President Moon outlines peace initiative for Korean Peninsula
President Moon Jae-in is invited to speak at the Körber Foundation where he outlines his administration's peace initiatives, at Berlin's Old City Hall on July 6.
By Lee Hana
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in was invited to speak at the Körber Foundation and in his...
Korea, US, Japan emphasize firm cooperation on N. Korean nukes
President Moon Jae-in (left) poses for a photo with Donald Trump (center) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, ahead of a trilateral dinner in Hamburg, Germany, on July 6. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in attended a dinner with U.S. President Donald Trump...
Leaders of Korea, China stress ‘strategic cooperative relationship’
President Moon Jae-in (second from left) holds talks with his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping where they discussed issues of mutual interest, in Berlin on July 6.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in, on an official state visit to Germany, met with his...
Moody’s keeps Korea’s credit rating at Aa2
Moody’s Investors Service maintains Korea’s credit rating at Aa2, while improving the economy's 2017 growth outlook to 2.8 percent, up 0.3 percent, considering the robust economic growth seen in the first quarter of the year. (Korea.net database)
By Sohn JiAe
Moody’s Investors Service has kept Korea’s credit...
Sistine Chapel Choir makes first trip to Korea
The Sistine Chapel Choir, one of the oldest religious choirs in the world and based in Vatican City, performs at Seoul's Myeongdong Cathedral on July 5. (Catholic Bishop's Conference of Korea)
By Kang Gahui and Lee Hana
The Sistine Chapel Choir, one of the oldest religious choirs in the...
Monument commemorates Korean diaspora in Uzbekistan
Tashkent Mayor Rakhmonbek Usmanov (left) and Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon shake hands at the unveiling of a monument to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the deportation of ethnic Koreans to Uzbekistan, at Seoul Park in Tashkent on July 3. (Seoul Metropolitan Government)
By Xu Aiying and Kim...
Seoul, Berlin can play bigger roles in G20
German Ambassador to Korea Stephan Auer emphasizes the potential growth of Korea-Germany cooperation, during an interview with Korea.net in Seoul on June 21.
By Yoon Sojung and Min Yea-Ji
Photos = Jeon Han
Seoul | June 21, 2017
“People-to-people exchanges were the foundation that led to the development of Korea-Germany relations.”
So said...
G20 should deal with North Korea as one: Korean, German presidents
President Moon Jae-in (left) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier hold summit talks at the Bellevue Palace in Berlin on July 5.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in, currently on an official visit to Germany, and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier held a summit meeting...
President Moon meets with German medical personnel
President Moon Jae-in (second from right) gives a presidential award to Karl Hauser (second from left), an engineer who served with a German medical team after the Korean War (1950-53), while first lady Kim Jung-sook (right) and Hauser's spouse exchange remarks, in Berlin on...
Korean, German leaders affirm commitment to resolving NK issues
President Moon Jae-in (left) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold a press conference prior to their summit, at the chancellor’s offices in Berlin on July 5.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in held a summit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at her offices...
Korean ballet about Joseon poet opens in Colombia
The Korean National Ballet performs ‘Heo Nanseolheon-Suwolkyeonghwa' (허난설헌-수월경화), a modern ballet based on the poems of Joseon poet Heo Nanseolheon, at the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogota. In the photo above, dancers are depicting falling lotus petals as described in her...
‘Owls,’ ‘chipmunks’ carry Seoulites late at night, early in the morning
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has been operating its late-night 'owl buses' (올빼미 버스) since 2013. Starting on June 26 this year, it has started operating early-morning 'chipmunk buses' (다람쥐 버스), too. (Seoul Metropolitan Government)
By Xu Aiying and Kim Young Shin
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has introduced four new...
We will firmly respond to North’s provocation alongside int’l community: president We will firmly respond to North’s provocation alongside int’l community: president
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a National Security Council meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on July 4, following the launch of a North Korean ballistic missile.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in announced that his government would sternly respond to any further provocations...
President Moon meets former British PM President Moon meets former British PM
David Cameron (left), former British prime minister, is greeted by President Moon Jae-in where they will discuss Korea-U.K. cooperation, at Cheong Wa Dae on July 4. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Lee Hana
President Moon Jae-in met with former British Prime Minister David Cameron at Cheong Wa Dae...
Talk Talk Korea 2017 contest attracts over 30,000 submissions
Winners of the Talk Talk Korea 2016 competition learn how to cook bulgogi marinated beef slices in the Korean Food Hall, at the K-style Hub in Seoul on Oct. 19 last year. (Jeon Han)
By Lee Hana
Talk Talk Korea 2017, a global contest that invites non-Koreans living both...
President Moon completes US visit President Moon completes US visit
President Moon Jae-in (left) is given a U.S. Marine Corps badge from former Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Stephen Olmstead during Moon's visit to a memorial dedicated to the Jangjin Reservoir Battle (장진호 전투), also known as the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir in the...
President calls for IOC support for successful PyeongChang Olympics
Tomas Bach (left), president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), listens to President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae on July 3. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in exchanged ideas with President Thomas Bach of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on how to make...
Korea, US take first steps toward peaceful Korean Peninsula
President Moon Jae-in (left) speaks to the press in the Rose Garden at the White House on June 30 following a summit with his U.S. counterpart.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
“Korea and the U.S. have agreed to achieve denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula --...
Korea’s success is a reward for the U.S.: president
President Moon Jae-in (right) on June 29 is greeted by U.S. President Donald Trump at the South Portico of the White House in Washington.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in on June 29 attended a welcoming dinner hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump...
‘Dismantling N.Korea’s nukes possible only with strong Seoul-Washington alliance’
President Moon Jae-in (second from right) on June 29 holds a meeting with leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, including House Speaker Paul Ryan (second from left), at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in on...
