Pyeongyang Summit to focus on denuclearization
Presidential Chief of Staff Im Jong-seok briefs the press about the schedule for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit Pyeongyang to be held from Sept. 18 to 20, at the main press center for the event at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul on Sept....
Pyeongyang Summit gets ready for foreign press
Foreign correspondents gather at the main press center for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit, at the KINTEX convention center in Gyeonggi-do Province on April 27, 2018. (Korea.net DB)
By Lee Hana
With the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit Pyeongyang now just around the corner, resources for foreign correspondents covering the...
Upcoming summit to improve inter-Korean ties, accelerate US-NK dialogue: president
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a luncheon with inter-Korean senior advisors, at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 13. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Min-Jeung
President Moon Jae-in has announced that the objectives of the upcoming third inter-Korean summit, to be held from Sept. 18 to 20, are...
Permanent resident certificate issued to non-Korean residents
The Ministry of Justice will issue a Certificate of Permanent Residency to non-Korean residents who qualify for an F-5 visa starting Sept. 21. (Ministry of Justice)
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
Non-Korean residents who have permanent resident status in Korea will now be issued a Certificate of Permanent...
Korea, Indonesia to expand economic cooperation, boost investment
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (left) and President Moon Jae-in brief the press after their summit, at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 10.
By Kim Young Shin and Kim Min-Jeung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in held a summit with his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, at Cheong Wa Dae...
Special exhibition opens on inter-Korean summits
Visitors to a special exhibition about inter-Korean summits, titled 'Peace, a New Start,' pose for a commemorative photo at the official photo zone for the Panmunjeom Declaration at the Sarangchae exhibition space, at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 9. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Xu Aiying and Hahm Hee-eun
A...
Korea to test-launch first homegrown space rocket
Korea’s first homegrown space rocket engine, the Nuri, is to be test-launched in October. (Ministry of Science and ICT)
By Jung Joo-ri and Kim Young Shin
Korea’s first homegrown carrier rocket, the KSLV-2 Nuri, will be launched into space in 2021.
The Nuri is a three-stage rocket that can carry...
North Korean media reports third inter-Korean summit
Director of National Security Chung Eui-yong (left), head of President Moon Jae-in’s team of special envoys, exchanges greetings with North Korea's Chairman of State Affairs Kim Jong Un, in Pyeongyang on Sept. 5. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Young-shin and Kim Min-Jeung
North Korean media are rapidly reporting news...
North Korea determined to denuclearize: president
Director of National Security Chung Eui-yong, the head of President Moon Jae-in’s team of special envoys, delivers a letter from President Moon to North Korea's Chairman of State Affairs Kim Jong Un, in Pyeongyang on Sept. 5.
By Kim Young Shin and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
The...
LA to discover independence movement relics
Lee Jun-Sik, president of the Independence Hall of Korea (left), and Ji Geon-gil, chairman of the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, hold up a written agreement at the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan City, Chungcheongnam-do Province, on April 26. (Independence Hall of Korea)
By Kang...
Correspondents center on Seoul as interest grows in denuclearization, peace
Foreign correspondents attend a press briefing at the main press center for the 2018 inter-Korean Summit, at the KINTEX convention center in Goyang-si, Gyoenggi-do Province, on April 27.
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps
The number of foreign correspondents stationed in Korea to...
Invest in people, for the region: president
President Moon Jae-in speaks at the Gusan-dong Library Village in Seoul. (Hyoja-dong Studio)
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Min-Jeung
President Moon Jae-in said on Sept. 4 that investing in social overhead capital (SOC) related to people's everyday lives is an investment in the people for the region. He stressed...
Korea, US leaders discuss Pyeongyang special envoys
President Moon Jae-in explains over the phone the special envoys’ Sept. 5 visit to Pyeongyang, at Cheong Wa Dae the night before. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Young Shin
President Moon Jae-in’s special envoys to North Korea arrived in Pyeongyang at 9 a.m. on Sept. 5.
The special...
Slip back in time at Gyeongbokgung at night
The Gyeongbokgung Palace Starlight Tour features the Gyeonghoeru Pavilion that looks even more gracious when seen under the moonlight at night.
By Kang Gahui and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Kang Gahui
Seoul | Sept. 4, 2018
“Welcome to those who have been invited by the king to visit Joseon.”
A tour guide, dressed...
O2O apps become part of daily life
There are numerous mobile applications that offer 'online-to-offline' (O2O) services related to transportation, food delivery, accommodations and real estate. (Kim Sunjoo)
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Hyun-Bin
Lee Jeong-ah, an office worker, starts and ends her day by turning on mobile applications.
- 7 a.m. Lee opens her front door...
Korea, Indonesia to hold summit on Sept. 10
President Moon Jae-in (left) holds a press conference with his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, following the Korea-Indonesia summit at the Bogor Palace in West Java on Nov. 9, 2017. The two heads of state agreed to elevate their bilateral relationship to a 'special strategic...
Special envoys to be sent in critical moment for peace on Korean Peninsula: president
President Moon Jae-in is sending a five-member delegation to Pyeongyang on Sept. 5, the same officials who went to the North last March. Above, the special envoys heading across the South-North border in March. From left: National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief Suh Hoon, Senior...
Winners of Talk Talk Korea 2018 show Korea in their country
An illustration by Viktoria Moroz from Ukraine wins in the 'Etc.' category in the global Talk Talk Korea 2018 contest.
By Kim Eun-young and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Korean Culture and Information Service
The 125 winners of the international Talk Talk Korea 2018 contest, co-hosted by the Korean Culture...
Gov’t budget to create jobs, alleviate polarization, raise births
President Moon Jae-in (fourth from left) hosts a Cabinet meeting and proposes the government's new budget for 2019, at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 28. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Young Shin
The government held a Cabinet meeting with President Moon Jae-in presiding at Cheong Wa Dae...
National health insurance to cover non-citizens after 6 months
The minimum period of time required for non-citizens to live in Korea before being able to sign up for national health insurance increases from three months to six months. Refugees are also now allowed to sign up for the national health care plan. The...
