‘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...
‘Korea is a part of us now, wherever we go’
Foreign exchange students who received their degrees in Korea through the Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) on Feb. 15 attend a farewell ceremony at the National Institute for International Education in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Province. (NIIED)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Lee Hana
Foreign exchange students who received degrees in Korea...
Gwangju job project spurring other cities to pursue similar ventures
President Moon Jae-in (center) on Jan. 31 delivers a congratulatory speech at the signing ceremony for the Gwangju job project, a revolutionary joint venture between the Gwangju municipal government and Hyundai Motor Company. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Minji and Kim Young Shin
The Gwangju job project, considered a...
US House Speaker Pelosi backs Korea’s stance on sex slave issue
Visiting National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang on Feb. 12 takes a picture with his American counterpart Nancy Pelosi on Capitol Hill in Washington.
By Park Hye Ri and Kim Minji
Photos = The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Feb. 12...
Smart city era draws closer in Korea
President Moon Jae-in on Feb. 13 visited the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO) to see a presentation on the Busan Smart City Innovative Strategy. He is seen here trying a high-tech floor designed by the Korean company HNJ that transforms kinetic energy into...
Installation of hydrogen stations in Seoul announced under ‘regulatory sandbox’ initiative
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Sung Yunmo (center) on Feb. 11 attends the first meeting of a committee for reviewing regulatory exemptions for new business models at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul.
By Park Gil-ja and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Ministry of Trade,...
Prime minster hails PyeongChang Olympics for bringing peace to Korean Peninsula
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and other VIPs on Feb. 9 release dove-shaped balloons in a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium in Gangwon-do Province.
By Jeon Han and Kim Minji
Photos = Jeon Han
Video = Kim Sunjoo, Choi Taesoon
"The PyeongChang Olympics marks...
Korean Cultural Center directors discuss better promotional strategies in Seoul
Kim Tae-hoon, director of the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), on Feb. 11 stresses the importance of Korean Cultural Centers (KCCs) on their 40th anniversary this year in the annual meeting of KCC directors abroad at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History...
Gangwon-do governor seeks to earn his province special self-governing status
Interviewing leaders | #1. Gangwon-do Province
Balanced national development is the government's key challenge in the government's drive to solving issues Korea faces such as low economic growth, wealth polarization, the low birth rate, and developmental and economic disparity in the provinces.
President Moon Jae-in said...
