Second terminal makes Incheon airport ‘smart’: president
President Moon Jae-in (second from right) and Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Hyun-mee (right) insert tickets into machines, alongside some airline employees, to celebrate the opening of the second terminal at Incheon International Airport, in Incheon on Jan. 12. (Hyoja-dong Studio)
By Xu Aiying and Kim...
NK to send orchestra to PyeongChang: unification ministry
Director Kwon Hyok Bong (left) of North Korea’s Performing Arts Bureau, part of the North Korean culture ministry, and Deputy Minister for Culture and Art Policy Lee Woosung from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, exchange a joint press release after working level...
President Moon meets Mongolian PM
President Moon Jae-in (right) shakes hands with Mongolian Prime Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh following their meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on Jan. 15. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Lee Hana
President Moon Jae-in met with Mongolian Prime Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh at Cheong Wa Dae on Jan. 15. They discussed...
Gwanghwamun Square torch relay shows 600 years of history
The torch for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games is delivered by Lee Hong Bae (left), the chair of Dae Han Imperial House, who played the role of King Sejong the Great during the ceremony, to Kang Kwang-bae, the first Korean to compete in...
PM invites Facebook friends to watch movie ‘1987: When the Day Comes’
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (center) poses with some of his Facebook acquaintances at the Piccadilly 1958 CGV theater in Jongno-gu District, Seoul, on Jan. 14. (Prime Minister's Facebook profile)
By Kim Young Shin
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon had a get-together with some of his Facebook friends and...
10 countries qualify for PyeongChang figure skating team event
The list of 10 teams, including Korea, that will participate in the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games figure skating team event is finalized on Jan. 12. The photo above shows Choi Dabin as she salutes the audience after finishing her short program at the...
Researchers explore Korean dog DNA
Recent research conducted by the Rural Development Administration reveals that dog breeds that originate in Korea, such as the Jindo (진돗개), the Pungsan (풍산개) and the Donggyeongi (경주개동경이), have distinct characteristics not found in other breeds. The photo above shows a heukgu black Jindo (흑구).
By Kim Young...
‘See you in PyeongChang, hand-in-hand’
Henna Puumala, a Finnish volunteer that will serve as an interpreter at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, holds up plush toys of the two Olympic and Paralympic mascots, Soohorang and Bandabi, at the National Museum of Korea on Jan. 10.
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
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Take responsibility for national security: President Moon
President Moon Jae-in (right) awards a samjeonggeom sword to Kwon Myoung Ok, one of Korea's newly-appointed brigadier generals, at the Yeongbingwan Guest House at Cheong Wa Dae on Jan. 11. This is the first time the president awarded the swords to the recipients.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos Cheong Wa...
Korea, US affirm ‘no military activity’ during N. Korea talks
President Moon Jae-in speaks to his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, on Jan. 10. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Lee Hana
President Moon Jae-in gave U.S. President Donald Trump a call on Jan. 10 to explain the results of the previous day's high-level talks between the two Koreas. The...
First lady attends exhibit on ‘new women’ with female entrepreneurs
First lady Kim Jung-sook visits the 'Arrival of New Women' exhibit along with a group of female entrepreneurs at the Deoksugung branch of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, in Seoul on Jan. 9. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Yoon Sojung
Photos: Cheong Wa Dae
First lady...
IOC calls NK participation in PyeongChang ‘a great step in Olympic spirit’
The International Olympic Committee issued a statement that welcomes the participation of North Korea in the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, on Jan. 9. Pictured is IOC President Thomas Bach (right) in a meeting with President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 20...
President Moon hopes Korea, UAE can develop ‘true brotherhood’
President Moon Jae-in (right) meets Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak Abu Dhabi, chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of Abu Dhabi, at Cheong Wa Dae on Jan. 9. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Xu Aiying and Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in shared his opinions on how to further develop bilateral ties...
2018 will change the lives of the people: President Moon
President Moon Jae-in is faced with many questions from journalists during his New Year's press conference, at the Yeongbingwan Guest House at Cheong Wa Dae on Jan. 10.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae Facebook
President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 10 stressed his will to make...
lympic torch relay enters Gyeonggi-do
Torch bearer Lee Sun-nam, the Korean citizen who volunteered for the most hours in 2016, anywhere in the country, poses in front of Yeonmudae Post, a traditional military observation post at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hwaseon Fortress in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do Province, on...
President Moon watches film about 1987 pro-democracy movement
President Moon Jae-in (left) and first lady Kim Jung-sook (center) cry as they watch '1987: When the Day Comes,' based on the torture and subsequent death of university student and democracy fighter Park Jong-chul, at a theater in Yongsan-gu District, Seoul, on Jan. 7.
By Xu...
President Moon apologizes for flawed wartime sex slavery deal
President Moon Jae-in (right) welcomes Park Ok-Sun (seated), one of the victims of sexual slavery enforced by Imperial Japanese authorities during colonial times and World War II, at Cheong Wa Dae on Jan. 4.
By Min Yea-Ji and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in invited...
Korea to become shipbuilding leader again: president
President Moon Jae-in sounds the klaxon onboard the icebreaker liquefied natural gas tanker 'Vladimir Rusanov' while visiting Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering's Okpo Shipyard in Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, on Jan. 3.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Hyoja-dong Studio
President Moon Jae-in on Jan.3 emphasized the technological prowess and...
Gov’t predicts over 4% growth in exports in 2018
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Paik Ungyu (eighth from right) poses for a group photo with staff at Korean Air’s cargo terminal at Incheon International Airport on Jan. 1. (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
By Kim Tae Won and Kim Young Shin
Minister of Trade, Industry and...
Newest 2018 policies for non-Korean residents
In 2018, several policies directly related to non-Korean residents are undergoing reform. Pictured, a group of residents receive consultation at the Ansan Multicultural Support Headquarters in Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Ansan City Hall)
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Lee Hana
Starting in 2018, a number of policies related to employment,...
