will release detailed information about the Kia EV9 later this month and debut the car at the upcoming Seoul Mobility Show on March 31-April l9 at Kintex in Gyeonggi Province.

MobilityMarch 15, 2023

[Photo News] 'Break the bias'

Members of Women in Korea, a women's leadership group also known as WIR, and German Ambassador to Korea Michael Reiffenstuel celebrate International Women's Day at his residence in Seoul on Thursday. Under the theme, "Break the Bias" -- referring to gender bias, stereotypes and discrimination -- the event awarded certificates of appreciation to nine WIR group mentors and mentees for contributing to the WIR leadership program. The WIR Group mentors and mentees are female execu

Diplomatic CircuitMarch 14, 2023

[Photo News] Japanese tram track discovered in Gwanghwamun

OLD TRAM TRACK -- A tram track used during the Japanese colonial period (1910-45) was discovered between September and October last year at the excavation site of Woldae, an elevated stage for royal ceremonies in front of Gwanghwamun, Gyeongbokgung's main gate. The tram was in service from 1917 to 1966, and ran on a Y-shaped train track on what is today's Sejong-ro, and connected Anguk-dong and Hyoja-dong via Woldae.

CultureMarch 13, 2023