President meets Belgian princess
President Moon Jae-in smiles as he holds talks with Princess Astrid of Belgium, at Cheong Wa Dae on June 13.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in greeted Princess Astrid of Belgium along with a delegation of 250 or so economic experts who...
Seonamsa Temple: the beauty of getting old, naturally
The Gangseonru Pavilion is seen through the arc of the Seungseongyo Bridge at the entrance to Seonamsa Temple. The bridge was built in the 17th century and has been nationally designated as Treasure No. 400.
"Aged well" is the sort of description that could be...
Resolution passed to commemorate independence fighter
California State Assembly members and officials from the Korean consulate in Los Angeles pose for a photo in LA on Aug. 13. (Consulate general of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles)
By Kim Min-Jeung
The assembly of the California state legislature passed a resolution to designate...
Korea expands partnership with Uganda, Vietnam on e-gov’t, railways
Ugandan civil servants attend a workshop on the Korean government's e-procurement system organized by the Korean Public Procurement Service on Aug. 9. Having shared its broad range of e-government services with other governments from around the world over the past few years, the Korean...
BOK freezes rates at 1.5%
The Bank of Korea (BOK) announces its decision to keep Korea's key interest rate at 1.50 percent in its Monetary Policy Board meeting on July 12. (BOK)
By Lee Yoonseo and Kim Min-Jeung
The Bank of Korea decided to keep Korea's key interest rate at 1.5 percent in its...
President Yoon holds repatriation ceremony for fallen war veterans
President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) pays his respects on July 26 with a moment of silence for soldiers killed during the Korean War at a ceremony for the repatriation of their remains held at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Province.
Praying for peace, good harvest
On the morning of Oct. 4, a reenactment of the Sajikdaeje rites takes place at the Sajik Altar. The rites are performed in the hopes of peace and a good harvest, and they have been held every autumn since 1988.
The term Jongmyo-Sajik (종묘-사직, 宗廟-社稷)...
Korea, Japan to accelerate talks to solve comfort women issue
President Park Geun-hye (right) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pose for a photo prior to the Korea-Japan summit on Nov. 2.
President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have agreed to accelerate talks in order to resolve issues surrounding the "comfort women"...
Pyongyang to face nuke consequences: Korea, US
President Park Geun-hye (left) and U.S. President Barack Obama hold a joint press conference after the Korea-U.S. summit at the White House on Oct. 17.
Korean and U.S. leaders formally released the “2015 Republic of Korea and United States of America Joint Statement on North...
Beautiful result! Cosmetics exports hit record USD 10B in 2024
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on Jan. 6 said cosmetics exports last year set a record-high USD 10.2 billion. Shown are visitors in October 2024 at the K-Beauty Expo held at the Korea International Exhibition Center, aka KINTEX, in...
PyeongChang torch relay lights up Gangwon-do
Torch bearers on bicycles pass by the Baengma-goji (백마고지), where the Battle of White Horse took place during the Korean War, in Cheorwon-gun County, Gangwon-do Province, on Jan. 21.
By Kim Young Shin
Photos = PyeongChang Organizing Committee
The torch relay for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games has brought the...
Ice skating rink opened at Seoul Plaza for 52-day run
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Dec. 20 said the Seoul Plaza Skating Rink will be open for 52 days from Dec. 22 to Feb. 11. Shown is a bird's-eye view of the rink in the capital's Jung-gu District.
PM to discuss infrastructure, energy cooperation in Turkey, Qatar
Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum from March 17-21 will make official visits to Turkey and Qatar. He is shown here on March 15 speaking to a Cabinet meeting at Government Complex-Sejong. (Prime Minister's Secretariat)
By Xu Aiying and Yoon Hee Young
Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum from March 17-21 will visit Turkey...
NewJeans sends global invite for Seoul Fashion Week
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By Koh HyunjeongVideo = Seoul Fashion Week's official YouTube channel
K-pop girl group NewJeans, the global promotional ambassador of Seoul Fashion Week (SFW), has sent a video invitation to the event for global fans of Korean fashion,...
Moody’s upgrades Korea to Aa2
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Choi Kyunghwan talks about Moody’s recent upgrade of Korea’s sovereign ratings to Aa2 during a press conference on Dec. 20.
Moody’s Investors Service upgraded Korea’s issuer and bond ratings by one notch to Aa2, from Aa3,...
Seoul exhibition honors 1,100 years of Goryeo Dynasty artworks
The 12th-century “Gilt-silver Ewer with Basin” from the Goryeo Dynasty, owned by the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, is part of the exhibition “Goryeo: the Glory of Korea” at the National Museum of Korea Dec. 4, 2018, to March 3, 2019.
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Young Shin
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Flemish Baroque masters come to Korea
Major works by Peter Rubens (1577-1640) that are currently part of the Liechtenstein Princely Collections will soon be on display at the National Museum of Korea.
Entitled “Rubens and Other Masters,” the exhibit will showcase paintings by the Flemish Baroque masters: Peter Rubens, Anthony van...
PyeongChang Olympics will bring peace to Northeast Asia: president
President Moon Jae-in (left) meets with Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 19.
By Lee Hana
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae Facebook
President Moon Jae-in met with Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), at...
Korean, Cuban foreign ministers hold meeting for first time
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (left) shakes hands with her Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez, in Havana on May 10. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kim Young Shin
The foreign ministers of Korea and Cuba held an official meeting in Havana on May 10. It was the first time...
KOICA opens agro-biz innovation center in Uganda
The Korea International Cooperation Agency on Aug. 21 gives a presentation on its project to raise youth participation in Ugandan agriculture at the Korea Agri-Business Innovation Center in the African country's capital of Kampala.
By Charles Audouin
