President Moon asks Koreans in NY to promote PyeongChang
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook promote the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games during a meeting with Koreans and Korean-Americans residing in New York, at the InterContinental New York Barclay on Sept. 18.
By Sohn JiAe and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President...
President Moon discusses NK, global issues with UN secretary general
President Moon Jae-in presents U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres with plush toys of Soohorang and Bandabi, the official mascots for next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, at the U.N. Secretariat in New York on Sept. 18. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon...
Baroque 18th C. German treasures come to Seoul
A special exhibition, ‘The Dream of a King: Masterpieces From the Dresden State Art Collections,’ opens at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on Sept. 19. Some 130 items from the Dresden State Art Collections' Green Vault, Dresden Armory and Dresden Porcelain Collection...
Halal Restaurant Week in Korea
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Roufida Abouelwafa Ahmed
Photos = Korea Tourism OrganizationStarting Sept. 1 and through to Oct. 31, the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) will be hosting a series of events at halal restaurants across Korea. This is the second time the KTO hosts the festival, and...
Int’l typography biennale connects body with letters
Czech graphic designer Tereza Ruller showcases her participative performance 'Inhabit a Planet' during the opening ceremony for the fifth International Typography Biennale, at Culture Station Seoul 284 on Sept. 15.
By Xu Aiying and Lee Hana
Photos = Xu Aiying
Seoul | Sept. 15, 2017
"Before the invention of letters, the...
Different languages, different personalities
Different personalities come along with each different language. (Korea.net DB)
By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Tanya Mokrina
Have you ever felt your personality change as you switch between languages?
Studies show that we have different personalities when we speak different languages.
In 1998, Michel Coven, a researcher at the University of...
Korea-U.S. leaders reaffirm cooperation on NK issues
President Moon Jae-in holds a phone call with his U.S. counterpart, President Donald Trump, at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 17 to talk about North Korean issues. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Sohn JiAe
President Moon Jae-in spoke with his U.S. counterpart, President Donald Trump, over the phone...
Seoul to host 2019 Int’l Renewable Energy Conference
The next International Renewable Energy Conference will take place in Seoul in 2019. Pictured is President Moon Jae-in speaking at a ceremony to mark the permanent shutdown of Korea’s oldest nuclear reactor, the Kori-1, in Busan on June 19. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Min Yea-Ji and Lee Hana
Korea...
PM meets Finnish parliamentary speaker
Maria Lohela (left), speaker of the parliament in Finland, visits Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon at the Government Complex Seoul on Sept. 13. (Prime Minister’s Office)
By Kim Young Shin
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon met with Finnish Parliamentary Speaker Maria Lohela and spoke about strengthening the relationship and...
Disabled artist festival removes barriers for Paralympics
Korea Disabled Artist Association President Bang Gui-hee (left) poses for a commemorative photo with singer DinDin who has been appointed as an honorary ambassador for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, during a press conference in Seoul on Sept. 13. The upcoming Korea-China-Japan Artists...
Kimchi making officially becomes national heritage item
The Cultural Heritage Administration formally designates kimchi making, or kimchi damgeugi, as an official National Intangible Cultural Heritage Item on Sept. 8. (Korea.net DB)
By Kim Young Deok and Kim Young Shin
Kimchi damgeugi, or kimchi making, will be designated as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage Item.
The Cultural Heritage Administration...
Statue goes up to honor colonial forced labor
A statue of a forced laborer from colonial times is erected at Yongsan Station in Seoul on Aug. 12 to publicize the issue of men being drafted into labor units for the Imperial Japanese armed forces, and to offer tribute to the victims thereof.
By Xu...
President Moon emphasizes safety, security for coast guard
President Moon Jae-in delivers the congratulatory address on the 64th anniversary of Korea Coast Guard Day, at the Port of Incheon Coast Guard Station on Sept. 13.
By Yoon Sojung
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
“You should be reborn as a coast guard that keeps in mind solely...
Korean tourism keywords: much more than just kimchi
On Sept. 5, the Korea Tourism Organization released a report about Korean tourism keywords from 2016 in major search engines like Google, Baidu and Yahoo. The photo above shows a group of tourists visiting Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul in February 2017. (Korea.net DB)
By Xu Aiying and Kim...
Former German chancellor visits sex slavery victims
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder visits survivors of sexual slavery in colonial times and World War II and delivers a photograph of a statue of Anne Frank, at the House of Sharing, a shelter for the victims, in Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do Province, on Sept. 11....
President Moon meets former German chancellor
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder presents the Korean edition of his autobiography, 'Entsheidungen – Mein Leben in der Politik,' to President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 12.
By Jeon Han, Sohn JiAe and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon held a meeting with former...
Korea affirms solidarity against N. Korea with France, Australia
President Moon Jae-in holds a phone call on Sept. 11 with French President Emmanuel Macron and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, to discuss countermeasures to tackle the North Korean nuclear weapons issues. (Cheong Wa Dae)
By Lee Hana
President Moon Jae-in held phone conversations with the French...
Seoul 1988 Paralympic torch returns for PyeongChang 2018
The torch for next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, unveiled to the public on Sept. 8, has a braille inscription of the Olympic slogan in both Korean and English.
By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Organizing Committee for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
The Paralympic...
PM meets Omani parliament speaker
Oman's Speaker of the Parliament Sheikh Khalid Al-Maawali (left) and Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon shake hands at the Government Complex Seoul on Sept. 11. (Prime Minister’s Office)
By Kim Young Shin
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon held a meeting with the chairman of the Consultative Council of Oman,...
President Moon meets IMF chief
Christine Lagarde (left), managing director of the IMF, visits President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 11.
By Jeon Han and Kim Young Shin
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae
President Moon Jae-in held a meeting with Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the IMF, in Seoul on Sept....
