Expectations rise for high-speed train across Korean Peninsula
The 2018 Inter-Korean Summit has led to growing interest in a high-speed railway connecting South and North Korea. Moon Jong-mook, director of the Pan-Citizen Measure Committee for Nurturing the KTX Gwangmyeong Eurasia Departure Station, holds up a virtual train ticket on Dec. 31, 2017....
Min. of Unification asks activists to stop anti-North leaflets
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Unification announces the official government’s position on the spread of anti-North Korean leaflets by activists, and asks activists groups to immediately stop spreading anti-North leaflets, in Seoul on May 4. (Ministry of Unification)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Hahm Hee-eun
Ministry of Unification...
Korea attracts UK tourists with tradition, technology
British guards march down Sejong-daero in central Seoul as part of the Hi Seoul Festival hosted by Seoul Metropolitan City. (Korea.net DB)
By Min Yea-Ji and Hahm Hee-eun
For tourists from the U.K., Korea has become a destination of unique charm where tradition and technology coexist, and the potential...
Moon administration publishes ‘Report to nation’
May 10 marks the first anniversary of the Moon Jae-in administration. The photo above shows Chairman of the State Affairs Committee Kim Jong Un (left) and President Moon Jae-in shaking hands after announcing the Panmunjeom Declaration at the Inter-Korean Summit on April 27. (2018...
Hyoja-dong Studio commemorates President Moon’s 1st anniversary
A work of woodcutting shows President Moon Jae-in.
By Lee Yoonseo and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Presidential Security Service Facebook
Last month, the Presidential Security Service’s photo website Hyoja-dong Studio (http://open.pss.go.kr/) opened an art contest to commemorate the first anniversary of President Moon Jae-in's inauguration.
The Presidential Security Service received works...
Cheong Wa Dae hosts photo exhibit to mark Moon administration’s 1st anniversary
A photo exhibition is held at Cheong Wa Dae to celebrate the first anniversary of President Moon Jae-in’s inauguration. The photo above shows a panel with photos of the president taken by common citizens.
By Park Hye Ri and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
The photo exhibition...
Pop group Winner talks about Korea
By Hahm Hee-eun
Seoul | May 4, 2018
Winner is a four-member pop group at YG Entertainment that has made a comeback recently with its newest chill trap, future bass and EDM hits. Winner placed first on international iTunes album charts in 18 countries with its title...
Talk Talk Korea’ goes behind the scenes with the pop group Winner
The four-member pop group Winner, the official campaign model for the fifth Talk Talk Korea 2018 contest, poses for a promotional shoot at the Parnas Tower in Seoul on April 29.
By Hahm Hee-eun
Photo and video = Choi Tae-soon
Seoul | May 4, 2018
“We're singers. We hope that...
KOCIS invites non-Korean residents to tour UNESCO sites
The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) invites non-Korean residents of Korea on a tour around some of the Korean UNESCO sites between May and November. The photo above shows non-Korean tourists attending a haenyeo women divers program on Jeju Island during one of last year’s...
Korea, Turkey affirm cooperation on peninsular peace
President Moon Jae-in (right) shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prior to their summit, at Cheong Wa Dae on May 2.
By Min Yea-Ji and Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a joint press statement following their...
President Moon to attend Korea-Japan-China summit on May 9
President Moon Jae-in holds a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Russia on Sept. 7 last year.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Tokyo on May 9.
The...
Seoul marks 600th anniversary of King Sejong’s enthronement
The opening ceremony of the fourth Royal Culture Festival starts with a performance of the Hwangryong ceremony, which symbolizes the birth of King Sejong the Great, at Heungnyemun Square in front of Gyeongbokgung Palace on April 28.
By Kang Gahui and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Cultural Heritage Administration
The fourth...
[Messages for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit] From EU Ambassador to Korea
By Ambassador of the EU to Korea Michael Reiterer (second from left) poses for photos with Lee Do-hoon, Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (EU Embassy to Korea)
By Michael Reiterer, Ambassador of the EU to Korea
The meeting of...
Washington exempts Seoul from steel tariffs
The White House announced on April 30 that the U.S. administration had decided to exempt Korea from steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Pictured is U.S. President Donald Trump delivering a speech as part of a banquet during his state visit to Korea...
First lady meets Northern leader’s spouse, hopes for prosperity
First lady Kim Jung-sook (fourth from left) talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife before attending the official dinner at the Peace House in Panmunjeom on April 27. (2018 Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps)
By Yoon Sojung
“I felt so much honesty today. I’m...
President Moon calls declaration ‘historic start for new Korea’
President Moon Jae-in (third from left) presides over a meeting with his top aides, at Cheong Wa Dae on April 30. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in said that the Panmumjeom Declaration is a historic start that will usher in a new era on...
Denuclearization discussed with Japan, Russia
President Moon Jae-in calls Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to explain the outcomes of the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit and to discuss the denuclearization roadmap, at Cheong Wa Dae on April 29. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Eun-young and Hahm Hee-eun
President Moon Jae-in had phone calls with the leaders...
KOCIS leads globalization of Korean arts, culture
Director Kim Tae-hoon of the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) briefs the press on his organization's four-year action plan for the spread of Korean arts and culture overseas. (Jeon Han)
By Lee Hana
Seoul | April 30, 2018
Korean arts and culture will soon become more accessible...
‘I had extensive talks with Kim Jong Un’: US secretary of state
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) said in an interview with ABC News on April 29 that he had ‘a good conversation’ with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on complete denuclearization during their recent meeting in Pyeongyang. (ABC News)
By Sohn JiAe
U.S. Secretary of...
Pope hails commitment from two Korean leaders
Pope Francis expressed his support for the positive outcome of the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit after the Regina Coeli prayer at St. Peter’s Square on April 29. The photo above shows the pope on his visit to Korea in August 2014. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Hyelin and Kim Young...
