By Lyu ZhouThe Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan province, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List at the extended 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee that concluded in September this year.China now has 57 World Herit
By Hai YaRecently, my novelette "The Space-Time Painter" won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette, which was announced at the 2023 World Science Fiction Convention in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province. It was a great encouragement to me to receive the trophy from my predecessor Liu Cixin.My s
By Maeng Ju-seok (foreign journalist)Busan is a world top-class touri city where one can enjoy beach, k-culture, K-food and a healing place where you can relieve stress at once.The natural environment of Busan is a perfect example of harmony between mountains, rivers and sea with superb beaches such
LONDON, Nov. 22 -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday the government will primarily invest its research and development (R&D) budget in developing basic source technology and promoting innovative research.Yoon made the remark during a forum in London that brought together notable sc
The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief has reported a "strong" water outflow from a reactor's cooling system at North Korea's key nuclear complex in Yongbyon, hinting at the possible test-running of the facility suspected to be designed to produce more fissile material for nuclear bombs.International Atomi
South Korea will feature two homegrown helicopters at an air show in Dubai this week, the state arms procurement agency said Monday, amid Seoul's push to become a major defense exporter.The Surion multirole utility helicopter and the Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) -- both built by Korea Aerospace Indu
South Korea's household income grew 3.4 percent from a year earlier in the third quarter, but expenditures rose by a wider margin amid inflation, data showed Thursday.The country's households earned an average of 5.03 million won (US$3,860) per month in the July-September period, up from 4.86 millio
The weekly count of COVID-19 patients in South Korea fell 2 percent in the third week of November, marking a decline for three consecutive weeks, data showed Thursday.The number of additional patients came to 6,088 last week, compared with 6,216 the previous week, according to the report by the Kore
N. Korea says it successfully placed spy satellite into orbitNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C), with his hair showing white streaks, celebrates after a new type of Chollima-1 rocket carrying a reconnaissance satellite called the Malligyong-1 lifted off from the Sohae satellite launch site in Tongc
South Korea on Thursday handed over the remains of 25 Chinese troops killed during the 1950-53 Korean War to China, Seoul's defense ministry said, marking the 10th repatriation of its kind.The remains were returned in a ceremony at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, attended by Vice Defen
North Korea is believed to have received technological assistance from Russia for this week's successful launch of a military spy satellite, South Korea's intelligence agency was quoted as saying Thursday.The National Intelligence Service (NIS) gave the assessment during a closed-door meeting of the
South Korea unveiled a detailed plan Thursday to reduce methane emissions by deploying new technologies, aligning with a global pact to cut releases of the powerful greenhouse gas by more than 30 percent by 2030.The country joined the Global Methane Pledge in 2021, which calls for more than a 30 per
South Korea could consider scrapping a military tension reduction agreement with North Korea altogether if the North keeps undertaking provocations, the leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) said Thursday.Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon made the remark hours after North Korea blasted the South for suspend
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a defense industry unit of South Korea's Hanwha Group, said Thursday it will supply a modular charge system (MCS) for 155-millimeter artillery shells used by members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to a major British defense firm.Hanwha will export MCS for NATO
Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk and his wife on Monday asked an appellate court to summon an American professor as a witness to refute the charge that they took an online test on behalf of their son while he was attending George Washington University (GWU) in 2016.Lawyers of Cho and his wife, Chung
South Korea plans to continue efforts to tame inflation amid the annual "gimjang" season during which households make kimchi ahead of winter, the deputy finance minister said Thursday.The remark followed reports that this year's average price of making kimchi with 20 cabbages is estimated at 191,000
LONDON, Nov. 22 -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signed the "Downing Street Accord" on Wednesday, raising the two countries' security and economic ties to the highest level as they vowed to jointly confront North Korea's nuclear threat, strengthen supply
By Yang Yanfan, People's DailyThis year marks the 60th anniversary of China sending the first international medical aid team.Over the years, members of China's medical aid teams, though facing various difficulties and hardships, have safeguarded the health of local people with compassion and excelle
The practical cooperation between China and the United States in recent years in trade, clean energy, and culture just demonstrates the close economic and social ties between the two countries and the aspirations of the two peoples.Strengthening cooperation in various fields between China and the Un
By Xu Yuyao, Choda Drolkar, People's DailyLess than an hour's drive from downtown Nyingchi, southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, there lies the Yani national wetland park, where the Yarlung Zangbo River and its tributary Nyang River converge.In recent years, the ecological environment in the