‘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...
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...
