Carrying weapon or posing threat in public designated as crimes
This is Government Complex-Gwacheon in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Ministry of Justice)By Kim HyelinCarrying weapons in a public place and posing a public threat are newly classified crimes designed to prevent offenses targeting an unspecified number of people.
President meets FIFA head
FIFA President Gianni Infantino (left) is greeted by President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae on June 12.
By Sohn JiAe and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in invited FIFA head Gianni Infantino, who was in Korea for the FIFA Under-20...
Inter-Korean liaison office partially resumes operations
Unification Ministry Spokesperson Baik Tae Hyun on March 25 tells a news briefing that the inter-Korean liaison office in the North Korean border city of Gaeseong was partially normalized after several Pyeongyang officials returned. The North on March 22 had pulled all of its...
Royal ritual music to mark 50 years of ties with Singapore
Jongmyo Jeryeak, or Royal Ancestral Ritual Music of Jongmyo Shrine, is held on Nov. 4, 2023, at the shrine's Yeongnyeongjeon Hall in Seoul. (Korea Heritage Service)
By Lee JihaeSingapore will get a taste of traditional...
President Moon returns from Washington summit
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook deplane at the Seoul Base Airport in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do Province, on May 24 after the president's summit with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in returned home at 12:40 a.m. on...
Korea successfully tests 75-ton space rocket engine
Korea’s locally developed space rocket engine Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2 Nuri test-launches at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, Jeollanam-do Province on Nov. 28.
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
Photo & video = Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Korea successfully test-launched its homegrown Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2 (KSLV-2) Nuri...
Korea supports Myanmar’s landmark election
"This year's Myanmar election is a historic milestone in the country's democratic development."
The Korean government has called Myanmar's Nov. 8 general election a "historic milestone." In a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Korean government announced that it "applauds the active...
Publishers discuss new definition of ‘book’ at Seoul book fair
Visitors to the 2018 Seoul International Book Fair look around the books on display at the COEX convention center in Seoul on June 20.
By Xu Aiying and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Seoul | June 20, 2018
"We want to publish more top-notch literary...
Third Korean in history elected to IOC Athletes’ Commission
Won Yunjong (left) and former biathlete Johanna Taliharm of Estonia, the newest members of the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee, on Feb. 19 pose for photos at the athletes' village of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in...
Korea shares water management know-how with world
Indonesia, Peru, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Pakistan and Algeria. All these countries are cooperation partners with Korea on water resource management projects, sharing in Korea’s expertise and experience. As more and more countries suffer from desertification or drought due to climate change, the importance of effective...
Culture minister to lead gov’t delegation for Beijing Winter Olympics
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee will attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics as the leader of the Korean government delegation. He is shown here on Jan. 5 giving a congratulatory speech at the opening ceremony of the national team's training in Jincheon-gun County, Chungcheongbuk-do...
Freshwater fish in Seoul stream attests to water quality
A study from April 29-30 used skimming nets to research freshwater fish in Seoul's Cheonggyecheon Stream.
By Margareth TheresiaPhotos = National Science MuseumShiri (Korean splendid dace), a freshwater fish whose presence denotes clean water quality, has...
Korea-U.S. leaders reaffirm cooperation on NK issues
President Moon Jae-in holds a phone call with his U.S. counterpart, President Donald Trump, at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 17 to talk about North Korean issues. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in spoke with his U.S. counterpart, President Donald Trump, over the phone...
Dismantling Pungye-ri nuclear test site in public is the beginning of denuclearization: president
President Moon Jae-in (second from left) presides over a meeting with top aides, at Cheong Wa Dae on May 14. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in welcomed North Korea’s decision to make public to international journalists the dismantlement of one of its nuclear test...
FDI hits record high during first 3 quarters 2016
Foreign direct investment (FDI) coming into Korea has been on the rise, despite economic uncertainties such as a global economic slowdown and issues surrounding North Korea's nuclear weapons.
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on Oct. 4 that newly registered FDI was worth...
Inter-Korean family reunions should be expanded: president
President Moon Jae-in, during his weekly meeting with senior secretaries at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 20, said that he, too, sympathizes with the separated families, being from one himself, and called for efforts to hold regular exchanges between the families separated by the...
Preparation going smoothly for FINA World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju
The 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships will start from July 12 in the southern city of Gwangju.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Young Shin
Photos = The Organizing Committee of the 18th FINA World Championships Gwangju 2019
Preparation in Gwangju is going well to host the 18th FINA World...
Korea, Ethiopia expand cooperation on customs clearance
Korea's electronic customs clearance system, known as Uni-Pass, has recently been exported to Ethiopia.
On March 10, the Korea Customs Service (KCS) and the Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority (ERCA) signed a USD 13.25 million deal to export Uni-Pass to the East African country.
Including the...
Gangwon-do ready to greet visitors from around the globe
The Ministry of Environment announced on Jan. 29 that it will waive all electric car charging fees during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games across all of Gangwon-do Province. The photo shows an electric vehicle being charged at the Seoul Motor Show...
‘Written characters are tools that contain culture’
Director General of the National Hangeul Museum Moon Young-ho emphasizes the importance of widening the understanding of Hangeul among people through the systemic preservation of Hangeul data and through exhibits.
Marking the 569th anniversary this year of the proclamation of the Korean alphabet Hangeul, the...
