President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged, Thursday, to revive the country s once-thriving nuclear power industry by pledging 3.3 trillion won ($2.47 billion) in projects and extending 1 trillion won in financing.
Korea is set to launch a new space agency, the Korea Space Administration (KASA), in May, following the passing of a special act for its establishment at the National Assembly on Jan. 9. The agency, which will be responsible for all aspects of space, including setting a vision, technology development and global cooperation, is expected to play a pivotal role in propelling Korea toward becoming an emerging space power, according to industry officials and experts.
Local governments in Korea have expanded benefits for foreign nationals as part of efforts to attract them to live in their areas amid a population decline.
The mind-calming hot aromas of steeped teas start brewing over the mountainous Korean county of Hadong in South Gyeongsang Province on Thursday. More eager than anyone to serve the.
An old folk song from Hadong County in South Gyeongsang Province evinces the importance of tea in Korean culture. It goes like this: the first budding tea leaves are for the local governor, those from the next round of budding are for parents and those from the last budding of the season are for husbands; then, keep the withered old leaves separately as they come in handy to make medicine for children when they have tummy aches, hoping they grow up healthy and one day lead the remote, mountainous village.