Korean speech contestants talk about peace on Korean Peninsula
Winners of King Sejong Institute (KSI)’s “Korean Speech Contest” pose for a group photograph after the Award Ceremony at the COEX Convention Center, in Seoul, on Oct. 4. (King Sejong Institute Foundation)
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
Seoul | Oct. 9, 2018
“This year, the two Koreas showed that...
New order about to take shape on Korean Peninsula: president
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) and President Moon Jae-in shake hands before their meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on Oct. 7. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Young Shin
“U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to the North helped create an atmosphere and conditions for...
Korea, US agree denuclearization should advance in virtuous circle
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo exchange views on ways to achieve denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula over the phone on Oct. 29. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha held a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary...
PyeongChang Olympics named as ‘best multi-sport event’
The 2018 PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games became the winner of the best multi-sport event of the year at the SportsTravel Awards which took place in Louisville, U.S., on Oct. 4.
By Kang Gahui and Yoon Sojung
The 2018 PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games were named as...
Busan celebrates international film festival
The opening ceremony of the 23rd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) beingheld at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae, Busan, on Oct. 4
By Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Organizing Committee
Asia’s largest film festival, the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), celebrated its 23rd ...
Hangeul meets creativity
‘Chaban,’ Grand Prize of the 4th Hangeul Idea Award
By Xu Aiying and Kim Min-Jeung
Photos = Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA)
The winners of the Hangeul Idea Award, which was held to find the originality and beauty of the Korean alphabet, Hangeul, were announced on Oct. 2.
The contest, organized...
Former Japanese prime minister kneels in front of survivors of atomic bombing
Former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama, on his knees, offers words of consolation to the surviving victims of atomic bombings at Hapcheon, Gyeongsangnam-do province.
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Min-Jeung
Photos = Hapcheon Welfare Center for Atomic Bomb Victims
Former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama, well known for being a...
Mine-clearing at DMZ heralds beginning of peace
By Park Hye Ri and Yoon Sojung
Photos = The Korea Defense Daily Jo Yong-hak
Peace is coming to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the symbol of the division of the Korean Peninsula.
The landmine elimination work began on Oct. 1, to transform the DMZ in Cheorwon in Gangwon-do Province, into...
Korea celebrates National Foundation Day on Oct. 2
The participants in the National Foundation Day parade pose for a group photo after the ceremony on Oct. 3, 2017.
By Oh Hyun Woo and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Korea.net DB
The Ministry of Interior and Safety will host a ceremony to mark the 4,350th anniversary of National Foundation...
President Moon calls soldiers protagonists of peace on Armed Forces Day
President Moon Jae-in (second from the right) and first lady Kim Jung-sook pledge loyalty to the national flag on the 70th anniversary of Armed Forces Day at the Peace Plaza of the War Memorial of Korea In Yongsan-gu District, Seoul on Oct. 1.
By Kim Hyelin and Yoon...
Fallen heroes return home on Armed Forces Day
President Moon Jae-in and other authorities offer a silent tribute to the 64 fallen heroes that returned home at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Province on Oct. 1.
By Kim Hyelin and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
After a long 68 years, the remains of 64 soldiers...
Two Koreas begin clearing mines along DMZ
North and South Korea begin their work to remove landmines in the Panmunjeom Joint Security Area (JSA) and in other parts of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do Province, on Oct. 1. (Korea.net DB)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Lee Hana
The two Koreas have begun to clear...
Automated immigration service opens for non-Koreans residents
The Smart Entry Service, automated immigration inspection gates, has become available to non-Korean residents entering any airport or port across the country starting Oct. 1. The photo above shows the automated immigration gate at Terminal 2 of the Incheon International Airport. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim...
Major breakthrough likely for war-free Korea: US journalist
U.S. journalist Tim Shorrock talks about the historic Pyeongyang summit as he sits down with Korea.net on Sept. 19 outside the Seoul-based main press center for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit Pyeongyang.
By Pyeongyang Press Corps
There is one U.S. analyst who has been pursuing issues concerning the...
Denuclearization is prerequisite for peace: president
President Moon Jae-in grants an interview to Fox News at the Parker New York Hotel on Sept. 25.
By Kim Min-Jeung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in stated on Sept. 25 that a prerequisite for peace on the Korean Peninsula is denuclearization, and that denuclearization should...
President Moon holds summit with Egypt, Chile
President Moon Jae-in (left) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi hold bilateral talks at the U.N. in New York on Sept. 26.
By Kim Young Shin
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in, on his visit to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, held...
President Moon holds summit with US, Japan
President Moon Jae-in (left) and U.S. president Donald Trump shake hands before their meeting at the Lotte New York Palace hotel in New York on Sept. 24. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Xu Aiying and Kim Young Shin
President Moon Jae-in, on a visit to New York to attend the...
#HANAGo Chuseok Special – Songpyeon (송편) rice cakes
Hi, it's Hana of HANAGo.
In this episode made especially for the Chuseok Mid-Autumn Festival, I will explore a very chewy kind of Korean food - tteok.
Tteok, or rice cake, is a food that comes in many variations. No Korean festival, celebration or anniversary would...
Korean Peninsula experts discuss Pyeongyang Joint Declaration
Harry Kazianis, director of defense studies at the Center for the National Interest, shares his thoughts about the Pyeongyang Joint Declaration of September 2018 during a special conference at the Seoul press center for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit Pyeongyang on Sept. 19. (Pyeongyang Press...
Korean leaders hold hands high atop Baekdusan
President Moon Jae-in (second from right) and North Korea’s Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un (second from left) hold high each other’s hands atop Janggun Peak of Baekdusan Mountain in North Korea on Sept. 20. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)
By Pyeongyang Press Corps
“I believe...
