PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic tickets on sale from Aug. 21
Kim Yu-na, a former Olympian and an honorary ambassador for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, sits in her own wheelchair and tries her hand at Paralympic curling, at the Curling Center in Gangnueng, Gangwon-do Province, in March. (POCOG)
By Min Yea-Ji and...
K-pop names from Greek mythology
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Alexandra Koltsara
Photos = Korea.net Flickr
Usually, K-pop groups choose very uncommon names. Have you ever wondered where the inspiration comes from? Sometimes it’s from very ancient sources, like the Greek language or Greek mythology. Unfortunately, most of the times the groups...
President meets Indian finance minister
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (left) is greeted by President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae on June 15. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in and Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley discussed cooperation measures between Korea and India, in Seoul on June...
‘Pyongyang could find a way to cooperate with international community’: president
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a ceremony to mark the 17th anniversary of the inter-Korean summit of June 15, 2000, in Yeouido, Seoul, on June 15.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in attended a ceremony to mark the 17th anniversary of the...
Experience PyeongChang ‘magic’ in Seoul
Magician Yu Ho-Jin soars into the air as he leaps from a special ski jump set up in Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square on June 14.
By Lee Hana
A surprise magic show inspired by the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games has been unfolding before the...
Our seven cooking difference
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Aigerim Sadykova
The most delicious way to be acquainted with another country is to taste its national cuisine. However, the best way to understand it is to learn how to cook it.
Months ago, I had the chance to participate in free...
President Moon to hold 1st Korea-U.S. summit on June 29
President Moon Jae-in will visit Washington from June 28 to July 1 to hold his first Korea-U.S. summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Soo-hyun speaks during a briefing on June 12. (Jeon Han)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in will visit...
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...
‘Combined Forces Command is the core of the Korea-U.S. alliance’: president
President Moon Jae-in speaks during his visit to the Republic of Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command on June 13.
By Sohn JiAe and Kim Young Shin
Photos= Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in visited the Republic of Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC) in Seoul on June 13...
President meets Japanese special envoy
President Moon Jae-in (right) talks with Nikai Toshihiro, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party who was dispatched as a special envoy to Korea by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at Cheong Wa Dae on June 12.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon...
President delivers 1st address to National Assembly
President Moon Jae-in delivers his first address to the National Assembly on June 12, asking the assembly to pass his supplementary budget bill on job creation. This is the earliest in a presidential term that a Korean president has ever spoken to the National...
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...
President stresses need for ‘broader, deeper, stronger democracy’
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the June Democracy Movement of 1987, at Seoul Plaza on June 10.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in attended a ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the...
President nominates 5 ministers, appoints 4 vice ministers
Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Soo-hyun announces the nomination of five ministers and the official appointment of four vice ministers, at the Chunchugwan press center at Cheong Wa Dae on June 11. Pictured is spokesperson Park at a briefing on June 5. (Jeon Han)
By...
President presides over first NSC meeting
President Moon Jae-in presides over his administration's first National Security Council meeting, at Cheong Wa Dae on June 8.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in presided over his new administration's first National Security Council meeting on June 8, the same day that...
Korea, Russia cooperate on science, technology
Director Choi Won-ho of the International Cooperation Bureau at the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning makes his congratulatory remarks during a ceremony at the first Korea-Russia Science and Technology Day, in Moscow on June 5. (Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning)
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Enjoy summer evenings at Gyeongbokgung Palace
Seoul's beautiful Gyeongbokgung Palace will be open in the evening from June 14 to 29, giving visitors a chance to sample some court cuisine and to listen to some traditional gugak music. (Cultural Heritage Administration)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Young Shin
Evening tours of...
President pledges more support for firefighters, first responders
President Moon Jae-in (center) examines pieces of burnt protective gear worn by firefighters at the scene of a fire. Choi Song-seop (left), head of the Yongsan Fire Station, explains how the emergency response unfolded. Actor Yoo Ji-tae (right) looks on.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong...
Korean War veteran revisits Korea after 65 years
Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Eugene B. Mechling Jr. stands in the same posture as he did in an old photo, on a F15-K fighter jet during a visit to the Korean Air Force’s 11th Combat Squadron in Daegu on June 5. (Republic of...
Gov’t to actively respond to air pollution
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon announces the government’s policy direction on the environment, during a ceremony to mark the 22nd Environment Day at the KINTEX convention center in Ilsan, Goyang-si City, Gyeonggi-do Province, on June 5. (Prime Minister’s Office)
By Xu Aiying and Yoon Sojung
The government...
