Cross-cultural project bridges Korea, world
Twelve taekwondo practitioners from 12 countries, among them Nepal, Laos, Nicaragua, Mexico, Myanmar and Kenya, are taking part in the 2017 Cultural Partnership Initiative. Here they pose for a commemorative photo at Korea House in Seoul on July 14.
By Xu Aiying and Sohn JiAe
This year’s Cultural Partnership...
President Moon unveils five-year policy agenda
President Moon Jae-in announces the five-year policy agenda for his new administration, at Cheong Wa Dae on July 19.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
July 19, 2017 l Cheong Wa Dae
“The five-year policy for the Moon Jae-in administration of state affairs” has been unveiled.
President Moon...
Jeju’s summer nights bring in the tourists
Jeju’s Hyeobjae, Hamdeok, Iho Tewoo and Samyang beaches now allow swimmers to stay two more hours after dark, until 9 p.m., for a limited time until Aug. 15. In the photo above, visitors enjoy Iho Tewoo Beach late at night. (Jeju Tourism Organization)
By Kim Young...
World’s best airport
Incheon International Airport is one of the best airports in the world.
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Salwa Elzeny
Photos = Salwa Elzeny
As someone unknown once said, “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.”
Airports are the first gateway to your adventures. Airports are a place...
President Moon welcomes five new foreign envoys
Mexico's new ambassador to Korea, Bruno Figueroa Fischer (left), President Moon Jae-in (center) and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha pose for a picture at a ceremony to welcome five new ambassadors to Korea, at Cheong Wa Dae on July 18.
By Lee Hana
Photos = Cheong...
President Moon appoints new officials
Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Soo-hyun announces President Moon Jae-in’s choice of new vice-minister level officials, at the Chungchugwan press center at Cheong Wa Dae on July 17. Pictured is the spokesperson at a briefing on July 12. (Jeon Han)
By Jeon Han and Kim Young Shin
President Moon...
President briefs top aides on overseas visits
President Moon Jae-in (third from left) briefs five key figures in his government on the outcome of his recent visits to the U.S. and Germany, at Cheong Wa Dae on July 12. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in invited five top aides to Cheong...
Is Germany the mecca for reunification dialogue?
President Moon Jae-in enters Berlin's Old City Hall to speak at the Körber Foundation on July 6. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Hana
President Moon Jae-in's decision to announce his New Berlin Declaration in Germany last week has spurred a renewed interest in the link between...
President Moon praises outcome of G20 Summit
President Moon Jae-in presides over a cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on July 11. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in gave a positive assessment on the outcome of the G20 Summit, in Seoul on July 11.
While presiding over a cabinet meeting at Cheong...
See you again in Pyeongchang: first lady
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook pose for a photo with hotel staff in Berlin on July 6, as they hold up plush toys of Soohorang the white tiger and Bandabi the Asiatic black bear, mascots for next year's PyeongChang 2018 Olympic...
President Moon holds series of summits with G20 leaders
French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and President Moon Jae-in meet at Hamburg Messe on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 8.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in held a series of summit meetings with world leaders during his...
Korean, Russian leaders emphasize expanded cooperation
President Moon Jae-in (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet for talks on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first summit meeting on July...
President supports free trade, firm response to climate change at G20 summit
President Moon Jae-in (front row, far right) poses for a group photo with other world leaders at the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in and the other G20 leaders adopted a joint communiqué following the...
President meets heads of int’l organizations
President Moon Jae-in (second from right) discusses ways to boost cooperation with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (left), on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 8.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in met with heads of the U.N....
G20 leaders express concern over North Korea
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (front row, fifth from left), the host of the G20 Summit this year, says in a press briefing following the G20 Retreat Session on July 7 that all the leaders expressed a collective concern over North Korea. In the photo...
Roman Catholic shrine built to honor first Korean saint
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter John Paul Vergonia
Photos = John Paul Vergonia
Who would have taught that a quiet place here in the Philippines was once occupied by a Roman Catholic Korean saint?
The Shrine of St. Andrew Kim Taegon is in Bocaue, Bulacan, in the Philippines.
In the municipal...
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...
