Late former president’s story hits the big screen
The documentary 'Our President' tells the story of the life of the late former President Roh Moo-hyun, and premiered on May 25. (Feel & Plan)
By Kang Gahui and Sohn JiAe
A documentary about the late former President Roh Moo-hyun, “Our President,” is setting documentary records...
Prime minister thanks Korean War veteran with deep bow
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (left) bows to Korean War veteran Kim Mong-ik at Kim’s house in Seoul on June 6.
By Kim Young Shin
Photos = Prime Minister’s Office
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon commemorated Memorial Day on June 6 by expressing his gratefulness to a Korean...
Korean language courses now available in 6 more cities
Students enrolled in a Korean calligraphy course at the King Sejong Institute in Moscow pose for a photo in December 2016. (King Sejong Institute Foundation)
By Hur SomEe and Kim Young Shin
The world will soon welcome six more King Sejong Institutes, the educational centers...
President appoints 7 high-ranking administration officials
Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Soo-hyun announces the appointment of seven high-rankling administration officials, at the Chunchugwan press center at Cheong Wa Dae on June 6. The photo shows spokesperson Park during a briefing on June 5. (Jeon Han)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in has...
Patriotism defines Korea as it is now: president
President Moon Jae-in approaches the Hyeonchungtap Memorial Tower during a ceremony to mark Memorial Day, at the Seoul National Cemetery in Dongjak-gu District, Seoul, on June 6.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
“Patriotism." (애국, 愛國)
That word was mentioned 22 times in President Moon...
We will remember you forever
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Lalien Guillen Park
Photos = Lalien Guillen Park
In war, there are no winners. After every battle, blood is shed, lives are lost and both parties have fallen soldiers. War leaves nothing but pain and scars on the bodies and in the...
UN Security Council adopts new North Korean resolution
The U.N. Security Council adopts a new resolution on North Korean sanctions, at U.N. headquarters in New York on June 2. (U.N. Security Council Homepage)
By Yoon Sojung
The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted new resolution No. 2356 on June 2, placing additional sanctions on North...
Sacrifices made by patriotic martyrs to be honored in June
Korean War veterans visit the Seoul National Cemetery to pay tribute to their bereaved comrades on June 5, 2015, one day ahead of Memorial Day. Every June, a variety of events are held across the country to pay tribute to the patriotic martyrs of...
President meets former UN secretary general
President Moon Jae-in holds talks with former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon where they discussed diplomatic issues facing Korea, at Cheong Wa Dae on June 2. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
June 2, 2017 l Cheong Wa Dae
On June 2, President Moon Jae-in sought...
Korean festival draws crowds in Madrid
Director Chae Suhee of the Korean Cultural Center in Spain (standing, fourth from right) cuts the ribbon to officially open the 2017 Korean Culture Festival, in Madrid on May 30.
By Hur SomEe and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Korean Cultural Center in Spain
The 2017...
Gwanghwamoon 1st Street draws global attention
Shin Sung-yeol, director of the Public Participation Policy Division at the Creative Government & Organizing Management Office, part of the Ministry of the Interior, explains the Gwanghwamoon 1st Street center to a group of 17 international media outlets, in Seoul on June 1.
By Sohn...
President emphasizes new governing system, budget for job creation
President Moon Jae-in (second from right) leads a meeting with senior secretaries at Cheong Wa Dae on June 1.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in hosted a meeting with his senior secretaries on June 1 to discuss key issues concerning state affairs.
Beginning...
President meets with U.S. Senator
President Moon Jae-in (left) meets with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin at Cheong Wa Dae on May 31.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in met with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin in Seoul on May 31 and discussed the Korea-U.S. alliance and other issues...
New prime minister stresses ‘competent, communicative, united Cabinet’
President Moon Jae-in (right) gives a certificate of appointment to Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon, at Cheong Wa Dae on May 31.
By Sohn JiAe
“A Cabinet that will be competent, communicative and bring about integrity.”
Lee Nak-yon was officially sworn into office as the government's new prime...
President pledges to improve ocean safety, security
President Moon Jae-in (right) looks around the Saemangeum, an area of reclaimed land in Jeollabuk-do Province, along with Lee Byoung-gook, administrator of the Saemangeum Development and Investment Agency, while flying over the Yellow Sea in a helicopter on May 31.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
“I...
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...
