Explore Korea by subway
The Korea Tourism Organization’s mobile-only guidebook ‘Explore Korea by Subway’ provides a list of tourist sites in the vicinity of subway stations across Korea.
By Kim Tae Won and Sohn JiAe
Photos = Korea Tourism Organization
The subway is one of the best means of transportation in Korea, which allows...
Art connects Korea, Japan, China
The Trilateral Arts Festival 2016 is held in Jeju on Aug. 27, 2016. The photo shows artists from Korea, Japan and China playing traditional musical instruments together. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Young Shin
Kyoto is hosting the Trilateral Arts Festival 2017 on Aug. 25.
The festival has...
President Moon calls for active role in addressing North Korean issues
President Moon Jae-in speaks in a briefing with officials from the ministries of foreign affairs and of unification, at the Government Complex Seoul on Aug. 23. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in has urged officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry...
Korea, China mark 25th anniversary of diplomatic relationship
President Moon Jae-in and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping exchange congratulatory messages on Aug. 24 to mark 25 years of diplomatic ties between Seoul and Beijing. The two heads of state (pictured) last met in Berlin on July 6. (Korea.net DB)
By Lee Hana
The leaders of...
President Moon meets with U.S. Senate subcommittee
President Moon Jae-in holds talks with a delegation from the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 21.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in greeted a delegation from the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on East Asian...
President Moon meets with Korean, Japanese lawmakers
President Moon Jae-in (fourth from left) meets with Korean and Japanese members of the Japan–Korea Parliamentarians' Union, at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 21.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in urged Korean and Japanese lawmakers to play a more active role in promoting...
In memoriam: Hinzpeter’s Gwangju exhibit
An exhibit to commemorate Jürgen Hinzpeter (1937-2016), the late German reporter who told the world about the May 18 Democratic Uprising in Gwangju in 1980, opens at the Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall on Aug. 21. One of Hinzpeter's old passports and some I.D. photos...
President Moon addresses major public concerns
President Moon Jae-in speaks to the nation about his government’s new policies, at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 20. He is speaking alongside ministers, top presidential aides and more than 280 members of the Citizens Advisory Committee for Presidential Transition.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa...
No war without Seoul’s consent: President Moon
President Moon Jae-in holds a press conference in the Yeongbingwan Guest House at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 17, 100 days after taking office.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in held a press conference to mark 100 days since his inauguration.
The press conference...
Cheong Wa Dae video shows President Moon’s human side
Cheong Wa Dae released an interview of President Moon Jae-in to mark the first 100 days since his inauguration, on Aug. 18. The photo shows President Moon during a press conference at the Yeongbingwan Guest House on Aug. 17. Cheong Wa Dae
By Yoon Sojung
Cheong Wa...
President Moon collects books recommended by public
Cheong Wa Dae makes public President Moon Jae-in’s study, with more than 580 books on the shelves that were recommended by the public, on Aug. 17, marking 100 days since his inauguration. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
Cheong Wa Dae opened the doors to President Moon...
Korea, US to maintain tight defense alliance
Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo talks on the phone with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis on Aug. 16. (Ministry of National Defense)
By Hur SomEe and Lee Hana
Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo held a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State James Mattis on Aug....
Is there a proper way to wear Hanbok?
Tourists stroll through Gyeongbokgung Palace wearing modernized Hanbok rented from a local Hanbok shop on Aug. 11.
By Kang Gahui and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Kang Gahui
Seoul | Aug. 14, 2017
Tourists walking around in Hanbok attire are being seen more and more these days in Seoul’s palaces and other...
Presidential speeches to be released in Korean, English
Cheong Wa Dae released a collection of five speeches made by President Moon Jae-in in both Korean and English on Aug. 17, marking 100 days since his inauguration. Pictured is President Moon speaking during a press conference in the Yeongbingwan Guest House at Cheong...
Pre-PyeongChang experiences open in Seoul, Gangneung
A visitor tries the VR biathlon at a hands-on experience zone for next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games set up at the Korea Tourism Organization Seoul Center.
By Kim Tae Won and Sohn JiAe
Photos = PyeongChang Organizing Committee
With the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter...
2023 World Scout Jamboree to be held in Jeollabuk-do
Representatives from the Jeollabuk-do Provincial Government Office, including head of the province Song Ha-jin, rejoice as Korea was named the host nation for the 2023 World Scout Jamboree, beating out Poland 607 to 365, during the World Scout Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Aug....
Korean Roman Catholic history goes on display at Vatican
Relics from 230 years of Roman Catholicism in Korea are going on display for the first time at the Vatican Museum on Sept. 9, showcasing works such as a book written by Joseon era scholar Jeong Yak-yong and calligraphy by activist Ahn Jung-geun, among...
Statue of Peace boards Seoul bus
The Statue of Peace, symbolizing the women who suffered as sex slaves during colonial times and World War II, rides bus No. 151 around central Seoul on Aug. 14, to commemorate International 'Comfort Women' Day. The statue will continue to be installed on the...
President meets with Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Moon Jae-in holds talks with Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 14.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in greeted Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford on Aug. 14...
Korean imam talks about Islam in Korea
A. Rahman Lee Ju-Hwa, imam at the Korea Muslim Federation, speaks with Korea.net at the Seoul Central Masjid in Itaewon on Aug. 8. (Jeon Han)
By Kim Young Deok and Yoon Sojung
Aug. 8, 2017 | Seoul
"In the 1980s and 1990s, the religion of Islam could only really be...
