Cooling mist to chill Gwanghwamun Square this summer
Misting pipes that create a chilling spray are installed along Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul to cool the streets during the summer months. (Seoul Metropolitan Government)
By Kim Young Deok and Kim Young Shin
Pedestrians strolling through Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul this summer will be able to enjoy...
25 Korean cultural centers provide K-pop singing, dancing lessons
Students take part in a K-pop dance class at the Korean Cultural Center in London. (KCC London)
By Min Yea-Ji and Sohn JiAe
More Korean cultural centers around the world will now open K-pop Academies, providing courses in K-pop singing and dancing.
The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), part...
President Moon’s intermediacy reignites US-NK dialogue
President Moon Jae-in (right) embraces North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after their second summit, at the Tongilgak on the northern side of Panmunjeom on May 26.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos∙Video = Cheong Wa Dae
“Let’s meet without any formality.”
The May 26 Inter-Korean Summit was made possible after...
President Moon outlines ‘casual meeting’ with NK leader
President Moon Jae-in presides over a meeting with his top aides at Cheong Wa Dae on May 28. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in said that, “The reason why the May 26 Inter-Korean Summit was more significant than other previous inter-Korean talks was the...
Honorary Reporters select most memorable moments of Moon administration
By Kim Young Shin
The Korean Culture & Information Service (KOCIS), part of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, has just released a video collage of the most memorable moments of the new Moon Jae-in administration as selected by Korea.net's team of Honorary Reporters.
Currently, there...
Gov’t opens 16 new King Sejong Institutes overseas
Students at the Korean Cultural Center in Berlin study Korean to prepare for the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK). (Korea.net DB)
By Min Yea-Ji and Sohn JiAe
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the King Sejong Institute Foundation announced on May 23 that a total of...
Korea, Mercosur begin trade negotiations
Authorities from Korea and South America pose for a photo during trade negotiations. From left are Uruguayan Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa, Paraguayan Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga, Korean Minister for Trade Kim Hyun-chong, Brazilian Foreign Minister Aloysia Nunes Ferreira, Brazilian Minister of Industry and...
Cultural Heritage Foundation shares management know-how with Congo
A group of trainees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo attends the orientation and training session for the Capacity Building Program for Systemic Management of the National Museum that was held at Korea House in Jung-gu, Seoul, on May 15.
By Kang Gahui and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos =...
KOCIS corrects false information about Korea worldwide
The Facts Korea website, operated by the Korean Culture & Information Service (KOCIS), provides correct information about Korea. (Facts Korea)
By Hahm Hee-eun
The Korean Culture & Information Service (KOCIS), part of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, announced on May 25 that it has found...
Goethe-Institut Korea celebrates 50th anniversary in Seoul
Goethe-Institut Korea is located in Huam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. (Goethe-Institut Korea)
By Min Yea-Ji and Hahm Hee-eun
The Goethe-Institut Korea, which has led cultural exchanges between Korea and Germany, will be holding an open house at 11 a.m. on May 26 to commemorate its 50th anniversary of opening in Huam-dong,...
President Moon meets World Bank president
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim (left) shakes hand with President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae on May 25. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Young Shin
President Moon Jae-in held a meeting with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, on a visit to Korea to attend...
President Moon deeply regrets US-North summit cancellation
U.S. President Donald Trump releases on May 24 a letter in which he claims he will cancel the planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that was scheduled for June 12 in Singapore. (Twitter)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in has expressed his deep regrets...
President Moon returns from Washington summit
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook deplane at the Seoul Base Airport in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do Province, on May 24 after the president's summit with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in returned home at 12:40 a.m. on...
Korea celebrates Buddha’s birth
The Dharma Ceremony for Buddha’s 2,562nd birthday is held this year at Seoul's Jogyesa Temple on May 22.
By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun
Photo = Kim Sunjoo
Video = Choi Tae-soon
Seoul | May 23, 2018
To celebrate Buddha’s 2,562nd birthday, various Dharma Ceremonies were held across Korea. Among them, one of the...
President Moon visits Joseon legation in Washington
President Moon Jae-in tours the exhibition hall at the Joseon-era legation building of the Korean Empire in Washington, D.C., during its re-opening ceremony on May 22.
By Kang Gahui and Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook paid a visit to what...
Korean musicals delight Japanese audiences
The Korea Tourism Organization promotes Korean performances to crowds in Kobe in March. (Korea Tourism Organization)
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
Popular Korean musicals and shows will be staged in Japan at the Korea Performance Festival in Tokyo from May 24 to 27.
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO)...
Korea, US vow to make Washington-Pyeongyang summit a success
President Moon Jae-in (left) shakes hands with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, prior to their one-on-one meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 22.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
Video = White House
Leaders of Korea and the U.S. have vowed to work...
First lady meets U.S. second lady, hopes for peace on Korean Peninsula
First lady Kim Jung-sook (right) exchanges greetings with U.S. second lady Karen Pence at the Decatur House in Washington, D.C., on May 22.
By Lee Hana
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
First lady Kim Jung-sook, visiting the U.S. alongside President Moon Jae-in, met with U.S. second lady Karen...
Team Korea gets set for World Cup
The send-off ceremony for the national soccer team as it heads to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia is held at Seoul Plaza in front of Seoul City Hall on May 21.
By Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Jeon Han
Seoul | May 21, 2018
The send-off ceremony for the...
First lady meets support group to mark Coming-of-Age Day
First lady Kim Jung-sook invites to Cheong Wa Dae on May 17 members of a support group that helps institutionalized youth become self-supporting. In the photo, first lady Kim offers roses to the guests during a dinner. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Kim Hyelin and Yoon Sojung
First lady Kim...
