Bucket list for Korea arrives as 2019 calendar
KOCIS begins distributing its 2019 calendar on Dec. 3. The calendar is centered on activities that non-Koreans put on their bucket list during their stay in Korea. (Kim Sunjoo)
By Kim Hyelin and Lee Hana
Going to a K-pop concert, taking pictures at the DMZ, touring palaces, and visiting...
Korea, NZ to boost cooperation in sci-tech, defense, Antarctic research
President Moon Jae-in (right) and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Dec. 4 exchange a handshake prior to their summit at Cordis Hotel in Auckland.
By Park Gil-ja and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae Facebook
President Moon Jae-in and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Dec....
President Moon: NK leader’s visit to Seoul depends on him
President Moon Jae-in on Dec. 1 answers questions from journalists during a news briefing inside the presidential plane while flying to New Zealand from Argentina after attending the G20 Leaders’ Summit.
By Park Gil-ja and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in on Dec. 1 said the...
Eleven Southeast & South Asian countries granted multiple-entry visas for Korea
Eleven Southeast and South Asian countries on Dec. 3 were granted multiple-entry visas for short-term visits to Korea. Pictured is an immigration checkpoint at Incheon International Airport. (Korea.net DB)
By Park Hye Ri and Lee Hana
The nationals of 11 Southeast and South Asian countries from Dec. 3 can...
KOCIS releases video promoting inter-Korean peace featuring Footbridge
A new promotional video released by Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), a subsidiary of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, on Dec. 3 features the Footbridge of Peace in Panmunjeom Truce Village that President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong...
Korea is an icon in Asia-Pacific for democracy, human rights, free press: NZ ambassador
Ambassador of New Zealand to Korea Philip Turner on Nov. 29 spoke of the high potential for cooperation between Wellington and Seoul, saying that the two countries pursue shared values.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Jeon Han
Video = Kim Sunjoo, Choi Taesoon
“Korea is an icon in the Asia Pacific for...
From Seoul to North Korea, inter-Korean railway inspection kicks off
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kim Hyun-mee (second from right) inspects the train that inter-Korean joint inspection team will take from Seoul Station in Yongsan-gu, Seoul to Sinuiju in North Korea on Nov. 30. (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)
By Park Hye Ri and Hahm Hee-eun
The...
Unified Korean Ice Hockey Team and Kim Yuna receive ‘ANOC Awards’ for lightening the Olympics.
South Korean player Park Jong-ah (front) and North Korean player Kim Un-hyang (back row, fifth from left), members of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Ice Hockey Team, are being awarded at the ANOC Awards, in the Tokyo Prince Hotel on Nov. 28. (Korean Sport &...
Familiar yet new, transformation of Korean desserts amuses all
Korean dessert varieties are featured at the Korean Dessert Table, part of the “Seoul Dessert Show,” at COEX, Gangnam-gu District, Seoul, on Nov. 28. The photo shows a dessert table served with a cup of buckwheat tea, Gaeseong juak fried rice cake, white rice cake and...
Korea successfully tests 75-ton space rocket engine
Korea’s locally developed space rocket engine Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2 Nuri test-launches at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, Jeollanam-do Province on Nov. 28.
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
Photo & video = Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Korea successfully test-launched its homegrown Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2 (KSLV-2) Nuri...
Korea, Czech Republic hold summit
President Moon Jae-in (right) and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis shake hands before the start of their meeting in Prague on Nov. 28.
By Park Gil-ja and Lee Hana
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in, on a three-nation trip that will take him to Argentina for the annual...
OECD finds the future of well-being in inclusive growth
Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Jose Angel Gurria gives a keynote address at the 6th OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy in Songdo Convensia Center, Incheon, on Nov. 27.
By Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Songdo | Nov. 28, 2018Policymakers and...
Foreign direct investment in Korea jumps to a record high
Financial authorities attend the opening ceremony of the Invest Korea Week 2018 held at the Grand InterContinental hotel in Gangnam-gu District, Seoul on Nov. 6. (Korean Trade-Investment Promotion Agency)
By Xu Aiying and Kim Young Shin
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) arriving into Korea has hit an all-time high.
The Ministry...
Two Koreas to begin joint survey for inter-Korean railway connection
Unification ministry spokesperson Baik Tae Hyun briefs the press about the schedule for the opening of the South Korea-North Korea joint liaison office at the Government Complex Seoul on Sept. 12. (Ministry of Unification)
By Oh Hyun-woo and Yoon Sojung
The railway connection project between the two Korea got...
Number of tourists rise with the winds of peace in Korea
The number of foreign tourists in Korea is rising again. The photo shows Japanese tourists waiting in a line to enter the Line Friends Store in Hongdae in June. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Eun-young and Hahm Hee-eun
The number of tourist visiting Korea, which had been lagging throughout last...
Korea’s economic growth to remain close to 3 percent: OECD
Chief economist Laurence Boone of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) briefs the press about the organization’s Economic Outlook at the OCED headquarters in Paris on Nov. 21. (© Hervé Cortinat / OECD)
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development...
Two Koreas connect road for war remains excavation
Soldiers from South and North Korea working on the road connection project meet at the Military Demarcation Line in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do Province in November. (Ministry of National Defense)
By Kim Young Shin
The two Koreas connected a tactical road across the Military Demarcation Line inside the Demilitarized...
President Moon: ‘Korea and Japan should set right our principles of justice’
President Moon Jae-in (right) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sept. 25 shake hands ahead of bilateral talks held at the Parker New York Hotel in New York. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
"We must face the truth to build a stable, forward-thinking relationship...
President Moon emphasizes ‘inclusive state vision’ at APEC
President Moon Jae-in takes part in the discussion with leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders Meeting on Nov. 18 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. (Yonhap News)
By Park Gil-ja and Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in flew back home on Nov. 18 after wrapping up his...
Kokdu, the guide to the otherworld
The actors present “Kokdu,” a gugak musical that portrays the story of kkokdu or kokdu, the guardian spirit, on Nov. 15.
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Young Shin
Photos = National Gugak Center
Seoul | Nov. 13, 2018
“Please take care of my grandmother on her last journey, Kokdu.” said Su-min,...
