Each episode of Korea.net’s new music talk show series “Korean Rhapsody” serves as a gateway to Korean culture and history, sprinkled with performances of traditional Korean music.   Although played on traditional instruments, the melodies often reflect familiar songs of the present day featured in films, K-dramas and K-pop songs, inviting listeners to bob their heads without even knowing the name of the instrument being played.   The show’s latest episod

Hwang Jai-hyoung's "Exposed Face" (2017), left, and Chung Sang-hwa's "Untitled 95-9-10" (1995). Courtesy of the artist and MMCA, respectively The oeuvres of two veteran artists closely associated with two of South Korea’s contemporary art movements – Minjung Misul (“revolutionary art for the masses”) and Dansaekhwa (“monochrome paintings”) – have recently come to the fore in a retrospective exhibition being held at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA

President Moon Jae-in speaks during a joint press conference after a summit with his U.S. counterpart, President Joe Biden, at the White House, May 21 (local time). Courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae ● Korea’s production capabilities and advanced U.S. technologies are teaming up to fight global vaccine shortages, according to President Moon Jae-in. ● Korea seeks to use a bilateral partnership to become a global vaccine production hub.   South Korea and the United State

Maesil (Korean plum) syrup. Photo by Shim Hyun-chul ● Fermented fruit syrup is becoming a popular sugar substitute. ● Summertime sugar consumption soars despite an overall drop. ● Popularity of Korean plum syrup is sparking a debate over health benefits.   A 2019 report released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs found an interesting pattern in the sale of food products between 2015 and 2018 at some 4,200 nationwide stores, including

President Moon Jae-in, left, talks with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won during a visit to SK Innovation’s battery plant facility in Georgia, U.S., May 22. Courtesy of Presidential Office of Choeng Wa Dae ● US$40 billion deal to benefit both Korean conglomerates and U.S. businesses ● US$14 billion earmarked to build EV battery production plants, form joint ventures with U.S. companies   In line with the Biden administration’s pursuit of eco-friendly energy innov