Fall foliage comes 1-4 days later this year
The weather service Weatheri says the first fall foliage in Korea started on Sept. 27 at Seoraksan Mountain in Gangwon-do Province. The peak of fall foliage usually occurs about two weeks after the first foliage of the season. (Korea Tourism Organization)
By Kim Hwaya
Fall foliage this...
Tokyo hosts Korea-Japan Festival despite high bilateral tension
A samulnori (traditional Korean percussion quartet) troupe performs on Sept. 28 at the 2019 Korea-Japan Festival at Hibiya Park in Tokyo.
By Kim Eun-young and Lee Jihae
Photos = Korean Cultural Center in Tokyo
The annual Korea-Japan Festival was held this year despite frayed relations between the governments of both countries.
The Korean...
President Moon agrees to boost practical cooperation with Bulgaria
President Moon Jae-in (right) on Sept. 27 hosts a bilateral summit with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov (third from bottom left) at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Xu Aiying and Kim Minji
President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 27 hosted a summit with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov...
‘Gandhi’s teachings serve as compass for peace on Korean Peninsula’
President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 24 gives a speech at an event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) at the United Nations Economic and Social Council Chamber. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Jung Joo-ri and Lee Jihae
President Moon Jae-in, in New York to attend...
President Moon proposes turning DMZ into int’l peace zone
President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 24 gives a keynote speech at the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York. (Cheong Wa Dae's Facebook page)
By Kim Minji
President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 24 in New York proposed transforming the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas...
[ASEAN now ①] Laos powering SE Asia with region’s fastest growth
With the inaugural Korea-Mekong Summit between Korea and the five countries along the Mekong River – Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam -- and the Korea-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) special summit coming up in November in Busan, Korea.net explores the results of...
Briefing held for ASEAN roundtable, exhibition slated for November
Minister of the Interior and Safety Chin Young (right) on Sept. 24 speaks to ambassadors of member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the Millennium Hilton Seoul on the importance of the ASEAN-Korea Ministerial Roundtable and Exhibition on Public Service...
President Moon, Trump reaffirm ‘ironclad alliance’ in NY summit
President Moon Jae-in (left) and U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 23 shake hands during their bilateral summit at the InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Hwaya
President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 23 in New York reaffirmed the...
Korea named ‘partner country’ by global tourism event in Spain
FITUR, or the International Tourism Festival to be hosted by Spain from Jan. 22-26 next year, will feature Korea as a partner country during its 2020 edition. The photo shows Korea's tourism booth at the 2017 FITUR. (Facebook page of Korean Cultural Center in...
Int’l symposium in Seoul explores modern art’s future
Korean Culture and Information Service Director Kim Tae-hoon on Sept. 20 gives a speech at the opening ceremony of the international symposium 2019 Korea Research Fellow at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul.
By Jung Joori and Lee Hana
Photos = National Museum of Modern...
Seoul event marks 1st anniversary of inter-Korean summit in Pyeongyang
At an event in Seoul to mark the first anniversary of the inter-Korean summit in Pyeongyang last year, Minister of Unification Kim Yeon-chul (left) looks at photos of the summit along with other visitors.
By Kim Minji and Lee Jihae
Photos = Ministry of Unification
An event to mark the...
Vice science minister calls leaked Fukushima water ‘global issue’
Vice Minister of Science and ICT Moon Mi-Ock on Sept. 16 gives a keynote speech at the International Atomic Energy Agency's 63rd general meeting in Vienna, Austria. (Ministry of Science and ICT)
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Jihae
The Ministry of Science and ICT on Sept. 16 warned of...
New fall walking tour to feature Sarangchae exhibition hall
This is an exhibition at Cheong Wa Dae Sarangchae, the quasi-museum of the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae. The Korea Tourism Organization announced that from Sept. 19 to Oct. 18, it will offer a walking tour course for foreign visitors called "Cheong Wa...
Peace concert at DMZ features traditional music giants, cellist Ma
Globally renowned Chinese American cellist Yo-Yo Ma (center), samulnori pioneer Kim Duk-soo (fifth on stage from the right) and leading pansori vocalist Ahn Sook-sun on Sept. 9 perform in "Culture Connect: DMZ Peace Concert" held at Dorasan Station in Paju, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Ministry of Sports, Culture and Tourism)
By Kim...
Korea-Japan trade spat worsening global economic uncertainty: Krugman
Minister of Finance and Economy Minister Hong Nam-ki (right) on Sept. 9 shakes hands with Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman at a conference in Seoul on sharing the results of the government-run Knowledge Sharing Program of Korea. (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Jihae
Japan's...
8th Seoul Defense Dialogue forum opens for 3-day run
At the opening ceremony of the Seoul Defense Dialogue 2019 on Sept. 5, Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo, U.S. Forces Korea Commander Robert B. Abrams and Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh pose for a group photo along with other military officials at the Lotte Hotel...
Celebratory event marks 12th annual Taekwondo Day
A celebratory event to mark the 12th annual Taekwondo Day is held on Sept. 4 at Taekwondowon, a taekwondo venue and park in Muju-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Kim Hwaya
A celebratory event to mark the 12th annual Taekwondo Day on...
Restaurateur in Laos runs lone crusade to protect sovereignty over Dokdo
Youn Jae Wouk owns four Korean restaurants in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. He is pictured here standing in front of one his restaurants with a large sign on the wall reading "Dokdo is Korean territory."
By Park Hye Ri and Lee Jihae
Photos = Youn Jae Wouk
Laos, the...
Thailand’s interest in Korean-language education grows
First lady Kim Jung-sook (center in the second row) and Naraporn Chan-o-cha (left in the second row), the wife of Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, on Sept. 2 attend a Korean-language speech contest for Thai students at the Bangkok Chatrium Hotel.
By Kim Hyelin and Lee Hana
Photos =...
Aug. 15: The day Korea found light again
By Kim Minji, Kim Hyelin and Lee Jihae
Seoul, Cheonan | Aug 15, 2019
A celebratory ceremony marking the 74th National Liberation Day on Aug. 15 is held at the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do Province, for the first time since 2004. The slogan for this year's event...
