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...
Team Korea Hosts Ceremony for 2018 World Cup
By Lee Hana
Photo = Jeon Han
Video = Kim Sunjoo, Choi Tae-soon
We are at the Seoul Plaza on May 21, where an official ceremony is taking place for the footballers that will represent Team Korea at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia next month.
With just 24 days left...
Korean, US leaders hold 15th phone call to cooperate on US-NK summit
President Moon Jae-in talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on the morning of May 20 to discuss recent announcements from Pyeongyang. (Cheong Wa Dae Facebook)
By Park Gil-ja and Yoon Sojung
President Moon Jae-in held a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on May 20, one day before...
Moon administration strives for cultural cooperation between two Koreas
Minister of Culture Do Jonghwan delivers the keynote speech during the ‘Culture Vision 2030 -- Culture with People’ event, held at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Seoul on May 16. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
By Xu Aiying and Kim Young Shin
The Moon Jae-in...
Gwangju marks 38th anniversary of democracy movement
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon attends a commemorative ceremony to mark the 38th anniversary of the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement, and pays his respects at the May 18 National Cemetery, in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do Province, on May 18.
By Park Hye Ri and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Ministry of Patriots...
Korean, Thai foreign ministers talk in Seoul
Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai (left) and his Korean counterpart, Minister Kang Kyung-wha, shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on May 17. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
By Kim Young Shin
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha held a meeting with the Thai foreign minister, Don Pramudwinai,...
‘Third Korean Wave’ becomes part of everyday Japanese life
Fujita Saki (left) poses like the pop group Twice while shopping with her mother in Myeongdong, in Seoul on May 4.
By Kim Eun-young, Lee Kyoung Mi and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Kim Eun-young and Lee Kyoung Mi
Seoul | May 18, 2018
The "Third Korean Wave" has settled across Japan.
The growing popularity of Korean...
Cheong Wa Dae reaffirms commitment to Panmunjeom Declaration
Members of the National Security Council discuss ways to thoroughly carry out the Panmunjeom Declaration, as agreed upon at the Inter-Korean Summit, at Cheong Wa Dae on May 17. (Korea.net DB)
By Sohn JiAe
Cheong Wa Dae has reaffirmed its commitment to carrying out the Panmunjeom Declaration...
Hallyu exports hit USD 8.2 billion
Tourists visit the Alpensia Ski Jump Center before the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in January 2018. (Korea.net DB)
By Xu Aiying and Hahm Hee-eun
The Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) released its “Hallyu Impact Research Report 2017” on May 17 that looks at the...
Online video broadens Korean broadcasting
The Korea International Broadcast, Audio & Lighting Equipment Show (KOBA 2018) is held at the COEX convention center in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu District, Seoul, from May 15 to 18. Visitors to the expo on May 16 get first-hand experiences creating their own videos at a...
Joseon legation in Washington to reopen with national flag for first time in 113 years
The building that used to be the Korean legation in the U.S. during Joseon times is of significant value as a cultural property. It's the only Korean legation that retains its original looks, among the diplomatic buildings used by both Joseon and the Korean...
