President holds phone call with Dutch PM
President Moon Jae-in holds a phone call with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on May 30 to discuss cooperation measures between the two countries. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in had a phone call with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on May 30....
Unbuttoning French sartorial history from 18th to 20th century
A special exhibit at the National Museum of Korea titled 'Unbuttoning French Fashion From the 18th to the 20th Century' showcases some 1,800 pieces of period clothing, paintings, publications and photographs, all about the evolution of buttons.
By Lee Hana
Photos = National Museum of Korea
May...
Reading a child’s fable: The hen that ran away to give us a lesson in humanity
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Emilia Atanasova
Photos = Emilia Atanasova
I always thought that hens were the least fortunate animals. Their main purpose in life is to lay eggs, and most of them they don`t get to see those turn into little chicks. They live...
President Moon meets with former Indonesian president
Former Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri (left) is greeted by President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae on May 29. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Lee Hana
President Moon Jae-in met with former Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri on May 29 in Seoul.
Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Su-hyun announced...
Cheong Wa Dae names nominees to head 4 ministries
Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Su-hyun announces the president's nominees for minister of the interior, minister of culture, sports and tourism, minister of land, infrastructure and transport, and, lastly, minister of oceans and fisheries, at the Chunchugwan press center at Cheong Wa Dae on...
Russia, EU, ASEAN envoys increase scope of diplomacy: president
President Moon Jae-in meets with envoys to Russia, the European Union, Germany and to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, as they report on their diplomatic achievements, at Cheong Wa Dae on May 29. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in was briefed on...
President has lunch with outgoing Cabinet
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a lunch with Korea's outgoing presidential Cabinet, at Cheong Wa Dae on May 26. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
Encouragement and listening.
These two words are the key takeaways from a lunch that President Moon Jae-in hosted on May 26 with...
President vows to use personal money for private activities
President Moon Jae-in presides over his first meeting with senior secretaries on May 25. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Jeon Han and Sohn JiAe
May 25, 2017 │ Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in announced on May 25 that he would use his own salary to pay...
President orders upgrade to human rights commission
Senior presidential secretary for civil affairs Cho Kuk announces President Moon Jae-in’s order to raise the importance of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, at the Chunchugwan press center of Cheong Wa Dae on May 25.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos: Jeon Han
President Moon Jae-in has...
Military band, honor guard to resume Cheong Wa Dae shows
Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Soo-hyun announces the resumption of performances by a military band and an honor guard at Fountain Square in front of Cheong Wa Dae, at the Chunchugwan press center at Cheong Wa Dae on May 24.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Jeon...
Traditional musical depicts King Sejong’s philosophy
The National Gugak Center is performing 'New Music of King Sejong the Great – Tree of Deep Roots, Water of Deep Springs,' a modern musical adaptation of 'Songs of the Dragons,' an epic poem published by King Sejong (r. 1418-1450), at the Yeak-dang Theater...
Seoullo 7017 invites you to take a pleasant stroll
Seoullo 7017, a raised city walkway built on an overpass from the 1970s that was closed to traffic in 2015, opens to the public on May 20.
By Kang Gahui and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Kang Gahui
May 20, 2017 | Seoul
An urban walkway...
Culture, wisdom embodied in traditional liquor, food
Korean Food Foundation President Yoon Sook-ja offers a jungbakgye, a traditional cookie prepared for royal ceremonies, to Turkish Ambassador to Korea Arslan Hakan Okcal, at the Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul where the 10th Korean Traditional Liquor & Food Festival took place on May...
First lady visits president’s hometown as first official act
First lady Kim Jung-sook smiles as she poses with a baby during a visit to Namjeong Village in Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, the hometown of her husband, President Moon Jae-in, on May 18.
By Jeon Han and Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
May 19, 2017 |...
‘Let’s embrace like friends’ says Korea, Mexico
President Moon Jae-in talks with his Mexican counterpart President Enrique Pena Nieto on May 17 to discuss ways to develop bilateral ties and to enhance cooperation on North Korean issues. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Jeon Han and Sohn JiAe
May 17, 2017 | Cheong Wa Dae
President...
Food from around the world comes to Korea
Seoul Food 2017, an international food industry exhibition where 1,382 food companies from 39 countries gather to show off their wares, takes place at the KINTEX convention center in Ilsan in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do Province, from May 16 to 19. (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency)
By Kang...
President appoints fair trade commissioner, head of patriots and veterans affairs
Senior presidential secretary for personnel affairs Cho Hyun-ock nominates Kim Sang-jo (second from right) as the chairman of the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), and names Pi Woo-jin (right) as the new head of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, at Cheong Wa Dae's...
Korea shares administrative strategies with African governments
President Bae Jin-hwan (center, front row) of the Local Government Officials Development Institute and 19 public servants from six African governments pose for a photo after the opening ceremony of the Capacity Building Program on Local Administration conference at the President Hotel in Seoul...
Happy Teacher’s Day
The birthday of King Sejong the Great, who oversaw the creation of the Korean alphabet, became Teacher's Day in Korea in honor of him.
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Esraa Elzeny and Salwa Elzeny
Photos = Esraa Elzeny and Salwa Elzeny
"Stand up for the teacher and glorify...
Sport journalists visit PyeongChang Olympic venues
A group of journalists with the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) takes a tour of the Alpensia Ski Jumping Center in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, one of the main venues of next year's PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, on May 12.
By Lee Hana
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