President Moon Jae-in salutes the Korean flag along with government officials, major conglomerate leaders and other dignitaries during a briefing session on Korea’s hydrogen energy vision and policy at Cheongna International City in the Incheon Free Economic Zone, Oct. 7. Courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae President Moon Jae-in has been repeatedly demonstrating his commitment to helping Korea take a leading role in the hydrogen economy as the country was one of the signatories of the Paris

Surgeon Hong Seung-jig sits in front of his clinic on the scenic farmland in Aewol-eup, Jeju Island. Photo by Shim Hyun-chul ● Cancer thwarted a surgeon’s dream to create a self-sufficient community.   ● However, the clinic he started on scenic farmland has emerged as a tourist destination.     A one-story brick building sits in the middle of Aewol-eup, a rustic town in the western part of Jeju Island. The building looks out at a spectacular view, a

gettyimagesbank The Digital Transformation Expo Korea 2021 will kick off on November 25 for a four-day run with the aim of showcasing Korea’s progress on and vision for digital transformation.   Co-hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Gyeonggi-do provincial and Goyang municipal governments, the expo will be the first to promote Korea’s path to digitalization during the COVID-19 pandemic.   The event can be seen as part of the Digital New Deal, a pil

“Standing right on the East Sea / Shining bright when I see ya / Every day and night / We’re getting closer / Now I can feel you.”   The music video “ISLAND – Dokdo, Beautiful Island of Korea” begins with a catchy tune and English lyrics sung by K-pop star Lee So-jung from the girl group Ladies’ Code.   The Northeast Asian History Foundation (NAHF) released the YouTube music video five days before Dokdo Day (October 25) to mark the occasion. It is Korea’s l

A view of the museum's permanent exhibition of its contemporary art collection. Courtesy of Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, has often been referred to as one of Korea’s top private art museums, displaying a number of national treasures and works coming from the collection of late Samsung Group founder Lee Byung-chul and his son Lee Kun-hee.   Since Leeum Director Hong Ra-hee, wife of Lee Kun-hee, resigned in 2017, however, the museum has only