Seoul exhibit to showcase artist interpretations of DMZ
“Landscape” by painter Park Se-jin shows three people -- a South Korean soldier, a North Korean soldier and the artist -- looking in different directions from the DMZ.
By Kang Gahui and Kim Hwaya
Photos = KOCIS
The Korean Peninsula is divided by a border, the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), four...
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...
Korea, China reconfirm bilateral accord to reduce fine dust
Vice Environment Minister Park Chun-kyoo on March 15 gives a presentation on Korean environmental policy at the fourth U.N. Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya. (Ministry of Environment)
By Kim Hwaya
High-ranking Korean and Chinese environmental officials who attended the fourth United Nations (U.N.) Environment Assembly in Nairobi,...
KCC in Hong Kong to mark 1st anniversary with art exhibit
"My Story" by Korean painter Hwang Yong-yop (Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Hwaya
The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in Hong Kong from March 27 to April 27 will hold the Korean Contemporary Artist Exhibition to mark the center's first anniversary.
Aiming to promote...
Korea, Malaysia to pursue free trade agreement
President Moon Jae-in (left) on March 13 holds a joint news conference with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad following their summit in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
By Park Gil-ja and Lee Hana
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on March 13 pledged to reach...
Graffiti artist presents alternative images of famous activists through works
Graffiti artist Leodav on Feb. 18 explains what initially made him draw Korean independence fighters during an interview with Korea.net at the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do Province. (Kim Sunjoo)
By Song Baleun and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Video = Leodav Art Crew (L.A.C.) Studio
Seoul | Feb....
Former S. Korean, American diplomats: second NK-US summit was no failure
Former U.S. Ambassador to Korea Kathleen Stephens (third from left) speaks on March 5 during a forum hosted by the Korea Foundation and the Atlantic Council in Washington. (Korea Foundation)
By Park Gil-ja and Yoon Sojung
Former American and South Korean diplomats on March 5 said the latest summit...
First lady hosts luncheon for int’l students from Brunei, Malaysia, Cambodia
First lady Kim Jung-sook on March 6 greets a group of international students from three Southeast Asian nations in a luncheon held at Cheong Wa Dae.
By Park Gil-ja and Lee Hana
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
First lady Kim Jung-sook on March 6 hosted a luncheon at Cheong Wa...
Korea, Philippines to mark 70th year of bilateral ties with cultural events
President Moon Jae-in (second from right) on June 4, 2018, shakes hands with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in their summit in Seoul. Both leaders agreed to designate 2019 as the "Year of Mutual Exchanges between Korea and the Philippines." (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Hyelin and Kim Hwaya
The...
Costa Rican student’s innovative timer helps non-Koreans make better kimchi
Maria Jose Reyes, a Costa Rican graduate student who developed a kimchi timer while earning her master's at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), on Feb. 26 describes her invention at Korea.net's Seoul office. (Jeon Han)
By Xu Aiying, Song Baleun and Lee Hana
Seoul | Feb....
President Moon pledges to expedite inter-Korean cooperation
President Moon Jae-in (third from right) on March 4 chairs a National Security Council meeting at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Song Baleun and Kim Minji
The Moon administration seeks to expedite further dialogue and act as a mediator between North Korea and the U.S. in the...
President Moon to visit Brunei, Malaysia, Cambodia next week
President Moon Jae-in from March 10-16 will visit Brunei, Malaysia and Cambodia. (Hyoja Studio)
By Park Gil-ja and Lee Hana
President Moon Jae-in from March 10-16 will make official visits to Brunei, Malaysia and Cambodia, Cheong Wa Dae announced on March 4.
"The aim is to create a community that...
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...
