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The Korea-Japan Festival 2015 in Seoul was held at the COEX convention center in Gangnam-gu District, southern Seoul, on Sept. 20. Various programs took place on the day to help people better understand the cultures and traditions of each country. Programs included celebratory concerts...

The ‘Preaching Buddha’ is from South Asia's Kushan period, between the 100s and 200s. Buddhist sculptures from across Asia are set to be spotlighted at a museum in Seoul. On Sept. 25, the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan-gu District will kick off a special exhibition...

President Park Geun-hye (left) meets with President Gauck at the Presidential Palace in Berlin in March 2014. (Photo: Cheong Wa Dae) German President Joachim Gauck will visit Seoul between Oct. 11 and 14. President Gauck's visit is a return visit to express his gratitude for the...

Participants in the ‘Expats’ Exploration of Traditional Markets’ project have fun as they take part in a mission to find any 'bath stuff(1 piece)' at the Seomun Market in Jung-gu District, Daegu, on Sept. 19. Participants the ‘Expats’ Exploration of Traditional Markets’ project sample street...

The Eiffel Tower turns red and blue as a light show projects the national Taegeukgi flag onto the structure on Sept. 18. The sky over Paris was tinged red, white and blue on Sept. 18. Korea and France hosted a light show that projected the national...

A special exhibition at Cheong Wa Dae Sarangchae in Jongno-gu District, Seoul, chronicles the past 70 years of trends in traditional Hanbok attire. A special exhibition currently underway at Cheong Wa Dae Sarangchae in Jongno-gu District, Seoul, sheds new light on the history of traditional...

Le Clezio, a French writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2008, gives a lecture during the International Congress of Writers Writing in Korean, held in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province (North Gyeongsang Province), on Sept. 15. Writers and linguists from 15 countries got together...

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President Park Geun-hye will make donations to a fund meant to help young people find jobs. She will donate KRW 20 million and also 20 percent of her monthly salary. Pictured is President Park (bottom, second from right) with young people at the Ulsan...

President Park Geun-hye will visit New York for four days, from Sept. 25 to 29, for the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 and the 70th Session of the U.N. General Assembly. President Park will deliver a keynote speech on Sept. 26 at the plenary...

President Park Geun-hye (right) and President of the European Council Donald Tusk hold a joint press conference after having the Korea-EU summit meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 15. President Park Geun-hye and President of the European Council Donald Tusk agreed to make sure...

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The Gubongdo Sunset Observatory is the highlight of Daebudo Haesolgil trail No. 1. This spot is best known for its sunsets, where one can feel the true beauty of the Yellow Sea. People walk along the beach and mudflats that appear at low tide. As they...

The percussion group Drum Cat wows the crowd during the opening ceremony of the 2013 Korea in Motion festival, held along the Cheonggyecheon Stream in central Seoul. The festival this year is being held in Seoul and Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. A wide range of...

President Park Geun-hye (right) receives credentials from new EU Ambassador to Korea Gerhard Sabathil, at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 14. President Park Geun-hye received credentials from six new ambassadors, including that from the European Union, on Sept. 14. The presentation of letters of credence to...

President Park Geun-hye and King Abdullah II of Jordan hold a summit meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 11. Korea and Jordan will expand cooperation on energy, people-to-people exchanges and cultural interactions. President Park Geun-hye hosted summit talks with King Abdullah II of Jordan during...

President Park Geun-hye (right) and King Abdullah II of Jordan pose for a photo prior to the Korea-Jordan summit at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 11. President Park Geun-hye held summit talks with the King of Jordan, Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, on Sept. 11...

  The OECD Ministerial Meeting Daejeon 2015: World Science & Technology Forum is slated for Oct. 19 to 23 at venues across Daejeon. It will bring together ministers and vice ministers from OECD and ASEAN member nations, and entrepreneurs and scientists from all around the...

President Park Geun-hye speaks during the ASEM Symposium Seoul 2015 on Sept. 10 in Seoul. President Park Geun-hye emphasized the importance of the potential for all of Eurasia on Sept. 10, saying, “In order to realize the infinite potential of Eurasia, it is important to...

Weather professionals from 19 nations have gathered in Seoul to discuss future directions for the development of meteorological training. The 11th Computer Aided Learning and Distance Learning (CALMet) workshop is underway at the Korea Meteorological Administration's (KMA) headquarters in Seoul. The workshop is scheduled from...