Two Koreas to make joint effort to find patriot Ahn’s body: president
President Moon Jae-in (top row, fourth from left) and first lady Kim Jung-sook (top row, fourth from right) pose for a group photo during a luncheon at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 14 with descendants of Korean independence fighters. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Min-Jeung
President Moon...
Third inter-Korean summit to be held in Pyeongyang in September
South Korea's Minister of Unification Cho Myoung-gyon (left) shake hands with his North Korean counterpart, Ri Son-gwon, after high-level talks on Aug. 13.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Min-Jeung
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have agreed to hold a third inter-Korean summit...
Gov’t pushes innovation to boost economy
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Kim Dong-yeon speaks during a press conference at the Sejong Government Complex in Sejong City on Aug. 9. (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
By Xu Aiying and Hahm Hee-eun
The government has pledged to do all it can to promote...
Nation to commemorate first ever ‘Comfort Women’s Day’
Busts of women who were incarcerated by the colonial government and the Imperial Japanese military into sexual slavery as ‘comfort women’ are set up in Gwangju, east of Seoul. (House of Sharing)
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Min-Jeung
The Korean government will commemorate the first International Memorial Day for...
Two Koreas to hold high-level talks on Aug. 13
North Korea proposes holding inter-Korean high-level talks at the Thongil House on the northern side of the truce village of Panmunjom on Aug. 13. The photo shows Panmunjeom in April where the last inter-Korean summit took place. (Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Min-Jeung
South...
Hot nights follow hot days: Korea tops 111-year record
As the national weather administration issues excessive heat warnings for most regions across the country, families visit the Banpo Hangang River Park in the evening on Aug. 4 to cool off from the steaming weather. (Kim Eun-young)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Young Shin
Seoul l Aug. 4, 2018
The...
Artists showcase Korean art overseas
The band SsingSsing performs rock fused with Korean folk music at the National Theater of Korea on July 14. (National Theater of Korea)
By Kang Gahui and Kim Young Shin
A group of Korean artists will host a series of “Traveling Korean Arts” concerts and exhibitions in 23 cities...
Dokdo video tops 10 million views
The video ‘Dokdo, Beautiful Island of Korea’ is produced in 12 languages. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Min-Jeung
A video clip about Dokdo Island produced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has surpassed 10 million views. It’s been four years since it was first...
First lady visits firefighters as heat wave hits nationwide
First lady Kim Jung-sook (right) listens to an explanation about the firefighting gear she has on, at a fire station in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, on Aug. 8.
By Kim Min-Jeung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae Facebook
First lady Kim Jung-sook visited a fire station in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province,...
Team Korea targets second place at Asian Games
Athletes representing Korea at the upcoming Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang pose for a group photo during the team's launch ceremony at the Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Seoul on Aug. 7.
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
Photos = Prime Minister's Secretariat
Team Korea, competing in the Asian Games 2018 to...
Teen tourist returns pearl pebbles to Geoje beach
Two pebbles and a hand-written letter arrive at the Hallyeohaesang Marine National Park Eastern Office on July 10.
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Hallyeohaesang Marine National Park Eastern Office
“I decided to return the pebbles to their rightful place.”
A young teenager from the U.S. who visited a...
Give internet banks more room to maneuver: president
President Moon Jae-in (left) learns how to open a bank account on a smartphone at Seoul City Hall on Aug. 7. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Min-Jeung
President Moon Jae-in has called for steps to remove excessive regulations and give online-only banks more room in which to...
Art troupe shows charms, joys of Korea
Vietnamese participants learn how to play traditional Korean musical instruments at the Korean Culture Center in Vietnam. (Korean Culture Center in Vietnam)
By Xu Aiying and Hahm Hee-eun
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Traditional Performing Arts Foundation announced on Aug. 6 that the Global...
ASEAN forum urges NK to fulfill denuclearization commitments
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (back row, center) poses for a photo with other participants in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) foreign minister’s meeting at the Singapore Expo Convention Centre on Aug. 4.
By Kim Young Shin
Photos = Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha...
Postage stamps show footsteps of independence activists
Korea Post is issuing a series of independence movement stamps to commemorate Korean Independence Day on Aug. 15. (Korea Post)
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
Four representative historic sites that were locations for Korea's overseas independence movement will be commemorated on postage stamps to mark Korean Independence Day...
Cheong Wa Dae to release presidential speeches
Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un (left) and President Moon Jae-in officially announce the Panmunjeom Declaration at the Peace House in the Panmunjeom Truce Village where they held the historic Inter-Korean Summit on April 27.
By Kim Young Shin and Kim Min-Jeung
A compilation of President...
Gov’t to invest in 8 innovative, growing industries
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Kim Dong-yeon (second from left) gives a speech during the third Innovative Growth Ministerial Meeting at Seoul Square in Jung-gu, Seoul, on Aug. 2. (Ministry of Strategy and Finance)
By Xu Aiying and Hahm Hee-eun
The government has announced its...
Taiwan media highlights Jeju haenyeo
Some of Jeju's famous female haenyeo divers and a group of Taiwanese visitors pose for a photograph at the Jeju Hansupul Hanyeo School on Aug. 2. (Jeju Tourism Organization)
By Hahm Hee-eun
The government of the Jeju Special Self-governing Province and the Jeju Tourism Organization announced on Aug. 2...
Two Koreas discuss JSA disarmament, joint excavations of war remains
Lieutenant General An Ik San (left), the chief of the North Korean delegation, and Major General Kim Do-gyun, from the South Korean delegation, shake hands before their meeting at the Peace House on the South’s side of the Panmunjeom Truce Village on July 31....
Two Koreas on the same boat for Asian Games
South and North Korean athletes, who compete together as one team at the upcoming Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang, train at the Cheongju Tangeum Lake International Rowing Center in Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do Province, on July 21.
By Kim Young Shin
Photos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
South and...
