Have you ever heard of The Elevator Game? It’s one of Korea’s spookiest urban legends. If played correctly, it’s said to transport you to another eerie dimension. This urban legend has gained a lot of ...

The Five Royal Palaces in Seoul are Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, Changgyeonggung Palace, Deoksugung Palace and Gyeonghuigung Palace. Gyeongbokgung Palace is arguably the most beautiful ...

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea announced on January 1, 2025, that Korea’s annual exports for the year of 2024 amounted to an all-time high USD 683.8 ...

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 ...

Following the transition from expansionary fiscal policies to a sound fiscal approach during the 2023 budget planning, the 2024 budget proposal focuses on improving the fundamentals of fiscal ...

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 Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced today that the accumulated foreign direct investments (FDIs) pledged to Korea through January–September in 2024 (Q1–Q3) rose 5.2 percent ...

The Ministry of Science and ICT (Minister Yoo Sang-im, hereinafter referred to as "MSIT") announced the Action Plan for the Establishment of the National AI Computing Center (including the ...

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 ...

The labor market next year will accept around 191,000 foreign workers designated non-professional. The Office for Government Policy Coordination on Dec. 22 in a meeting of the Foreign Workforce Policy ...

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 ...