Korea signs FTA with 5 Central American countries
Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong (third from left) joins hands with ministers from five Central American countries at the Korea-Central America Free Trade Agreements (FTA) signing ceremony at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on February 21. (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
By Kim Eun-young and Lee Hana
Korea has...
Korea, Vietnam trade continues to grow, expand
As President Moon Jae-in visits Vietnam, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Paik Ungyu (right) and Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh sign a memorandum of understanding covering bilateral trade that’s expected to be worth some USD 100 billion by...
President Moon begins Vietnam itinerary
President Moon Jae-in (right) shakes hands with football coach Park Hang-seo, head of the Vietnamese national men's soccer team, at the team's training center on March 22.
By Sohn JiAe and Yoon Jihye
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
On March 22, President Moon Jae-in met football coach Park Hang-seo, who...
Korea warns of ‘trade friction’ at G20 meeting
Kim Dong Yeon, deputy prime minister and minister of finance, attends the G20 Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors Meeting and talks about the major challenges facing the global economy, in Buenos Aires on March 20.
By Kim Eun-young and Hahm Hee-eun
Photo = Ministry of Strategy and Finance
Kim...
Record visits to food pavilion in Pyeongchang
More than 100,000 people visited the K-Food Plaza near the Olympic Plaza in Pyeongchang to sample some delicious Korean food. The photo shows non-Korean tourists making some Korean food in a cooking class on Feb. 20.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Hahm Hee-eun
Photos = Ministry of Agriculture, Food...
Korea, China kick off FTA negotiations
The first round of the Korea-China FTA Subsequent Negotiations, to discuss ways to open markets in services and investments, takes place at Lotte Hotel in Seoul on March 22.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Jeon Han
Seoul l March 22, 2018
Korea and China have begun to discuss ways to...
Korea-Vietnam friendship blooms over 25 years
Vietnamese students studying in Korea pose for a commemorative photo in front of the Sangchunjae Hall at Cheong Wa Dae before a lunch with first lady Kim Jung-sook on March 8. (Jeon Han)
By Sohn JiAe
Video = Kim Sunjoo
All relationships go through ups and downs, and this...
Korea, Switzerland agree on KRW 11 trillion currency swap
Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan (left) and Bank of Korea Governor Lee Juyeol shake hands after signing a bilateral currency swap agreement, in Zurich on Feb. 20.
By Kim Eun-young and Lee Hana
Korea and Switzerland have signed a bilateral currency swap agreement that will enable its central...
Seoul proposes high-level talks about Pyongyang summit
President Moon Jae-in (second from left) speaks during the second general meeting of the preparation committee that's handling the upcoming inter-Korean talks, at Cheong Wa Dae on March 21.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
South Korea suggested that a meeting between high-ranking officials from the...
Korea, Canada agree on free trade, issues on peninsula
President Moon Jae-in (left) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hold a phone call on March 20 to talk about working together on free trade and toward a peaceful resolution for Korean Peninsula issues. The photo shows the two leaders at the G20 Summit...
Non-Korean spouses now on residency registrations
Starting on March 20, non-citizens who are married to a Korean citizen will now be indicated on the citizen's residence registration. Pictured are non-citizen residents getting advice at a local counseling center in Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Ansan City Hall)
By Kim Tae Won and Sohn JiAe
Non-citizens who are...
First lady meets Vietnamese students
First lady Kim Jung-sook gives a tour of the presidential mansion to a group of 16 Vietnamese students, at Cheong Wa Dae on March 8. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
Seoul l March 8, 2018
First lady Kim Jung-sook invited a group of Vietnamese students studying in...
1330 Korea Travel Hotline offers free service around the globe
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) started to offer a toll-free travel hotline accessible anywhere around the world via a smartphone app on March 19. (KTO)
By Xu Aiying and Yoon Sojung
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) announced on March 19 that it would start to provide a toll-free travel...
PyeongChang, a midwinter night’s dream
Non-Korean visitors enjoy themselves as they take commemorative photos at the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza before the Closing Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympics on March 18.
By Korea.net PyeongChang Special Report Team
Photos = Kim Sunjoo
Pyeongchang | March 19, 2018
There was no need for concern that the...
Bronze medal, with public support
Jang Dong-shin, who scored a bronze-winning goal in the para ice hockey mixed bronze medal match, talks about the game and the Paralympics in general at the Gangneung Olympic Park on March 17.
By Korea.net PyeongChang Special Report Team
Photo = Park Jang-bhin
Gangneung | March 18, 2018
Just three...
Slovak athlete gets four golds in PyeongChang
Henrieta Farkasova (left) and her guide runner, Natalia Subrtova, who won four gold medals in the women's visually impaired alpine skiing competition, pose for a photo at the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza in Gangwon-do on March 17. (Kim Sunjoo)
By Korea.net PyeongChang Special Report Team
Gangneung | March...
Gangwon-do prepares for post-Olympics
Two days before the Closing Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, Kim Bong Rae talks about the Olympic bidding procedure while showing some of the older signs he used to bid for Pyeongchang. He says, 'It would be difficult to have a...
Paralympians transform lives through sport
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Do Jongwhan says on March 17 that the government will do its utmost to support people with disabilities make changes in their lives. He was speaking during Paralympic Team Night at Korea House at the Gangneung Olympic Park...
Busan to become shipping capital of Asia: president
President Moon Jae-in inspects a replica of an automated container terminal, at Busan New Port on March 16.
By Xu Aiying and Yoon Sojung
Photos = Hyoja-dong Studio
President Moon Jae-in has vowed to make Busan into the world’s best logistics hub.
He was speaking during a “declaration ceremony” concerning the...
Paralympic Achievement Award
Whang Youn-dai gives the welcome speech during a reception held at Korea House at the Gangneung Olympic Park on March 16. Whang presents the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award, part of the official Closing Ceremony at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
By Korea.net PyeongChang Special...
