Alipay now available for Korean shows
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) will launch a promotion campaign for Korean shows and concerts from May 15 to June 30 that makes use of Alipay, a leading third-party online payment solution in China. (KTO)
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Hana
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) announced on May...
Traditional foods from South, North Korea showcased in Seoul
Julia Devochikina (left) from Russia and her mother listen to an explanation about a birthday feast table that was prepared according to traditions in the North Korean city of Gaeseong at the Namsangol Hanok Village in Jung-gu District, Seoul, on May 11. (Lee Yoonseo)
By Lee...
Seoul to launch self-driving buses next year
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announces that it will build a cooperative intelligent transportation system (C-ITS) across downtown Seoul, in Seoul on May 13. The photo shows a concept map of the autonomous driving area. (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)
By Kim Eun-young and Hahm...
Korea files WTO complaint over US tariffs
Korea filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the U.S.'s safeguard tariffs on washing machines and solar energy products, the trade ministry announced on May 14. (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
By Kim Tae Won and Lee Hana
On May 14, the Korean government filed...
‘Complete denuclearization is Korean, US common goal’
By Sohn JiAe
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaffirmed on May 11 that the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization (CVID) of the Korean Peninsula is their common goal.
Minister Kang said in a press conference after a meeting with...
Washington-Pyeongyang summit to be held in Singapore on June 12
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press during his visit to Korea. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
The first-ever historic summit between a sitting U.S. president and the North Korean leader will take place in Singapore on June 12.
U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on his...
Korean, Cuban foreign ministers hold meeting for first time
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (left) shakes hands with her Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez, in Havana on May 10. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kim Young Shin
The foreign ministers of Korea and Cuba held an official meeting in Havana on May 10. It was the first time...
Photo contest shows beauty of Korea
The grand prize is awarded to Kim Jae-hyun’s ‘Winding Through Fall Foliage’ at the 45th Korea Tourism Photo Contest in 2017.
By Min Yea-Ji and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Korea Tourism Organization
The 46th Korea Tourism Photo Contest is now open, showing the beautiful landscapes of the many different parts...
Berlin exhibit highlights borders between two Koreas
By Min Yea-Ji and Hahm Hee-eun
Video = Korean Cultural Center in Germany Official YouTube
The Korean Cultural Center in Germany and the Korea Arts Management Service opened the Korean Interdisciplinary Arts Festival "Non-Sense Music #2: Borders" in Berlin on May 11. The festival will focus on two topics,...
Scientists to release hair transplantation machine in 2-3 years
The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute plans to commercialize the hair transplantation machine that it's currently developing in two or three years. The photo above shows a group of researchers testing the machine. (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute)
By Kim Tae Won and Kim Young Shin
Everywhere in the...
President Moon meets South Korean art troupe for Pyeongyang
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook talk with members of a South Korean art troupe that performed in Pyeongyang last month, during a luncheon at Cheong Wa Dae on May 11.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in met with a South...
Exhibit showcases Cheong Wa Dae art collection
By Lee Hana
Video = Jeon Han, Kim Sunjoo, Choi Tae-soon
Seoul | May 9, 2018
Starting May 9, the first floor of the Cheong Wa Dae Sarangchae Exhibition Center will house some of the statehouse's famous art collection.
At the exhibit, visitors can see pieces like "Tongyeong Port," a huge painting...
President Moon hopes for peace in first-year message
May 10 marks the first anniversary of President Moon Jae-in’s inauguration. Pictured is President Moon with firefighters at the Yongsan Fire Station in Seoul on June 7, 2017. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in reminisced about his one-year presidency on May 10 marking the...
Foreign Minister to visit US on May 11, hold first meeting with Pompeo
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (left) is to hold a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington on May 11. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, White House)
By Kim Young Shin
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on May 10 that Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha will...
Release of US citizens to have positive impact on U.S.-NK summit: Korea, US leaders
President Moon Jae-in (right) speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump at Cheong Wa Dae on May 9 to discuss plans for the upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in spoke over the phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on May 9,...
US secretary of state returns home with 3 NK detainees
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo returns to the U.S. after his May 9 visit to Pyeongyang with three U.S. citizens who had been detained there. Pictured is Pompeo onboard the plane. (U.S. Department of State’s official Flickr)
By Sohn JiAe
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...
Mt. Inwangsan to fully open to public
By Lee Hana
Photo = Jeon Han
Video = Kim Sunjoo, Choi Tae-soon
Seoul | May 4, 2018
Inwangsan, with its large granite peaks, is a mountain to the west of Gyeongbokgung Palace, surrounded by the Hanyang Doseong, or the Fortress Wall of Seoul.
While most of Inwangsan’s trails are accessible to the...
Korea’s first US travel essay now published in modern Korean
The 'Misokseubyu' (미속습유, 美俗拾遺) is part of the 'Jukcheongo' (죽천고, 竹泉稿), a collection of literary works put together by Korea’s first minister plenipotentiary to U.S., Park Jeong-yang, in the 1880s and 1890s.
By Kang Gahui and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation
The first travel essay about...
President Moon holds meeting with Chinese premier on May 9
President Moon Jae-in holds a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Tokyo on May 9. The photo shows the president and premier meeting during President Moon’s state visit to Beijing in December 2017. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Young Shin
President Moon Jae-in, in Japan...
Seoul offers free e-sports tour to international fans
The city of Seoul launches test operations of a free e-sports tour for international tourists. The photo above shows the S-Plex Center, an e-sports arena in Mapo-gu District, Seoul. (Seoul Metropolitan Government)
By Kim Tae Won and Kim Young Shin
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will test run a free...
