Main halls of 2 Seoul palaces to be opened to public
Myeongjeongjeon Hall (National Treasure No. 266) at Changgyeonggung Palace in Seoul is the largest jeongjeon (main hall) in Korea. The interior of the one-story building will be opened to the public for the first time in spring and fall this year.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Hwaya
Photos = Changgyeonggung...
Korea sees earlier arrival of spring this year
Forsythias, azaleas and cherry blossoms this year will bloom three to five days earlier than in an average year.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Hwaya
Photos = Korea.net DB
Spring has arrived in Korea considerably ahead of schedule.
Gyeongchip, the day when frogs wake from their hibernation among the 24...
March First Independence Movement Day
We are at Gwanghwamun Square in the heart of Seoul on March 1, where a ceremony is taking place to mark the centennial for the March First Independence Movement.
One hundred years ago today, Korea's first uprising against Japanese colonial rule began on March 1,...
President Moon: Korea’s next century will unite us in heart and mind
President Moon Jae-in, first lady Kim Jung-sook and a group of 33 representatives make their way to Gwanghwamun Square on March 1 led by a giant national flag used during the March First Independence Movement in 1919.
By Jeon Han and Lee Hana
Photos = Jeon Han, Hyoja-dong Studio
Seoul | March...
[Now in Hanoi] Unfamiliar banner hangs on Hanoi street in early morning
A street in downtown Hanoi at 5 a.m. on Feb. 28.
By Korea.net Special Reporting Team
Hanoi | Feb. 28, 2019
Photos = Kim Eun-young
On the streets of Hanoi, Vietnam, before sunrise at 5 a.m. on Feb. 28, people started their day by working out, riding motor scooters or...
Korea, UAE agree to expand cooperation in high-tech sectors
President Moon Jae-in (right) and Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Feb. 27 shake hands before starting their bilateral summit at Cheong Wa Dae.
By Park Gil-ja and Yoon Jihye
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed...
Int’l Media Center opened for 2nd NK-US summit in Hanoi
Domestic and foreign journalists on Feb. 27 are busy at work at the International Media Center of the Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Labor Cultural Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam.
By Korea.net Special Reporting Team
Hanoi | Feb. 27, 2019
The International Media Center (IMC) for the second summit between North Korea...
Foreign minister urges ‘victim-centered approach’ toward sex slave issue
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha on Feb. 25 gives the keynote address at the High-level Segment of the 40th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Facebook Page)
By Oh Hyun-woo and Yoon Jihye
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha...
‘Tech advances should benefit all people’
Chang Byung Gyu, chairperson of the Presidential Committee on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, says technological advances should benefit all people, not just the privileged few. (Jeon Han)
By Kim Young Deok and Lee Hana
Seoul | Feb. 1, 2019
Imagine a foreign backpacker making her way through a remote Korean...
President Moon vows to prepare for ‘new regime on Korean Peninsula’
President Moon Jae-in (second from left) on Feb. 25 speaks in a meeting of senior presidential aides at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Park Gil-ja and Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in on Feb. 25 said his administration will prepare for a new regime on the Korean Peninsula...
Upcoming NK-US summit fuels souvenir sales, themed burgers in Hanoi
A Japanese tourist on Feb. 24 holds a printed T-shirt with the portraits of U.S. President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a store on Hang Bong Street in Hanoi, Vietnam.
By Korea.net Special Reporting Team
Hanoi | Feb. 25, 2019
The second North Korea-U.S....
Final preparation under way in Hanoi for second NK-US summit
Staff on Feb. 24 inspect preparation work at the international media center for the upcoming North Korea-U.S. summit slated for Feb. 27-28 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
By Korea.net Special Reporting Team
Hanoi | Feb. 24, 2019
On Feb. 24, just three days ahead of the second North Korea-U.S. summit,...
Korea, India to raise bilateral trade to USD 50 billion by 2030
President Moon Jae-in (right) on Feb. 22 applauds Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in their joint news conference at Cheong Wa Dae.
By Park Gil-ja and Kim Minji
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in and visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Feb. 22 agreed to raise bilateral...
Memorabilia of freedom fighters from 1919 on display at former prison
Seodaemun Prison History Hall in Seoul is holding through April 21 an exhibition featuring Korean independence fighters who lived a hundred years ago under Japanese colonial rule to mark the centennial anniversary of the March First Independence Movement and the establishment of the Korean...
Preparation going smoothly for FINA World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju
The 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships will start from July 12 in the southern city of Gwangju.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Young Shin
Photos = The Organizing Committee of the 18th FINA World Championships Gwangju 2019
Preparation in Gwangju is going well to host the 18th FINA World...
Global events to mark centennial anniversary of March First Independence Movement
Numerous events in 179 countries are scheduled to mark the centennial anniversary of both the March First Independence Movement of 1919 and the establishment of the Korean Provisional Government in China. The photo here shows an event on March 1, 2018, commemorating the movement’s...
Presidents Moon, Trump hold phone talks on 2nd US-NK summit
President Moon Jae-in on Feb. 19 holds a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the second U.S.-North Korea summit. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Park Gil-ja and Lee Hana
President Moon Jae-in on Feb. 19 spoke over the phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on bilateral cooperation...
Abu Dhabi crown prince to visit Korea Feb. 26-27
President Moon Jae-in (left) and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan in March 2018 hold talks during President Moon's official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). (President Moon Jae-in’s Facebook account)
By Park Gil-ja and Yoon Sojung
The crown prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab...
Media watchdog defends SNI blocking, denies internet censorship
The Korea Communications Commission on Feb. 13 announces in a news briefing the adoption of Server Name Indication (SNI) blocking technology to crack down on sites deemed illegal in Korea. (Korea Communications Commission)
By Kim Young Deok and Kim Minji
The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) on Feb. 14 said...
Koreas to field 4 unified teams in 2020 Tokyo Olympics
South Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Do Jonghwan (sixth from left), International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (seventh from left), North Korean Minister of Physical Culture and Sports Kim Il Guk (fifth from right) and other IOC members on Feb. 15...
