Korea, Singapore start talks on digital partnership agreement
Minister for Trade Yoo Myung-hee (right) and Singaporean Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing on June 22 announce via videoconferencing the launch of...
President Moon agrees to boost practical cooperation with Bulgaria
President Moon Jae-in (right) on Sept. 27 hosts a bilateral summit with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov (third from bottom left) at Cheong Wa...
‘Gandhi’s teachings serve as compass for peace on Korean Peninsula’
President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 24 gives a speech at an event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) at...
President Moon proposes turning DMZ into int’l peace zone
President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 24 gives a keynote speech at the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York. (Cheong Wa Dae's Facebook...
[ASEAN now ①] Laos powering SE Asia with region’s fastest growth
With the inaugural Korea-Mekong Summit between Korea and the five countries along the Mekong River – Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam -- and...
President Moon, Trump reaffirm ‘ironclad alliance’ in NY summit
President Moon Jae-in (left) and U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 23 shake hands during their bilateral summit at the InterContinental New York Barclay...
Briefing held for ASEAN roundtable, exhibition slated for November
Minister of the Interior and Safety Chin Young (right) on Sept. 24 speaks to ambassadors of member states of the Association of Southeast Asian...
Seoul event marks 1st anniversary of inter-Korean summit in Pyeongyang
At an event in Seoul to mark the first anniversary of the inter-Korean summit in Pyeongyang last year, Minister of Unification Kim Yeon-chul (left)...
Vice science minister calls leaked Fukushima water ‘global issue’
Vice Minister of Science and ICT Moon Mi-Ock on Sept. 16 gives a keynote speech at the International Atomic Energy Agency's 63rd general meeting...
8th Seoul Defense Dialogue forum opens for 3-day run
At the opening ceremony of the Seoul Defense Dialogue 2019 on Sept. 5, Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo, U.S. Forces Korea Commander Robert B. Abrams...
Aug. 15: The day Korea found light again
By Kim Minji, Kim Hyelin and Lee Jihae
Seoul, Cheonan | Aug 15, 2019
A celebratory ceremony marking the 74th National Liberation Day on Aug. 15 is held at the...
President Moon announces goal of “reunified Korean Peninsula by 2045”
President Moon Jae-in on Aug. 15 gives a celebratory speech in a ceremony marking the 74th National Liberation Day at the Independence Hall of...
President Moon pledges to make Korea ‘responsible economic powerhouse’
President Moon Jae-in on Aug 15 gives a speech to commemorate the 74th National Liberation Day at the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan,...
National security chief discusses bilateral cooperation with Bolton
National Security Director Chung Eui-yong (right) on July 24 shakes hand with U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton (left) at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong...
President Moon hints again at possible inter-Korean summit this month
President Moon Jae-in on June 13 holds a joint news conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg after their summit at her official residence...
President Moon boosts ‘innovative growth’ ties during 3-nation N. European tour
President Moon Jae-in on June 10 visits Otaniemi, a district in Espoo, Finland, known as the "Silicon Valley of Europe." (Cheong Wa Dae’s official...
President Moon: ‘Positive peace’ should resolve ‘structural violence’ between Koreas
President Moon Jae-in on June 12 delivers a speech during the Oslo Forum at the University of Oslo in Norway.
By Oh Hyun Woo and Kim Hwaya
Photos = Cheong...
All foreign residents must get nat’l health insurance from July 16
From mid-July, non-Koreans who stay in Korea for six months or longer are required to subscribe to national health insurance. (National Health Insurance Service)
By Lee...
President Moon: Korea, Finland to boost cooperation through innovation
President Moon Jae-in (right) and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on June 11 shake hands at the Korean-Finnish Startup Summit in Helsinki.
By Song Baleun and Lee Jihae
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Korea, Finland discuss inter-Korean peace process, boosting bilateral ties
President Moon Jae-in (left) and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto (right) on June 10 hold a joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki...